The Journal
Curated itineraries, travel tips, and stories from the road
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Sao Paulo Itinerary for Food, Cocktails, and Late Nights
São Paulo can eat a perfectly good plan alive before your first caipirinha lands. The city is huge, traffic is real, and a cross-city run to the historic…
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Cape Town Itinerary for Wine, Seafood, and Live Music
Cape Town can give you a mountain sunrise, a proper seafood dinner, and a live set that runs late, all in the same day. The trick is not…
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Roma Nightlife Mexico City: Where to Stay
Mexico City nightlife rarely gives you a neat ending to the night. A great dinner becomes mezcal. A stop at mezcal bars becomes a DJ set. Suddenly, the…
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Where to Stay Granada for Tapas and Flamenco
Granada rewards travelers who choose a hotel with the night in mind. A great room can put you steps from a proper tapas crawl, a late flamenco set,…
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3 Days of Ho Chi Minh City Street Food and Rooftop Bars
Saigon hits you all at once: scooter noise, charcoal smoke carrying grilled pork, tropical heat, plastic stools, and a city that doesn’t think dinner should end early. Three…
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Merida Weekend Itinerary: Food, Cantinas, and Uxmal
Merida lands best when you let the city set the tempo. Morning markets, a long lunch under a ceiling fan, and a late cantina stop with music in…
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Where to Stay in Guadalajara for Tacos and Tequila Bars
A trip to Guadalajara Mexico rewards travelers who book around their nights. After landing at Guadalajara airport, a slow lunch can turn into birria, a walk through an…
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Where to Stay in Rio de Janeiro for Food and Nightlife
Rio doesn’t reward a hotel choice made with the map zoomed out. The city is too big, too hilly, and too full of nights that can either come…
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Where to Stay Austin for Tacos and Live Music
The real answer to where to stay Austin isn’t one perfect hotel. Choose a base, such as South Congress or South Lamar, and keep tacos, music, and your…
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Where to Stay in Athens for Tavernas and Rooftop Bars
An Athens night can turn on one good decision: a taverna dinner that lasts longer than planned, followed by a rooftop drink with the Acropolis lit across the…
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