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The Archive
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The Year That Had Many Kinds of Travel
Seven trips in 2024. Bologna with old friends. A joint birthday celebration in France. Luxembourg to see my family. Hong Kong and Vietnam…
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Everything We Pack for a Month in Asia, After Ten Years of Refining
We each maintain a master packing list in a Google Doc and tailor it for each trip. For a month in Asia, that means one checked bag and one…
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The Opera Hotel and the Jungle Camp
The first time we walked into Capella Hanoi, we were somewhere else. It was an opera house from the 1920s, designed by Bill Bensley. Two…
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How We Actually Travel Together
Nine years of travelling together has taught us a few things. Split the planning day by day. Each person books what plays to their…
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Cities Are Places You Return To
Living in London for more than a decade teaches you that cities are places you return to, not destinations you tick off. They change too…
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Motorcycle Rentals in Asia: Everything We've Learned in Nine Years
Nine years of motorbike rentals across Southeast Asia. Get a full UK category A motorcycle licence and an IDP before your first trip.…
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The Dogs at Dinner and the Doormen Who Knew Our Names
Three beds in Vietnam. The Phoenix Hotel in Ha Giang. A homestay on the loop where the host's dogs slept under the dinner table. The…
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Every Trip We Take Starts as a Google Doc
Every trip we take starts as a Google Doc that runs forty to eighty hours before we leave. Thesis, budget, itinerary, restaurant lists…