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Weekend trips that reset your brain: what actually works
Every month a client asks us about weekend trips that reset your brain. The short answer is: start smaller than you think.
Oct 20, 2025 · 3 min read
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9 lessons we learned about homestays and small hotels
There is a cheap way, a fast way and a good way to handle homestays and small hotels. Here is how we pick.
Oct 3, 2025 · 3 min read
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Fixing working from a different time zone when it goes wrong
We keep answering the same questions about working from a different time zone, so we wrote the long version down once.
Sep 28, 2025 · 3 min read
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Airport wifi survival: a short, practical primer
Airport wifi survival sounds like a big project until you break it into the three decisions that actually matter.
Sep 11, 2025 · 3 min read
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Planning road trips and playlists for a busy season
There is a cheap way, a fast way and a good way to handle road trips and playlists. Here is how we pick.
Sep 6, 2025 · 3 min read
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Five tools we trust for travel tours booking online
There is a cheap way, a fast way and a good way to handle travel tours booking online. Here is how we pick.
Aug 15, 2025 · 3 min read
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Packing light for client visits: myths and reality
We keep answering the same questions about packing light for client visits, so we wrote the long version down once.
Aug 10, 2025 · 3 min read
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Small wins that add up in slow travel with a laptop
Every month a client asks us about slow travel with a laptop. The short answer is: start smaller than you think.
Jul 24, 2025 · 3 min read
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The honest cost of island hopping on a schedule
Most of the advice on island hopping on a schedule is written for companies with a marketing department. This one is written for the rest of us.
Jul 19, 2025 · 3 min read
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How we approach budget flights and hidden fees
There is a cheap way, a fast way and a good way to handle budget flights and hidden fees. Here is how we pick.
Jun 27, 2025 · 3 min read
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The complete guide to weekend trips that reset your brain
There is a cheap way, a fast way and a good way to handle weekend trips that reset your brain. Here is how we pick.
Jun 22, 2025 · 3 min read
Travel
Homestays and small hotels: what actually works
There is a cheap way, a fast way and a good way to handle homestays and small hotels. Here is how we pick.
Jun 5, 2025 · 3 min read
Travel
A month of working from a different time zone: what changed
We keep answering the same questions about working from a different time zone, so we wrote the long version down once.
May 31, 2025 · 3 min read
Travel
Fixing airport wifi survival when it goes wrong
There is a cheap way, a fast way and a good way to handle airport wifi survival. Here is how we pick.
May 14, 2025 · 3 min read
Travel
Road trips and playlists: our field notes
Road trips and playlists sounds like a big project until you break it into the three decisions that actually matter.
May 9, 2025 · 3 min read
Travel
Travel tours booking online: the beginner's roadmap
Most of the advice on travel tours booking online is written for companies with a marketing department. This one is written for the rest of us.
Apr 17, 2025 · 3 min read
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A better workflow for packing light for client visits
Every month a client asks us about packing light for client visits. The short answer is: start smaller than you think.
Apr 12, 2025 · 3 min read
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Slow travel with a laptop: myths and reality
There is a cheap way, a fast way and a good way to handle slow travel with a laptop. Here is how we pick.
Mar 26, 2025 · 3 min read
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