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Day-by-Day Plans
Blog-length, day-by-day trip write-ups. 232 dispatches and counting.
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Day-by-Day Plans3 Days in Jeju: Volcano Hikes, Lava Tubes, and Korea's Honeymoon Island
An honest Jeju 3 day itinerary that skips the theme-park junk and gets you up a crater, down a lava tube, and in front of the women divers who actually built this island.
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Day-by-Day Plans3 Days in Kaohsiung: Harbor Art, Lotus Ponds, and Taiwan's Sunny South
A Kaohsiung 3 day itinerary for Taiwan's laid-back port city: the Pier-2 art district, the dragon-and-tiger pagodas at Lotus Pond, ferry-hopping to Cijin, and the night markets.
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Day-by-Day Plans3 Days in Kochi: Chinese Fishing Nets, Spice Markets, and Kerala's Salty Charm
An opinionated Kochi Kerala 3 day itinerary through Fort Kochi's Portuguese-Dutch-Jewish layers, the spice godowns of Mattancherry, and a backwater day that's better than the famous one.
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Day-by-Day Plans3 Days in Krakow: Old Town, the Hard History, and Pierogi You'll Dream About
Krakow packs a fairy-tale square, a wrenching day at Auschwitz, and some of the cheapest, best food in Europe into three days. Here's how to give the hard history its weight and still leave full and happy.
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Day-by-Day Plans3 Days in Kuala Lumpur: Towers, Temple Caves, and the Best Cheap Eats in Asia
A Kuala Lumpur 3 day itinerary built around the Petronas Towers, the rainbow Batu Caves, and the three-cuisine street food scene that might be the best-value eating on the planet.
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Day-by-Day Plans3 Days in Lyon: France's Food Capital That Paris Pretends Doesn't Exist
A 3 days in Lyon itinerary built for eating: bouchons, the Saône at dusk, the traboules of Vieux Lyon, and a food scene that quietly out-eats Paris.
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Day-by-Day Plans3 Days in Nara: Bowing Deer, Giant Buddhas, and Japan's First Capital
A Nara 3 day itinerary that goes past the deer selfies. The world's biggest bronze Buddha, a temple on stilts, and Japan's very first capital — slow, and on foot.
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Day-by-Day Plans3 Days in Rishikesh: Yoga, Ganges Rapids, and the Beatles' Ashram Ruins
An honest Rishikesh 3 day itinerary — sunrise yoga that doesn't take itself too seriously, white-water rafting on the Ganges, the graffiti-covered Beatles ashram, and the river ceremony at dusk.
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Day-by-Day Plans3 Days in Takayama: Old Streets, Morning Markets, and the Japanese Alps
A Takayama 3 day itinerary for a mountain town that kept its old wooden streets, its morning markets, and a sake brewery on nearly every corner. Plus a day trip to the thatched houses of Shirakawa-go.
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Day-by-Day Plans3 Days in Tashkent: Soviet Metros, Bazaars, and Uzbekistan's Modern Front Door
A real three-day Tashkent plan: chandelier-lit metro stations, the chaos of Chorsu Bazaar, and a Korean carrot salad you didn't see coming. Day by day, honest, no filler.
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Day-by-Day PlansThe 4-Day Bergen Itinerary: Fjords, Rain, and the World's Most Photogenic Wharf
Bergen rains roughly 240 days a year, and pretending otherwise will ruin your trip. Plan around it instead: fjord cruises, the candy-colored Bryggen wharf, and a funicular above the clouds.
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Day-by-Day PlansThe 4-Day Hobart Itinerary: A Deranged Art Museum, Convict History, and Oysters
Four days in Hobart hung on MONA's beautiful weirdness, the heavy convict history at Port Arthur, and more Tasmanian oysters than is strictly reasonable.
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Day-by-Day PlansThe 4-Day Mendoza Itinerary: Malbec, the Andes, and Lunches That Last Hours
Mendoza is malbec country at the foot of the Andes, where a wine tasting becomes a four-hour lunch and you measure days in vineyards instead of hours. Four days, three wine regions, one big mountain.
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Day-by-Day PlansThe 4-Day Siem Reap Itinerary That Isn't Just Angkor Wat at Sunrise
A four-day Siem Reap plan that goes past the obligatory sunrise shot to the jungle temples, the floating villages, and the town's own underrated life.
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Day-by-Day Plans4 Days in Auckland: Volcano Cones, Island Ferries, and New Zealand's Big Smoke
A straight-talking Auckland 4 day itinerary from someone who climbed too many volcanoes, drank his way around Waiheke, and worked out which ferries are worth your money and which aren't.
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Day-by-Day Plans4 Days in Chengdu: Pandas, Hotpot, and the Spiciest City in China
An honest 4-day Chengdu itinerary: pandas at breakfast, a numbing Sichuan hotpot that rewires your mouth, teahouses, and a day trip to a giant stone Buddha. Real prices, real timing.
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Day-by-Day Plans4 Days in Flores: Komodo Dragons, Pink Beaches, and Indonesia's Wild East
A four-day Flores itinerary through Indonesia's wild east: real Komodo dragons, a genuinely pink beach, Padar's island viewpoint, and the most dramatic boat-hopping in the country.
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Day-by-Day Plans4 Days in Kathmandu: Stupas, Durbar Squares, and the Gateway to the Himalayas
Four real days in Kathmandu: prayer flags and monkey temples, three royal squares, momos that ruined me, and how to dodge the worst of the chaos. Honest, day by day.
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Day-by-Day Plans4 Days in Perth: Quokka Selfies, Swan Valley Wine, and Australia's Lonely Coast
An opinionated Perth 4 day itinerary from someone who cycled Rottnest with the quokkas, drank her way down the Swan Valley, and finally understood why the most isolated city on earth is so smug about its sunsets.
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Day-by-Day Plans4 Days in Rarotonga: Lagoon Snorkeling, Island Nights, and the Cook Islands' Calm
A Rarotonga 4 day itinerary built around one ring road and a lagoon so clear it feels rude. Snorkeling, an island night feast, and the friendliest dot in the Pacific.
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Day-by-Day Plans4 Days in Sapporo: Ramen, Snow Festivals, and Hokkaido's Wide-Open North
A Sapporo 4 day itinerary for the cold months: miso ramen, the beer that built the city, the Snow Festival, and a day out to the steaming hot springs of Noboribetsu.
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Day-by-Day Plans4 Days in Ulaanbaatar: Nomad Camps, Steppe Sunsets, and Mongolia by Ger
An honest 4-day Ulaanbaatar itinerary: the chaotic capital as a base for the endless steppe, a night in a nomad's ger, and a giant silver Genghis Khan. Real prices, real timing, the bits to skip.
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Day-by-Day Plans4 Days in Xi'an: Terracotta Warriors, City Walls, and the End of the Silk Road
An honest 4-day Xi'an itinerary: the 8,000-strong terracotta army, a bike ride round the old city walls, and a Muslim Quarter that smells incredible. Real prices, real timing, the bits to skip.
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Day-by-Day Plans4 Days in Yogyakarta: Borobudur at Dawn, Batik, and Java's Cultural Heart
A four-day Yogyakarta itinerary anchored by Borobudur at sunrise, with batik workshops, Prambanan, and the food and side streets that make Java's soul worth the early alarm.