Timing · August 2026
The quiet case for shoulder season
The weeks either side of high season buy you better light, better tables and better company.
The journal
Notes on travelling well.
Practical counsel gathered from the journeys we compose: how to describe what you want, when to go, what to carry, and how to be in a place once you arrive.
Planning · September 2026
How to brief a travel designer
The best journeys begin with a passion rather than a place. Here is how to describe what you actually want.
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Practical · August 2026
Packing for a private journey
Small aircraft, private cars and boats change the rules. Pack for the transfers, not the destination.
Wellbeing · July 2026
Travelling well at altitude
The Andes, the Himalaya and the high Alps ask for patience in the first two days. Give it to them.
In the field · July 2026
Safari etiquette, and the photograph
A private vehicle gives you time. What you do with the silence decides what you see.
Gastronomy · June 2026
Eating where the locals actually eat
Reservations are easy. Belonging in the room for an hour is the harder, better thing.