Travel reading from the Cavale editors and the people we work with ā written from the road, never from a desk.
Linda's 30th birthday: 10 friends, 4-bedroom villa near Chania, 4 nights for Ā£185/person. Total cost per person: Ā£655 (flights, villa, shared groceries, Bioleaā¦
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Linda's 30th birthday: 10 friends, 4-bedroom villa near Chania, 4 nights for Ā£185/person. Total cost per person: Ā£655 (flights, villa,ā¦
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Two Hoxton stays compared. Paris in Sentier (ā¬289/night, 18sqm Cosy room, DJ Friday, croissants included) and the Hoxton Lloyd inā¦
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PADI Open Water in the UK costs Ā£625 across two weekends: a pool day, then two half-days at Vobster Quay. Advanced Open Water in East Baliā¦
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An overnight cruise in Halong Bay. The kayak hour through limestone karsts at sunset was the best part. The cabin was hotel-quality. Theā¦
Food
Six days of eating in Lisbon: Loco for the 15-course tasting menu (book six weeks ahead), Coelho da Rocha for bacalhau Ć brĆ”s, CafĆ© de SĆ£oā¦
Food
Six-stop Amsterdam breakfast crawl in five hours: Patisserie Kuyt for appelschnitt, Grammes for cured-fish toast on rye, Eetsalon vanā¦
Itinerary
Four days in Barcelona for a birthday. Sagrada FamĆlia at 3pm, a rented Vespa through the Eixample, Parc GĆ¼ell from the upper gate, naturalā¦
Itinerary
A four-day, three-night liveaboard from El Nido to Coron on a wooden bangka outrigger. Ā£450 per person all-inclusive: 20 passengers, tentsā¦
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Three weeks in Japan: 7 nights in Tokyo (Tsuta ramen, the Ghibli Museum, Fox Village), a Hakone ryokan with kaiseki, 4 nights in Kyoto byā¦
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Eighteen days across Hong Kong and Vietnam: Tim Ho Wan, Dragon's Back, the Ha Giang motorcycle loop, an overnight Halong Bay cruise whereā¦
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Three countries, 23 days: Singapore for hawker centres, Cebu and Moalboal for the sardine run, Bohol for the Chocolate Hills, El Nido toā¦
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Sixteen days, five Indian cities: Bangalore for dosas at MTR, Delhi for Karim's mutton burra, Jaipur's Pink City and Amber Fort, the Tajā¦
BelemDay Trip
BelĆ©m is a 35-minute tram ride from central Lisbon on the 15E. PastĆ©is de BelĆ©m (sit in the back, skip the queue), JerĆ³nimos Monasteryā¦
Food
Four Taipei night markets, ranked: 1. Raohe (pepper buns at Fuzhou Shi Zu, 25-minute queue, 60 NTD, the best street food bite in Taiwan),ā¦
Chiang MaiFood
Chiang Mai's Old City is a 1.5km moated grid you can eat your way around in a day.Start at Khao Soi Khun Yai, walk the temples, eat sai ouaā¦
PortoDay Trip
The Douro Valley is 80 minutes from Porto. The standout stop is Quinta das Carvalhas, where you taste six ports on a terrace overlookingā¦
Food
Three days in Bordeaux for a Valentine's weekend, told through three meals: SOIF bistronomy dinner (ā¬68/person four-course tasting withā¦
Food
Six days of Bangkok street food: Thip Samai pad thai, boat noodles at Victory Monument, Krua Apsorn crab omelette, Yaowarat after dark.ā¦
Itinerary
Ten days across Korea and the edge of Japan for Ā£1,587 (two people): 6 nights Seoul (palaces, DMZ, Gwangjang Market), 3 nights Busanā¦
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Fifteen days in Portugal for Ā£2,680 total (two people): 4 nights Porto (francesinhas, port cellars, Douro Valley), 6 nights Lisbon (Sintra,ā¦
Food
Four days of eating in Porto for ā¬280 (two people): the francesinha at Cufra (ā¬11 with chips and beer), grilled robalo at Mercado deā¦
Food
Seven ramen shops in Tokyo, ranked: 1. Tsuta in Sugamo (truffle shoyu, Ā„800, the former Michelin-starred one), 2. Rokurinsha at Tokyoā¦
Food
Five days in KL, 23 meals, Ā£385 for two: Wong Ah Wah chicken wings on Jalan Alor, Keong Kee coconut chicken soup, Lot 10 Hutong for darkā¦
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Singapore in 48 hours, meal by meal: roti prata at Mr and Mrs Mohgan's ($1.20/piece, 6am), kaya toast at Killiney Kopitiam ($5.50), Tianā¦
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