Editorial Travel Writing
We pay for every trip. We stay in the places we recommend. We tell you what the guides won't.
Three pillars
Destinations
Honest portraits of places worth going. We skip the obvious and stay long enough to learn something.
Planning
When to go, how to get there, where to stay. Practical answers, no fluff.
Guides
On-the-ground guides written after we've made the mistakes so you don't have to.
Featured
Everyone argues about the order. Here's the case for both, and the one thing that actually decides it.
Verdict: Tokyo first if you're new to Japan. Kyoto first if this isn't your first time.
Read the pieceThe first trip teaches you what the guides don't say. This is the itinerary we'd run now, mistakes removed.
Verdict: 7 days minimum, arrive on a Tuesday
The 'book 6–8 weeks out' rule is mostly wrong. Here's what actually moves prices, and when to pull the trigger.
Verdict: Set a price alert. Buy when it drops below your anchor price, not when an article tells you to.
