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Checked by hand

Entry rules come from immigration ministries. Fares come from the operators. Not copied from other blogs.

Dated, not stale

Every figure on this site carries the date it was verified, so you can judge for yourself if it still holds.

The downsides included

Every neighbourhood, rental and route we recommend gets its drawbacks printed alongside it.

Destinations

UAE Dubai Free 90-day entry for most passports, a metro that reaches almost everything, and summer heat that never drops below 31°C at night. Read the guide → Türkiye Istanbul Two airports 90 km apart on opposite continents. Picking the wrong one costs you three hours and about ₺3,000. Read the guide → Indonesia Bali Nobody enters visa-free. Everyone needs the $35 visa on arrival, the free arrival card and the IDR 150,000 tourist levy. Read the guide → Bangkok & Phuket Thailand The visa-free stay is still 60 days, whatever the headlines said. The cut to 30 has been approved but is not in force. Read the guide → France Paris Two of the airport bus lines older guides describe were quietly discontinued. And ETIAS still isn't live, whatever the headlines implied. Read the guide → Italy Rome A camera-enforced restricted zone fines rental cars by mail, weeks after you have left the country. Read the guide → Spain Barcelona Every tourist-apartment licence in the city is being phased out by 2028 — worth knowing before you book one. Read the guide → United Kingdom London Since April 2025, even EU citizens need a paid £20 entry authorisation before they fly. Read the guide → Amman & Petra Jordan The Jordan Pass only beats paying separately if you stay 3+ nights — leave sooner and you pay the visa fee anyway. Read the guide → Caucasus Georgia A full year visa-free, and a mandatory travel-insurance rule that started this January most guides still miss. Read the guide → Yerevan & Tatev Armenia Canadians need an e-visa when almost nobody else does, and one region no longer exists as a day trip. Read the guide → Baku Azerbaijan A flat $29 e-visa for almost everyone, and a current advisory worth reading before you write Baku off — or ignore it. Read the guide → Pristina & Prizren Kosovo It runs on euros with no central bank behind them, and EU roaming plans don't cover it. Read the guide → Tirana & the Riviera Albania US passports get a full year visa-free — and half the Riviera is still shut when peak season hasn't started yet. Read the guide →

What we cover on every destination

Entry rules

Visa or visa-free, by nationality — including GCC passports, which most travel sites ignore. Plus the arrival cards and tourist levies that are now mandatory in several countries and catch people out at the gate.

Airport to your hotel

Every realistic option with current fares and honest journey times. Bali's airport is 35 km from Ubud and takes two hours. That is the kind of thing you need before you book, not after.

Where to stay

Neighbourhood by neighbourhood, who each one suits, and what is wrong with it. Every area has a downside and we print it.

Cars and scooters

Whether renting is worth it at all, the licence and permit rules that actually get enforced, and the insurance gaps that leave people paying out of pocket.

Staying connected

Which networks work, what a tourist SIM costs, and where eSIM is the better choice — including the two countries that block eSIM websites once you have landed.

Traps and scams

The specific, repeatable ones: taxi meter refusal, jet-ski damage claims, fake official websites charging for free government forms.

How we check things

Entry rules come from immigration ministries and national travel advisories, not from other blogs. Fares come from the operators. Every price carries the date it was checked, because a number without one is useless in a country with 30% inflation. When we can't confirm something, we say so instead of guessing. More on that here.