Travel Craft
Taking photographs abroad is governed by three different sets of rules at once
Law, property and courtesy each constrain what you may photograph, they don’t overlap neatly, and the one…
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Packing, paperwork, money and timing, treated as skills rather than tips.
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Sleeping badly in a new place is mostly light, noise and expectation
The first nights away are unreliable for reasons that are physiological and architectural rather than…
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A tipping custom is a description of how people are paid
Whether a country tips, and how much, follows from its wage structure and its law rather than from national…
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Eating with a restriction abroad is a question about the kitchen, not the menu
What you can safely eat away from home depends on how a cuisine is built, how a kitchen is organised and…
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Working while travelling is mostly a problem of time zones and rooms
The obstacles to doing a job from somewhere else are rarely the ones people expect: connectivity is usually…
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The first hours after a theft abroad are an evidence exercise
What determines how badly a loss disrupts a trip is largely the sequence of things done in the first day…
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A free cancellation rate is an option, and you are paying for it
Refundable and non-refundable prices are the same room sold under different risk arrangements, and the gap…
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Staying connected abroad is a choice between three different products
Roaming on your own plan, a local subscriber identity and a data-only profile solve different problems at…