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Notes from the road

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Practical notes from our guides: prices, weather, transport, food. No sunset photos with a quote on them.

We write when we have something to say, usually twice a month. If you are after a destination we have not covered, write to us and the guide will answer you directly.

Destinations

Eight days in Iceland: the full cost breakdown, euro by euro

Eight days around southern and western Iceland cost me 1,480 euros in budget mode. Here is the entire spreadsheet, plus the comfortable version at double the price.

14 May 2026 10 min read
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Practical advice

A camera in Morocco: when to ask, when to pay, and when to put it away

In Morocco taking photos is a social act, not just a technical one. Here is what ten tours taught me, including the day I got thrown out of a shop.

23 Apr 2026 7 min read
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Travel tips

How to pack a carry-on for a week (and avoid the 60-euro fee at the gate)

Dimensions, weights and liquids without guesswork. The routine I use on every tour, including the mistakes that cost me money.

12 Mar 2026 6 min read
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Travel tips

Your First Long-Haul Flight: 11 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me

My first thirteen-hour flight ended with swollen ankles and no water. This is the list I wish someone had handed me at the gate.

9 Feb 2026 8 min read
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Practical advice

Travel insurance: what it actually covers and where it leaves you stranded

I read the fine print of three insurers so you do not have to. Here are the exclusions, limits and deductibles people only discover at a foreign emergency room.

27 Jan 2026 9 min read
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Behind the scenes

How We Build a Tour: The Nine Months Before You Board the Bus

Scouting trips, deposits, spreadsheets and cancelled departures. What actually happens in our Turzovka office long before the first departure.

5 Nov 2025 8 min read
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