Milford Track NZ: Book the Three Huts Before the Flights
Milford Track NZ: book the three huts before the flights. Our 12-night Fiordland route, the Omanui/McKinnon Pass day, and the Routeburn almost nobody walks.
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Travel destination guides and custom itinerary ideas for Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas, polar regions and remote islands.
Best Tourist Cities in Greece: Start in Thessaloniki, Not Athens
Best tourist cities in Greece, ranked by what UNESCO actually inscribed rather than by skyline: why Thessaloniki beats Athens, plus six more mainland bases.
Estadio Metropolitano: Go on a League Night, Not Final Night
Estadio Metropolitano seats 70,460, opened in 2017 and hosts the 2027 Champions League final. Here is why an ordinary league night is the far better trip.
Peru Itinerary: Climb Slowly and Leave Cusco Until Last
Peru itinerary planning gets the altitude backwards: UNESCO puts Cusco at 3,400m and Machu Picchu nearly a kilometre lower. Here is the order that works.
Best Places to Visit in Europe: Pick the Month, Then the Place
Best places to visit in Europe, month by month: seven UNESCO World Heritage sites, from Croatia to Norway, and the one month each is really worth the flight.
Spain and Portugal Itinerary: Give It 12 Days, Not Seven
Spain and Portugal itinerary in 12 nights, Madrid to Porto. Nine UNESCO sites, the border crossed on purpose, and the two famous cities we tell you to cut.
Best Greek Islands to Visit: Skip Santorini, Book These Seven
Best Greek islands to visit: the seven that carry a UNESCO World Heritage inscription, what each one is for, when to go, and why we steer clients off Santorini.
Italy Itinerary 10 Days: Two Bases Beat the Classic Three
Italy itinerary 10 days, built on two bases and one train: five nights in Rome, four in Florence, Tuscany by day trip, plus the case for skipping Venice.
Porto and Douro Valley 5 Day Itinerary: A Rail Journey Through Autumn
Itineraries How Dorian Would Do It Porto and Douro Valley 5 Day Itinerary: A Rail Journey Through Autumn By Franco
Seville Itinerary: 3 Days, 6 Stops, and Room to Pause
Seville itinerary for 3 days: six stops from one base, the UNESCO trio at its centre, and when to book the Alcazar before it sells out.