Trip stories
Three travellers, ten journeys: what they did, what they ate, what they loved and what they would skip, from Ubud at dawn to the Lisbon trams.
Mia and Tom
a couple from Sydney
Beaches, food and one proper sight a day. Mia keeps the budget; Tom books the dinners. They fly on the cheapest sensible fare and spend the saving on where they stay.
Priya
travelling solo from Sydney
Temples, markets, trains and early mornings. Travels light, eats where the queue is, keeps a running total in her notes app.
Dan and Ellie
two friends from Manchester
City breaks with a long walk in them. Ellie plans the museums; Dan plans the coffee. They go in the shoulder months to dodge the crowds and the prices.
Dan and Ellie, two friends from Manchester
Athens in October, then the ferry out: marble at eight in the morning, meze at midnight, and an island for the day
Priya, travelling solo from Sydney
Hanoi in December: the lake at six, egg coffee, and a thousand motorbikes that never hit me
Priya, travelling solo from Sydney
Hoi An by bicycle: lanterns on the river, a dress in twenty-four hours, and the rice fields beyond the town
Priya, travelling solo from Sydney
Kyoto alone in April: a thousand gates at dawn, one maiko in Gion, and the market I missed by four days
Dan and Ellie, two friends from Manchester
Lisbon in May: seven hills, one tram, a palace the colour of a child's drawing, and the custard tart queue
Mia and Tom, a couple from Sydney
Phuket in December: longtail boats, a white Buddha on a hill, and the quiet end of the island
Mia and Tom, a couple from Sydney
Rome in March: a week on cobbles, a dome at 551 steps, and the fountain at six in the morning
Priya, travelling solo from Sydney
Singapore in February: hawker centres, a forest in a glasshouse, and a city that simply works
Mia and Tom, a couple from Sydney
Ten days in Bali: the sarong I never took off, a volcano at two in the morning, and the sea at Kuta
Mia and Tom, a couple from Sydney
Tokyo in cherry blossom week: shrines, fish at dawn, and the best breakfast of our lives from a convenience store
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