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I have booked somewhere in the region of four hundred flights over the past fifteen years, which means I have made most of the expensive mistakes…
I used to overpack. Embarrassingly so — a large checked bag for a ten-day trip, half of which came home unworn. The turning point was missing…
Choosing a travel backpack is more consequential than most people realise before they have made a bad choice. The wrong bag — too heavy, badly designed,…
Working while travelling has changed what I need from a laptop entirely. The desktop replacement I used to carry — heavy, powerful, short battery life —…
I have booked accommodation through most of the major platforms over the years, and the honest answer to which is best depends on what you are…
Some places are changing faster than the travel industry is acknowledging. The landscapes and ecosystems that appear on every bucket list are not static. They are…
Cheap flights are not found by luck. They are found by understanding how airline pricing works and using that understanding systematically. I have been flying on…
Solo travel is the most effective way to travel and also the most intimidating for first-timers. Effective because it forces a level of engagement with a…
I packed my first trip with a checked bag so heavy the airline charged me extra, wore half the clothes once, and spent most of the…
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…