Field notes

Guides, recipes and stories from the road, written by the people who lead our trips.

FeaturedGuides · 8 min read

Walking the High Atlas: a first-timer’s guide

When to go, how hard Toubkal really is, what to pack and how to be a good guest in the Berber villages along the way.

Youssef AmraniMountain guide, Imlil · Oct 7

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Practical · 6 min read

Forecasts, camera settings and why you should never book just one night in the Arctic.

Ingrid Solberg · Sep 24

Food · 5 min read

From yuba at dawn in Nishiki market to a bowl of nishin soba at midnight.

Kenji Mori · Sep 11

Stories · 7 min read

Our guide Baraka on twenty years of Serengeti nights, and why the tent zip matters.

Baraka Mollel · Aug 29

Guides · 6 min read

Why a wooden caïque beats the fast boats, and which Cycladic islands we skip.

Eleni Vasilaki · Aug 14

Practical · 9 min read

What happens above 10,000 feet, and the simple rules that keep the Inca Trail enjoyable.

Rosa Quispe · Aug 2

Stories · 8 min read

Nine days, 80 miles and a lot of stops for figs. A traveler’s story.

Hannah Clarke · Jul 18

Food · 4 min read

Hassan’s grandmother’s recipe with preserved lemon, and three things he says you get wrong.

Hassan Ait Lahcen · Jul 3

Guides · 10 min read

Distances, climbs and the tea houses worth stopping at on Japan’s pilgrim trail.

Kenji Mori · Jun 20

Every story links to a trip led by the person who wrote it.