Practical travel tips and advice
TipsThe geothermal areas can literally burn you, the free experiences are better than the paid ones, and the hangi feast is not optional. Here's what to know.
TipsThe bag snatching risk is real. The banh mi at Huynh Hoa is worth the queue. And crossing the street is easier than you think.
TipsThe airport is 47km from the city. Uber doesn't exist. And the CFA Franc is pegged to the Euro. Here's everything I figured out the hard way.
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.
TipsTemple entry fees add up fast, weekends are chaos, and the hiking trail has no vending machines. Here's what to know.
TipsFrom KAZA UniVisa hacks to why your $20 bills won't work — the practical stuff that every guidebook glosses over.
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.
TipsSevusevu etiquette, catamaran booking tricks, and the mistake of packing too many clothes — lessons from island-hopping through Fiji's most remote chain.
TipsThe coast is vertical, the roads are terrifying, and Positano costs more than you think. Here's everything you need to know before your first visit.
TipsVaranasi doesn't come with an instruction manual. So I wrote one — from the scams to avoid to the kachori that changed my life.
TipsFrom the car rental you definitely need to the Spam you'll definitely eat — a first-timer's essential tips for Japan's tropical archipelago.
TipsFrom MRT etiquette that'll cost you $47 if you mess up to the real move at night markets — everything I learned the hard way in Taipei.
