Author: John rubber
Japan beyond Tokyo is a different country. The shinkansen network means that Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, Nara, and the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trail are all within a…
Indonesia is 17,000 islands, and most travellers see three of them. Bali is the entry point; Lombok is the stepping stone east; everywhere else is, for…
Packing cubes transformed the way I travel, and I say that as someone who was sceptical for years. The argument against them — that they add…
Travel tech has a weight problem, a cost problem, and a usefulness problem that most gear guides don’t address honestly. The gear exists to solve problems,…
The right travel apps reduce friction. The wrong apps — or too many — create their own noise. The list below covers the applications that have…
Visa requirements are the part of travel planning that most people handle last and most urgently — usually the night before booking a flight when the…
Southern Vietnam moves faster than the north. Ho Chi Minh City (still called Saigon by everyone who lives there) has the energy of a city that…
The best travel camera is the one you actually carry. A full-frame DSLR produces better images than a phone in ideal conditions, but most travellers stop…
I still remember the exact moment it hit me. We were parked on a dusty ridge in the Masai Mara, engine off, binoculars down, when a…
London has no shortage of unusual dining experiences, but the Skuna Igloo Boats at West India Quay occupy a category largely their own. The concept is…