Journal
Notes from the road
Guides, field notes and the occasional opinion. Written by the people who answer your enquiries, about the places they have just come back from.
Guides · 14 Aug 2026 · 6 min
How to choose a Maldives resort without regretting it
The photographs all look the same. The transfer, the reef and the size of the island do not. A short guide to the questions that actually matter.
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Opinion · 22 Jul 2026
The case for shoulder season
September on the Italian coast, April in Marrakech, early June in the Cyclades. Why the weeks either side of peak are often the best of the year.
Field notes · 30 Jun 2026
A week in the Mara North conservancy
Notes from a September visit: two river crossings, one leopard, a great deal of waiting, and why the waiting is the point.
How we work · 18 May 2026
What a travel agent actually does
Booking the room is the easy part. Here is what happens between your enquiry and your arrival, and why it costs you nothing.
Guides · 9 Apr 2026
Polar expedition cruising, explained
Antarctica and the Arctic by small ship: when to go, how big is too big, and the one question to ask about the landings.
Groups · 12 Mar 2026
Planning a milestone birthday abroad for twenty people
Buyouts, room blocks, the dinner on the last night and the group WhatsApp you should never start. A practical guide from someone who has done it forty times.