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The Atacama Desert — Mano del Desierto, San Pedro and the Driest Place on Earth
@craig·27 Apr 2026·7 min read
📍 San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta, Chile
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The Falkirk Wheel — Scotland's Rotating Canal Lift
The Falkirk Wheel is the only rotating boat lift in the world, a piece of millennium-era canal engineering that has become one of central Scotland's most photographed landmarks. Here is how to visit, what to combine it with, and the day-trip itinerary from Edinburgh or Glasgow.
@craig·27 Apr 2026·10 min read
📍 Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Verona and Bologna by Train — A Northern Italy Itinerary
A six-day Verona-and-Bologna itinerary by train — Roman ruins and Shakespeare in Verona, the medieval porticoes and food markets of Bologna, the wine hills of the Valpolicella and the cured-meat region of Emilia-Romagna.
@craig·27 Apr 2026·7 min read
📍 Verona and Bologna, Italy
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Queenstown in Winter — Skiing, Snowboarding and the Southern Alps
Queenstown is the adventure capital of New Zealand year-round, but in winter — June to September — it doubles in size and becomes one of the great Southern Hemisphere ski destinations. A guide to the four nearby ski fields, the town in winter, and the long evenings on Lake Wakatipu.
@craig·27 Apr 2026·10 min read
📍 Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand
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Walthamstow, East London — A Day Out in the Village and Beyond
Walthamstow has gone from a quiet Victorian outer suburb to one of the most interesting neighbourhoods in London. Here is what to do in a day — the William Morris Gallery, the village, Walthamstow Market, the wetlands, and the daffodils in spring.
@craig·27 Apr 2026·9 min read
📍 Walthamstow, London, United Kingdom
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Fun Ways to Visit Panama — The Canal, the Coasts and the Jungle
Panama is two coastlines, a canal, a rainforest and 365 Caribbean islands packed into a country smaller than South Carolina. Here is how to combine the highlights into a 7-to-14-day trip — Panama City, the canal, Bocas del Toro, San Blas and the Embera villages.
@craig·27 Apr 2026·9 min read
📍 Panama City, Panama
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Santa Fe, New Mexico Travel Guide — Adobe, Art and the High Desert
A practical Santa Fe travel guide — the historic Plaza, Canyon Road galleries, Loretto Chapel, the Native American markets, and the high-desert drives out to Bandelier and the Pueblo villages.
@craig·27 Apr 2026·10 min read
📍 Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Bangkok City Guide — Temples, Rivers and the Old City
A practical Bangkok city guide for first-time visitors — three to seven days in the Thai capital, the temples worth your time, the river ferry that doubles as the best transport in the city, and the neighbourhoods locals love.
@craig·27 Apr 2026·7 min read
📍 Bangkok, Thailand
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Güiria, Venezuela — The Ferry Crossing to Trinidad and Tobago
Güiria is the Venezuelan port from which travellers used to ferry across to Trinidad. The ferry has been on and off for years. Here is what the route looks like in 2026, the current alternatives, and what Güiria itself is like for a stopover.
@craig·27 Apr 2026·9 min read
📍 Güiria, Sucre State, Venezuela
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Bangkok Travel Recommendations — Things to Do, Eat and Avoid
A practical Bangkok travel guide pulled together from years of community recommendations — Wat Pho and the Grand Palace, the river ferries, the night markets, where to eat $1.50 noodles, and the cooking class travellers have been recommending for fifteen years.
@craig·27 Apr 2026·6 min read
📍 Bangkok, Thailand
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Tibet Overland — From Kathmandu to Lhasa on the Friendship Highway
A guide to travelling overland from Kathmandu to Lhasa via the Friendship Highway — the permits, the pace, the altitude, the monasteries you should not miss, and what the journey is actually like in 2026.
@craig·27 Apr 2026·9 min read
📍 Lhasa, Tibet (Xizang), China
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Bako National Park, Sarawak — A Borneo Day Trip from Kuching
Bako is the closest national park to Kuching and the most rewarding day trip in Sarawak. A guide to the boat ride from Bako Bazaar, the Telok Paku and Telok Pandan Kecil trails, the proboscis monkeys, and how to do it all yourself for the price of a tour.
@craig·27 Apr 2026·9 min read
📍 Bako National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia
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