Practical travel tips and advice
TipsThe fees nobody warns you about, why you need binoculars not a telephoto, and what to wear when it's 5°C at sunrise and 28°C by 10 AM.
TipsI drove four hours to get turned away at the gate because I didn't know about the reservation system. Don't be me.
TipsVPN requirements, crisp-dollar rules, and the political awareness you need — hard-won practical tips for visiting Myanmar's largest city.
TipsFrom the cold that nobody warns you about to which workshops are tourist traps, everything I learned from two visits to Myanmar's most tranquil lake.
TipsThe ATMs run dry on weekends. The ferries book out days ahead. The coral doesn't forgive sunscreen. Here's what I learned the hard way in the Andaman Islands.
TipsFrom the free alternative to Capilano to the brunch line you need to beat, here's everything I learned the hard way in Vancouver.
TipsArrive at 7AM. Use Entrance 2. Pack your own lunch. And whatever you do, don't touch the water.
TipsDon't rent a car. Don't eat on Bellagio's main square. And definitely don't skip the funicular. Everything I learned the hard way about Lake Como.
TipsStay overnight, skip the trdelnik, and never change money at the exchange booth. Here's what 2 million annual tourists learn the hard way.
TipsSkip the omelette trap, time the tides, and why staying overnight changes everything. Hard-won advice from 200+ visits.
TipsI wasted money on the Shard, ate at a Leicester Square tourist trap, and stood on the wrong side of the escalator. Here's every lesson from five London trips.
TipsThe monkey situation at Jehangir Mahal, why you need a torch for Chaturbhuj Temple, and the INR 80 thali that made me forget Delhi's food scene entirely.
