Greece · Europe
Two Days in Athens Are Worth More Than You Think
Athens is treated as an airport with ruins attached. Give it 48 hours and it turns into one of the most interesting cities in the Mediterranean.
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City Guides
Neighbourhood-first guides to cities worth more than a two-day stopover.
Portugal · Europe
Three Lisbon Walks That Show You the Real City
Lisbon's hills organise everything. Three routes, each two to three hours, that connect the landmarks to the neighbourhoods around them.
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Japan · Asia
Tokyo by Neighbourhood: Where to Actually Spend Your Days
Tokyo is thirteen cities pretending to be one. A neighbourhood-first approach beats a sights list every time — here are the ones worth a full day.
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Japan · Asia
Four Days in Kyoto, Built Around the Quiet Hours
Kyoto is not crowded — it is crowded between 10am and 4pm, in about fifteen places. Here is a four-day plan that works around that.
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Japan · Asia
The Complete Japan Travel Guide for a First Trip
How long to stay, when to go, what the trains actually cost and how to structure a first two weeks in Japan without exhausting yourself in the first four days.
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