Lisbon airport to your accommodation: choosing the right journey
The useful arrival route ends at your door. Compare the metro, a city bus and a direct car journey with that last stretch in mind.
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Places to explore, routes to make your own, and photographs worth keeping.
Three day trips from London: Brighton, Knole or Seven Sisters?
A seaside town, a deer park or an outdoor day on the Sussex coast.
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A rainy day in Funchal: three museums to choose from
Photography, a collector’s home or art in a former bishop’s palace.
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How to choose a Bali surf camp or lesson package
Start with the teaching. Then decide whether to book the room with it.
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Where to stay in Bali: Sanur, Seminyak, Ubud or Uluwatu?
Four areas, four different versions of an ordinary day.
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Sintra, Cascais or Cacilhas: which Lisbon day trip?
A palace day, a coast day or a short trip across the river.
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One week in Lisbon, Sintra and Cascais
One city base, two excursions and a day you can move around.
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Bali for a first visit: build the trip around two bases
Choose where to wake up before filling the days.
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The hills, the river and a few decisions to make before booking.
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Choose a travel gallery that gives each photograph a job
A smaller sequence can show more of a trip when the pictures do different things.
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Plan a slower travel day without leaving it vague
A little structure creates the room to linger.
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Pack a lighter camera bag for the day you have planned
Pack for a route and a subject, then remove the equipment that has no clear job.
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