Perhaps for the same nostalgic reasons that Mumbai’s locals prefer to call their city Bombay, Ho Chi Minh City, as it was renamed in 1975 after the fall of Saigon, is, we quickly discovered, still fondly referred to as Saigon by the locals. We don’t care what it’s called – we loved it. Although I’m not … Read more
One of the best spots to spend a Saturday night in Bangkok at the moment is Talad Rot Fai – the Train Market – also known as Talad Dek Naew, after the vintage-wearing, retro-loving Thai hipsters who hang out here. We love Talad Rot Fai and can happily while away a few hours here on a … Read more
As it’s Valentines Day, we thought we’d offer some romantic travel ideas and tips from our grand tour for getting in the mood for romance. It may be too late to get on a flight to Marrakech or book a beach house in Costa Rica, but there’s nothing stopping you from cooking your special someone a … Read more
We met Berlin local Gerd Tepass in Buenos Aires about four years ago when we were writing a guidebook to Buenos Aires. Now back in his home city of Berlin, Gerd shared his best tips and local guide to Berlin with us for our Local Knowledge series. When we first him, Gerd owned a funky … Read more
For the Kraków edition of our Local Knowledge series, we get Kraków travel tips from a local, Kaska Beaupré, a bartender, journalism student and tour guide with Crazy Guides. Kaska shares local advice you won’t find in travel guidebooks, from things to know about Kraków before you go to the kind of locals you can … Read more