Notes From
the Road
Written by the people who design the journeys — after the trip, not before it.
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Practical, opinionated and occasionally contrarian. If a place is overrated we tend to say so.
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Hanoi at 5AM: The City Most Travellers Never See
The Old Quarter belongs to a different set of people before sunrise — and that hour tells you more about Vietnam than any museum.
Reading a Sri Lankan Rice & Curry Properly
Fifteen dishes arrive at once. Here is the order they were designed to be eaten in, and why it matters.
Six Himalayan Lodges Worth Reorganising a Trip Around
In Bhutan and Nepal, where you sleep shapes the whole journey. These are the properties we route around.
The Desert Night That Isn't a Dune Camp
Most UAE desert experiences are sold by the busload. There is a much quieter version, an hour further out.
Two Monsoons, One Country: Timing Thailand
The Andaman and Gulf coasts run opposite weather. Get the routing right and there is no bad month.
What Bhutan Taught Us About Pacing a Journey
A country that limits its own visitor numbers has strong opinions about how fast you should move. It is right.
Hoi An Beyond the Lanterns
The old town photographs beautifully and empties out by ten. The surrounding countryside is where the days actually go.
Why Abu Dhabi Rewards the Slower Traveller
The capital took its time building itself, and it asks the same of visitors. Give it three days and it changes shape.
Nepal Without the Two-Week Trek
You do not have to commit to Everest Base Camp to stand in front of the great range. Here is the shorter route in.
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