Practical travel tips and advice
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.
TipsNaples is cheap, chaotic, and incredible — but only if you know the rules. From scooter-snatching prevention to the €4 pizza that ruined every other pizza forever.
TipsFrom the chapulines hack to the ATM that doesn't rob you — everything I learned the hard way across three Oaxaca trips.
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.
TipsThe visa takes 10 minutes, Al Baik's fish sandwich beats the chicken, and Friday morning is not the time to go sightseeing. Everything I learned the hard way.
TipsFrom the airport train surcharge hack to the Sunday Opal card trick, these tips will save you money, time, and one very bad sunburn.
TipsArrive at 7AM. Use Entrance 2. Pack your own lunch. And whatever you do, don't touch the water.
TipsEverything from the bike lane etiquette that'll prevent a collision to the museum pass that pays for itself in a single day.
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.
TipsTiger Hill timing, tea-buying strategy, what to do when the fog won't lift, and why you should never show a monkey your banana — learned the hard way.
TipsFrom the combination ticket nobody realizes exists to the 6:20 AM train that gives you Toshogu Shrine in solitude.
TipsI packed shorts for June (mistake), left a bag in my car (bigger mistake), and ate at Fisherman's Wharf (biggest mistake). Here's what I learned.
