Journeys

• 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 destinations

• 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 destinations

• 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 destinations

• 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 destinations

• 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 destinations

• 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 destinations

• 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 destinations