Eight visa mistakes that cost Portuguese travellers their holiday
Every one of these has walked through our door. An EU passport opens most borders — it does not open all of them, and the gaps are where people lose a fare.
The journal
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Documentation
Destinations
Why shoulder season is the only way to do Japan
Cherry blossom season is beautiful and it is a scrum. Late May and early November give you the same country with a third of the people and half the room rate.
Airfare
Is business class worth it? An honest cost breakdown
We priced 240 long-haul fares out of Lisbon across a year. The premium is not what most people assume, and it moves in ways you can actually plan around.
Destinations
Choosing your atoll: a plain-English Maldives guide
There are 26 atolls and about 160 resorts, and the brochures make them look identical. They are not. Transfer time and house reef quality decide your entire week.
Insurance
Travel insurance and pre-existing conditions, explained
The single most misunderstood part of any policy — and the one most likely to void a claim you were counting on. What to declare, and when.
Expedition
Antarctica for first-timers: ships, seasons and seasickness
The Drake Passage is negotiable, the season is not. Everything we tell clients before they commit to the most expensive trip of their lives.
Airfare
How to get lounge access without the black card
Priority Pass, day passes, status matches and the fare classes that quietly include lounge entry. A practical hierarchy, cheapest first.
Route craft
Fourteen days, carry-on only: the case for travelling light
Not an ascetic exercise. It is about the 40 minutes you get back at every airport and the connection you can actually make when things go wrong.
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