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.
We run both every December and the question always comes up. The difference is not which city is prettier, but what you want from Advent.
Siena in July is hot and crowded. October brings the harvest, mushrooms and half-price rooms, plus a few trade-offs.
Horta, gigantes and kokkinisto instead of a third gyros in a week. How to read a Greek menu, when locals eat, and what it costs.
Sixteen isn't a marketing number, it came out of a spreadsheet and a few bad trips. Here is what it means for the price, the itinerary and for you.
