Travel reading from the Cavale editors and the people we work with — written from the road, never from a desk.
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),…
Day Trip
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…
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),…
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 oua…
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 overlooking…
Food
Three days in Bordeaux for a Valentine's weekend, told through three meals: SOIF bistronomy dinner (€68/person four-course tasting with…
Food
Six days of Bangkok street food: Thip Samai pad thai, boat noodles at Victory Monument, Krua Apsorn crab omelette, Yaowarat after dark.…
Itinerary
Ten days across Korea and the edge of Japan for £1,587 (two people): 6 nights Seoul (palaces, DMZ, Gwangjang Market), 3 nights Busan…
Itinerary
Fifteen days in Portugal for £2,680 total (two people): 4 nights Porto (francesinhas, port cellars, Douro Valley), 6 nights Lisbon (Sintra,…
Food
Four days of eating in Porto for €280 (two people): the francesinha at Cufra (€11 with chips and beer), grilled robalo at Mercado de…
Food
Seven ramen shops in Tokyo, ranked: 1. Tsuta in Sugamo (truffle shoyu, ¥800, the former Michelin-starred one), 2. Rokurinsha at Tokyo…
Food
Five days in KL, 23 meals, £385 for two: Wong Ah Wah chicken wings on Jalan Alor, Keong Kee coconut chicken soup, Lot 10 Hutong for dark…
Food
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…
BusanDay Trip
Busan in one day: take the KTX bullet train from Seoul (2h42m, £41 each), then Gamcheon Culture Village at 9am, Gwangbokdong Food Street…
MalaccaDay Trip
From Kuala Lumpur to Malacca: Two hours, four centuries.
SintraDay Trip
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…
Ha GiangDay Trip
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…
