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Routes and notes from the road.

Editorial itineraries you can clone into a living trip on the 3D map, and field notes on how we plan them — written by people with opinions about where to go next.

Silhouette of a surfer carrying a board along a Caribbean beach at sunset.

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Costa Rica, the Other Coast

A five-, seven-, or ten-day Costa Rica route that argues the Caribbean side is the country and the Pacific side is the country's service economy. Both have their place; one is the better trip.

5–10 days · 6 stops

  • Sea stacks and a wooded shore on the Olympic Peninsula coast.

    Journey

    Hoh, Rialto, and the 6:10 Ferry

    A three- to five-day Pacific Northwest route from the Olympic Peninsula to the San Juan Islands. The post is about ferry-paced travel and a rain you plan around rather than against.

    3–5 days · 4 stops

  • Sun setting over Icelandic cliffs and ocean along the south coast.

    Journey

    Iceland, Clockwise

    A five-, seven-, or ten-day Icelandic route taken in the direction the rental operators do not recommend. The post argues that the country reads from north to south, with the south coast earned rather than opened.

    5–10 days · 7 stops

  • Light falling through a slot canyon in Antelope Canyon, northern Arizona.

    Journey

    Sedona to Zion, by Way of the Canyon

    A three- to five-day desert route from Sedona through the Grand Canyon and Page to Zion. The post takes the Southwest in the order it asks: early light, far driving, long stillness.

    3–5 days · 4 stops

  • The Marina Bay Sands and the Singapore skyline at twilight.

    Journey

    Southeast Asia, by altitude: Singapore to Bali via Chiang Mai

    A three-country route that climbs and then falls across distinct landscape zones: equatorial city, highland valley, volcanic island. Built for travelers who want a Southeast Asia trip with a shape, not a checklist.

    10–21 days · 3 stops

  • A southern Italian city with a mountain rising behind it.

    Journey

    Three Italys and a Ferry

    A seven-, ten-, or fourteen-day descent through Italy south of Rome. The post treats the Mezzogiorno as three geographies (volcanic, limestone, island) rather than one south.

    7–14 days · 5 stops

  • A mountain range with a plume of smoke rising from a volcanic peak.

    Journey

    Tokyo, Kyoto, and the Case for Kyushu

    A seven-, ten-, or fourteen-day first Japan trip that holds Tokyo and Kyoto but argues for Kyushu in place of the standard Osaka leg. The strait is twenty minutes wide and the country changes on the other side.

    7–14 days · 6 stops

  • Paper lanterns over a crowded Southeast Asian night street-food market.

    Note

    Southeast Asia Street Food: Bangkok to Hanoi in 14 Days

    A two-week food crawl across Thailand and Vietnam — pad thai at 6am, banh mi at midnight, and every market in between.

    2 min read · May 2026

  • The Perito Moreno Glacier in Los Glaciares National Park, Patagonia, Argentina.

    Note

    Patagonia in 10 Days: Glaciers to Wine

    Torres del Paine to Mendoza — ten days from windswept granite spires to high-altitude Malbec country.

    2 min read · May 2026

  • Sun setting over Icelandic cliffs and ocean along the south coast.

    Note

    Iceland's Ring Road in 9 Days

    A clockwise loop around the entire island — waterfalls, fjords, geothermal pools, and zero highway driving over 90km/h.

    2 min read · May 2026

  • A pagoda framed by autumn maples in Kyoto, Japan.

    Note

    How to Plan a 2-Week Japan Trip with AI

    From Tokyo to Kyoto to Osaka — how Kite's AI travel team planned our entire Japan itinerary in one conversation.

    1 min read · Mar 2026

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