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Vol. INo. 07Ā·Tuesday 9 June MMXXVIĀ·A Cavale Publication

Travel reading from the Cavale editors and the people we work with — written from the road, never from a desk.

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Belem in an Afternoon: Pasteis, Monasteries, and LX Factory

Belem is a 35-minute tram ride from central Lisbon (€3 each way, tram 15E). Start at Pasteis de Belem (walk past the takeaway queue, sit in the back rooms),…

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Belem

Day Trip

Belem in an Afternoon: Pasteis, Monasteries, and LX Factory

Belem is a 35-minute tram ride from central Lisbon (€3 each way, tram 15E). Start at Pasteis de Belem (walk past the takeaway queue, sit in…

9 June 2026
Food Stall

Food

Taipei Night Markets Ranked: Raohe, Shilin, Ningxia, Tonghua

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),…

6 June 2026
Food Stall
Chiang Mai

Food

Chiang Mai Food Tour: A Walking Guide to the Old City's Best Eats

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 oua…

4 June 2026
Wine Grapes
Porto

Day Trip

Douro Valley Day Trip from Porto: Three Wineries, One Unforgettable Afternoon

The Douro Valley is 80 minutes from Porto. The standout stop is Quinta das Carvalhas, where you taste six ports on a terrace overlooking…

2 June 2026
Food

Food

Bordeaux in Three Meals: SOIF, Baston, and Mets Mots

Three days in Bordeaux for a Valentine's weekend, told through three meals: SOIF bistronomy dinner (€68/person four-course tasting with…

28 May 2026
Food

Food

From Pad Thai to a Tasting Menu: How to Eat Bangkok in Six Days.

Six days of Bangkok street food: Thip Samai pad thai, boat noodles at Victory Monument, Krua Apsorn crab omelette, Yaowarat after dark.…

26 May 2026
Temple

Itinerary

Seoul to Busan to Fukuoka: A 10-Day Korean Loop (With a Ferry to Japan)

Ten days across Korea and the edge of Japan for Ā£1,587 (two people): 6 nights Seoul (palaces, DMZ, Gwangjang Market), 3 nights Busan…

21 May 2026
Tram

Itinerary

Two Weeks in Portugal: Porto to the Algarve, Day by Day

Fifteen days in Portugal for Ā£2,680 total (two people): 4 nights Porto (francesinhas, port cellars, Douro Valley), 6 nights Lisbon (Sintra,…

19 May 2026
Food

Food

Porto Food Guide: Francesinhas, Fish Markets, and 48 Different Ports

Four days of eating in Porto for €280 (two people): the francesinha at Cufra (€11 with chips and beer), grilled robalo at Mercado de…

14 May 2026
RAMEN

Food

Best Ramen in Tokyo: 7 Bowls, Ranked

Seven ramen shops in Tokyo, ranked: 1. Tsuta in Sugamo (truffle shoyu, Ā„800, the former Michelin-starred one), 2. Rokurinsha at Tokyo…

12 May 2026
char keow teow

Food

KL Food Diary: 23 Meals in Five Days

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 dark…

9 May 2026
Hawker Stall

Food

Eating Singapore in 48 Hours: The Hawker Centre Route

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), Tian…

7 May 2026
Cultural Village
Busan

Day Trip

Busan in a Day: Gamcheon to Haeundae, the Complete Route

Busan in one day: take the KTX bullet train from Seoul (2h42m, Ā£41 each), then Gamcheon Culture Village at 9am, Gwangbokdong Food Street…

5 May 2026
City View
Malacca

Day Trip

From Kuala Lumpur to Malacca: Two hours, four centuries.

From Kuala Lumpur to Malacca: Two hours, four centuries.

2 May 2026
Sintra castle
Sintra

Day Trip

Sintra Day Trip from Lisbon: Six Hours, Three Palaces, One Perfect Route

Sintra is a 40-minute train from Lisbon's Rossio station (€2.35 each way). Book Pena Palace online for 9:30am (€14), walk to the Moorish…

30 April 2026
Dong Van
Ha Giang

Day Trip

Ha Giang Loop Day One: Heaven's Gate to Dong Van on a Honda XR150L

Day one of the Ha Giang Loop covers 150km from Ha Giang to Dong Van through Vietnam's UNESCO karst plateau. Rent a Honda XR150L for…

28 April 2026
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