Notes from the people
who go ahead of you.
The best time to visit Vietnam
Vietnam has three climates stacked into one country, so the honest answer is: it depends where you’re going. Here’s how we time it, region by region.
The best time to visit Sri Lanka
A small island with two monsoons, which means there is almost always good weather somewhere — if you know which coast to be on.
How much does a luxury safari cost?
An honest look at what a high-end safari actually costs — what drives the number, and what you are really paying for.
Kenya vs Tanzania: which safari?
The two great East African safaris compared — the migration, the crowds, the cost, and how we choose between them.
The case for going in the off-season
Why we send couples to the Mekong in the green months, what changes when the rain comes, and the single best thing to pack for it.
On travelling with three generations
A short guide for the daughter in her forties who is planning the trip for everyone.
A morning above the cloud line
We’ve stopped trying to explain the light in the hill country. We just send people to stand in it.
What a great guide actually does
It isn’t facts. It’s knowing which morning to change the plan, and saying nothing about it.
Why we cap at twenty-four
The maths of doing fewer journeys, better — and why growth was never the goal.
Packing for the green months
Linen, a good shell, and the discipline to bring less than you think. A list we actually use.
The art of the empty afternoon
The hours we leave unplanned are the ones our travellers remember. Here’s how we design for nothing.