Practical travel tips and advice
TipsArrive at 7AM. Use Entrance 2. Pack your own lunch. And whatever you do, don't touch the water.
TipsThe sky bridge sways more than you'd like. The duty-free prices are genuinely ridiculous. And nobody tells you about the secret beach behind the geo-forest. Here's everything.
TipsI learned most of these the hard way at -27°C. Including the one about phone batteries, the one about reindeer on roads, and the one about booking glass igloos.
TipsThe desert oasis is Peru's wildest backpacker stop — but the sand gets everywhere, the buggy rides are intense, and the ATMs are in Ica. Here's everything I learned the hard way.
TipsAt 3,400 meters, Cusco punishes the unprepared. Here's everything I learned across two trips about surviving the altitude, stretching your soles, and actually enjoying Machu Picchu.
TipsI showed up without registering, wore the wrong clothes to the Matrimandir, and tried to use cash at a place that doesn't use money. Learn from my mistakes.
TipsThe road warnings nobody gives you, the east coast trick that halves your costs, and why national park fees catch tourists off guard on Thailand's third-largest island.
TipsParking is a nightmare, the rips are real, and that wellness retreat costs more than you think. Here's everything a local would tell you over a flat white.
TipsUp to 10,000 cruise passengers flood Old Town daily in summer. Here's how to dodge them, eat well, and swim in places they'll never find.
TipsFrom bilharzia in still water to why you should never book the cheapest rafting operator, here's everything I learned the hard way at the source of the Nile.
TipsTemple entry fees add up fast, weekends are chaos, and the hiking trail has no vending machines. Here's what to know.
TipsThe mud situation, the homestay booking trick, the overnight train hack, and why your hiking boots matter more than anything else you pack.
