Central Java Temples 2027: Borobudur & Yogyakarta Guide
The Central Java temples offer one of Indonesia’s most fascinating cultural journeys. Around Yogyakarta, ancient Buddhist monuments stand near towering Hindu shrines, royal l
Bali in Spring 2027: Ubud, Beaches & Travel Guide
Bali in spring offers green rice terraces, traditional temples, and increasingly favorable beach weather. Between March and May 2027, visitors can explore Ubud’s cultural att
Indonesia Adventure Tours 2027: Komodo, Bromo & Wildlife
Indonesia adventure tours offer volcanic landscapes, tropical rainforests, and extraordinary island wildlife. You can sail through Komodo National Park, watch sunrise above Mount B
Indonesia Food Guide 2027: Best Dishes & Street Food
Indonesia’s cuisine reflects the country’s extraordinary cultural diversity. In West Sumatra, slow-cooked beef rendang combines coconut milk and aromatic spices. Meanwh
Spring in Indonesia 2027: Weather, Costs & Best Places
Spring in Indonesia offers ancient temples, green rice terraces, tropical beaches, and remarkable wildlife experiences. Between March and May 2027, travelers can explore Bali, Java
Guided vs semi-guided vs self-guided trips: the differences
Not every guided trip is guided in the same way. Our trips come in three styles, defined by how much of the trip is assisted in destination: fully guided (escorted), semi-guided (s
Visitor caps and timed entry: places you need to book ahead for in 2027
For the biggest trips of 2027, the first booking to make may not be a hotel or a flight. It may be a ticket. A growing list of the world’s most famous places now runs on dail
Where to travel in September from the US
Labor Day has come and gone, the kids are back in school, and the peak-summer crowds are thinning out. But in much of the world, September is just getting started as one of the bes
Harajuku & Omotesando Travel Guide: Tokyo’s Fashion and Architecture District
Two adjacent neighborhoods, five minutes’ walk apart, with almost nothing in common except a shared address. Harajuku’s Takeshita Street is 350 meters of candy-colored
Shibuya Travel Guide: Best Things to Do in Tokyo’s Most Iconic District
The Shibuya Scramble Crossing is the most photographed intersection in the world, and it earns that status every time the lights change. Up to 3,000 people cross from all direction
Shinjuku Travel Guide: Best Things to Do in Tokyo’s Most Electric District
Shinjuku is where Tokyo stops making apologies for what it is. The world’s busiest train station, a forest of glass skyscrapers, Japan’s largest entertainment district,
Koenji Travel Guide: Tokyo’s Punk Rock Neighborhood and Vintage Shopping District
The Japanese punk rock scene of the late 1970s did not emerge from Shinjuku or Shibuya. It emerged from Koenji: from the affordable rents, the network of small live houses, the rec
Nakameguro Travel Guide: Cherry Blossoms, Coffee, and the Meguro River Canal
Nakameguro is built around a 3.8-kilometer canal, and the canal is lined with 800 cherry trees. That fact alone draws approximately 3 million visitors per year during the two or th
Shimokitazawa Travel Guide: Tokyo’s Bohemian Quarter for Vintage and Live Music
Shimokitazawa is the neighborhood that Tokyo’s musicians, students, artists, and creative workers have been choosing to live in for 50 years, and the reason is visible the mo
Ikebukuro Travel Guide: Sunshine City, Otome Road, and the Harry Potter Studio Tour
Ikebukuro means “pond bag,” a reference to the natural ponds that once occupied this northwest corner of Tokyo before the railway arrived in 1903 and turned it into one
Asakusa Travel Guide: Tokyo’s Most Traditional District
Asakusa is where you go to understand what Tokyo looked like before it became Tokyo. The Kaminarimon gate, the 250-meter approach of Nakamise-dori, the incense smoke rising through
Marunouchi Travel Guide: Tokyo Station, the Imperial Palace, and the Business District
Marunouchi means “within the enclosure,” a reference to the outer moat of Edo Castle that once bounded this rectangle of land between Tokyo Station and the Imperial Pal
Ginza Travel Guide: Tokyo’s Most Prestigious Shopping and Dining District
Ginza means “silver mint,” and the association with wealth and refinement has been continuous here since the Meiji government rebuilt the district from ash in 1872 as J
Akihabara Travel Guide: Tokyo’s Electronics and Anime District
Akihabara is the most globally distinctive neighborhood in Tokyo, and it knows it. The multi-floor buildings advertise their contents in enormous window displays of anime character
Yanaka Travel Guide: Tokyo’s Most Intact Old Neighborhood
Yanaka survived what most of Tokyo did not. The 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake burned through the low-lying shitamachi districts to the east and south; the 1945 firebombing campaigns
Kichijoji Travel Guide: The Ghibli Museum, Inokashira Park, and Tokyo’s Most Liveable District
Every year, surveys ask Tokyo residents where they would most like to live. Every year, Kichijoji wins. The reasons are not complicated: a 35-hectare park with a central pond, cher