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Thirty places to take it

Guides written at street level, not from a drone. Each one ends with the plan we'd install for that trip - price in the smallest text on the page.

Vietnam by scooter and street stall

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Vietnam by scooter and street stall

California, honestly, and only California

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California, honestly, and only California

Bergen to Oslo, the honest cost of the view

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Bergen to Oslo, the honest cost of the view

London, then one train south

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London, then one train south

GOING MULTI-COUNTRY?

One Europe plan covers 30 borders' worth of wandering.

Europe plans

All 30 guides · A to Z

The east coast of Australia, and the distances nobody mentionsAustralia‏53.07 €Bali beyond the beach clubs, then the GilisBali beyond the beach clubs, then the GilisBangkok, then north to the mountainsBangkok, then north to the mountainsTwo cities and one very long drive: Canada, honestlyCanada‏50.67 €China, sorted before you landChina, sorted before you landCroatia's coast, one ferry at a timeCroatia‏9.13 €Cairo and the Nile, and how to haggle without the flinchEgypt‏36.20 €Paris beyond the postcard, and Burgundy afterFrance‏9.13 €Berlin, then the trains take overGermany‏9.13 €Greece, island by islandGreece‏1.90 €Iceland's ring road, and the week the weather decidesIceland‏9.13 €India's Golden Triangle, at your own speedIndia‏35.67 €Ireland's west, one pub session at a timeIreland‏9.13 €Rome at its own pace, and Orvieto afterItaly‏9.13 €Japan for the first time: a week that says it wellJapan for the first time: a week that says it wellMexico City, eaten properlyMexico‏50.67 €Marrakech, and how to actually move through the soukMorocco‏36.67 €Amsterdam by bike, and the day you leave it behindNetherlands‏9.13 €New Zealand's South Island, a week behind the wheelNew Zealand‏17.97 €Bergen to Oslo, the honest cost of the viewNorway‏9.13 €Lisbon, slowlyPortugal‏9.13 €Rio beyond Copacabana, and the city that cooks harderRio beyond Copacabana, and the city that cooks harderSeoul after dark, Busan by the seaSeoul after dark, Busan by the seaBarcelona beyond the RamblasSpain‏9.13 €Switzerland by train, honestlySwitzerland‏9.13 €Istanbul, two continents, one ferryTurkey‏22.63 €Dubai beyond the mallsUnited Arab Emirates‏29.20 €London, then one train southUnited Kingdom‏9.13 €California, honestly, and only CaliforniaUnited States‏2.37 €Vietnam by scooter and street stallVietnam‏9.00 €