Destination guides
Plan trips with real venues, not hallucinated ones
Each guide covers the best time to visit, the venues that matter, sample 3/5/7-day itineraries, and direct answers to the questions first-time visitors ask. Click any city to start planning your own trip.
TokyoJapan
Tokyo is best planned around neighborhoods, not landmarks. A good itinerary clusters Shibuya/Shinjuku one day, Asakusa/Ueno another, and leaves room for Kichijoji or a day trip. Trains run on time; restaurants don't take reservations from foreigners easily — plan walk-in lunches and book dinners in advance.
Read the guideParisFrance
Paris rewards walking. The arrondissement-by-arrondissement structure means a great trip is built around two or three neighborhoods per day, not a checklist of monuments. Book Louvre and Musée d'Orsay timed entries, learn the Métro, and protect at least one afternoon for sitting in a café doing nothing.
Read the guideLisbonPortugal
Lisbon is a city of hills, tile, and long evenings. Plan one neighborhood per half-day and use trams 28 and 15 (or your feet) — driving is misery and parking is worse. Reserve at least one sunset on a miradouro and one fado dinner in Alfama.
Read the guideNew York CityUnited States
New York is a borough-by-borough trip, not a Manhattan-only one. The fastest way to ruin your visit is overscheduling and trying to ride the subway during rush hour. Plan one neighborhood per half-day, walk between adjacent ones, and book the things that always sell out (Broadway, Top of the Rock, MoMA timed entries) before you fly.
Read the guideBangkokThailand
Bangkok is best traveled by river, BTS, and tuk-tuk in that order. Plan around the heat — temples and markets in the morning, malls and food courts in the afternoon when it's 95°F outside, evenings for street food and rooftops. Wear modest clothing for temples (knees and shoulders covered).
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