TripSake field notes
Routes we planned, walked and then rewrote, with the day-by-day timings, the bookings that mattered and the parts that went wrong.
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August 20, 2026 · 14 min read
A ten-day Albania itinerary for five people in June: which beaches are worth the drive, why Berat and Gjirokaster earn a night each, what the furgon minibuses actually cost, and why cash is the plan once you leave Tirana.
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August 19, 2026 · 15 min read
A twelve-day northern Vietnam itinerary for four people: how the Ha Giang loop actually works with an easy rider, why Ninh Binh beats a Ha Long day trip, what the sleeper buses are like, and the recovery day nobody plans and everybody needs.
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August 18, 2026 · 13 min read
A six-day Seoul itinerary for four people: which palace to pay for, why the hanbok rental is a genuine free entry hack, how Bukchon works now that the residents have hours, and the two days you should keep for Seongsu and Bukhansan.
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August 17, 2026 · 14 min read
A nine-day Mexico itinerary for five people: which CDMX neighbourhoods to stay in, how far ahead the Casa Azul sells out, why Teotihuacan needs an early start, what Oaxaca markets are worth planning a day around, and how the altitude affects your first 48 hours.
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August 16, 2026 · 13 min read
A seven-day Lofoten itinerary for four people: which hikes are worth the legs, why Reinebringen is 1,566 steps and still the right call, what a rorbu cabin costs in season, and how to plan a week where the forecast rewrites the order every morning.
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August 15, 2026 · 13 min read
An eight-day Georgia itinerary for four people: how the marshrutka minibuses really work, why Gergeti is better on foot than by 4x4, what a qvevri wine tasting costs in Kakheti, and how far a hundred lari goes in Tbilisi.
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August 14, 2026 · 12 min read
A seven-day Madeira itinerary for four people: which levada walks are worth the drive, how the Pico do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo ridge really goes, why Fanal is a gamble, and what a hire car and the tunnels do to your day.
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August 13, 2026 · 14 min read
An eleven-day Colombia itinerary for five people: how Comuna 13 should be visited, why Guatape is a day trip and not a base, when Tayrona national park closes, and what the difference between Cartagena and Santa Marta actually is.
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August 12, 2026 · 15 min read
A twelve-day Sri Lanka itinerary for four people: how to book the Kandy to Ella train seats that matter, whether Sigiriya is worth its ticket, which safari park to choose, and why the monsoon decides which coast you go to.
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August 12, 2026 · 11 min read
A feature-by-feature comparison of seven group travel apps, tested on trips of four to nine people. Which one handles multi-user planning, which hides offline maps behind a paywall, which can turn a saved TikTok into a plan, and what each one costs.
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August 11, 2026 · 13 min read
A six-day Dolomites itinerary for four people: how rifugio half board works and when to book it, which cable car earns its price, what the Tre Cime road toll and the Braies access rules cost you, and how to combine two hut nights with a base.
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May 19, 2026 · 13 min read
A ten-day Dalmatian coast itinerary for six people: which ferries need booking, why Hvar Town is not the whole island, and how to see Dubrovnik without paying cruise-ship prices for everything.
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May 18, 2026 · 11 min read
A seven-day Andalusia itinerary with real train times, the two tickets you must book months out, and a 3-1-3 rhythm that keeps a group of five from spending the week packing.
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April 22, 2026 · 12 min read
A five-day Paris itinerary for four people: which tickets actually need booking, why the Louvre goes on a weekday evening, and the neighbourhood walks that hold the trip together between the famous things.
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April 9, 2026 · 11 min read
A seven-night Italy itinerary by train, with real opening times, the Vatican and Uffizi slots worth reserving, and why Bologna is the right place to finish.
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March 22, 2026 · 10 min read
A three-day Lisbon itinerary for a group of six, organised by neighbourhood and elevation, with tram advice, real dinner times and the one poll that saved an argument.
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March 11, 2026 · 12 min read
A four-day Marrakech itinerary for four people: how to get around a medina where GPS fails, which sights need booking, what the Atlas day trip actually involves, and how not to spend the whole weekend in a souk.
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February 14, 2026 · 10 min read
A seven-night Greek islands itinerary for first-timers, with real ferry times, the caldera walk done properly, and how to build slack in before the flight home.
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January 27, 2026 · 12 min read
A five-day Tokyo itinerary built around one district per day, with train times, opening hours, the two tickets worth reserving, and how the plan survived a rainy Thursday.
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December 8, 2025 · 11 min read
A four-day New York itinerary for five people in December, with the observation deck actually worth paying for, subway sanity, and the vote that settled Top of the Rock versus Edge in three minutes.
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November 12, 2025 · 12 min read
An eight-day Kansai itinerary for four people, with the 07:00 temple starts that actually matter, a Nara day, and why we stopped moving hotels halfway through.
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September 30, 2025 · 10 min read
A five-day Porto and Douro Valley itinerary with the right river train, honest port lodge advice, and the two nights upriver that turn a city break into a trip.
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August 5, 2025 · 12 min read
A nine-day Iceland ring road itinerary with real driving times, the F-road question settled, why the east gets cut and should not, and how the plan survived three weather changes.
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June 17, 2025 · 11 min read
A four-day Barcelona itinerary for five people, with real Sagrada Familia and Park Guell slot advice, the neighbourhoods that group cleanly, and the beach day nobody planned.
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