Travel magazine
Six running series and hundreds of articles, written by the people who plan the trips.
When to go
Seasons, month by month, region by region
What it costs
Real budgets in dollars, with tables
Routes that work
Tested itineraries and combinations
Eating across Asia
What to order and where
On foot
Treks and long walks, described honestly
Before you book
Visas, permits, timing, practicalities
India with children
India is better with children than most people expect and harder than the brochures admit, and the two facts are not in…
What to eat in India, and how not to get ill
Indian food is the best reason to go and the thing first-time visitors are most anxious about. Both of those are fair,…
India month by month, region by region
The most expensive planning mistake in India is treating it as one climate. It has at least four, they are not in…
India for the first time: a realistic first itinerary
India is the destination we are asked about most and the one we talk people out of most often. Not out of…
How much does two weeks in India really cost?
India is the country where the honest answer to the cost question is the widest, because the same fourteen days can cost…
How many days do you need in Uzbekistan?
Ten. If you want one number and nothing else, take ten days and stop reading.
How many days do you need in Tibet?
How many days in Tibet is not a question about how much you want to see. It is a question about altitude,…
How many days do you need in the Maldives?
In most destinations, the answer to this question is about how much you want to see. In the Maldives there is nothing…
How many days do you need in Thailand?
The honest answer to how many days you need in Thailand is that it depends less on the number than on how…
How many days do you need in Taiwan?
Taiwan is about 245 miles (394 km) long and 89 miles (144 km) wide, and the high speed train crosses the whole…
How many days do you need in New Zealand?
The number that decides a New Zealand trip is not days. It is nights per base.
How many days do you need in Nepal?
In most countries the length of a trip is a question of appetite. In Nepal it is a question of physiology and…
How many days do you need in Myanmar?
The thing that decides the length of a Myanmar trip is not how much there is to see. It is the number…
How many days do you need in Mongolia?
The honest answer is ten, and the reason is arithmetic rather than taste.
How many days do you need in Kyrgyzstan?
Ten days is the working answer and fourteen is the better one, and the reason is not that there is more to…
How many days do you need in Kazakhstan?
The honest answer is ten, and the reason is arithmetic rather than taste.
How many days do you need in Japan?
Twelve to sixteen, and fourteen if you want one number. That is the answer we give on the phone and it is…
How many days do you need in India?
Fourteen. That is the short answer for a first visit, and if you stop reading here you will not go far wrong.
How many days do you need in Hong Kong?
How many days in Hong Kong is the question we answer most often, and our answer costs us money, so you can…
How many days do you need in Georgia?
The honest answer is nine, and the reason is arithmetic rather than taste.
How many days do you need in Dubai?
Here is the answer before the argument: Dubai is a four or five day city. Three if you are passing through. Six…
How many days do you need in China?
The honest answer is twelve to sixteen, and the reason is arithmetic rather than taste. China is about 3,100 miles (5,000 km)…
How many days do you need in Bhutan?
In most countries, trip length is a scheduling question. In Bhutan it is a budget question, because every additional night adds the…
How many days do you need in Azerbaijan?
The short answer is seven for a first visit, ten if the northern mountains matter to you, and fourteen if you are…
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