Routes
Complete routes, written for a specific kind of traveller
These are editorial travel scenarios, not bookable packages. Each one includes a day-by-day outline, an approximate budget range, how to get around and who it suits.
Italy in 10 Days: Budget Route
Rome, Bologna and Venice by regional and intercity train, with apartments, market lunches and free viewpoints doing most of the work.
- Duration
- 10 days, 9 nights
- Budget
- Approx. 950 to 1,300 EUR per person, excluding flights
Italy in 10 Days: Comfort Route
The same three regions at half the pace: central hotels, pre-booked transfers, guided mornings and free afternoons.
- Duration
- 10 days, 9 nights
- Budget
- Approx. 2,400 to 3,400 EUR per person, excluding flights
Italy in 10 Days: Food Route
Bologna, Parma, Modena and Florence, planned around market mornings, a pasta class and two serious meals.
- Duration
- 10 days, 9 nights
- Budget
- Approx. 1,800 to 2,600 EUR per person, excluding flights
Italy in 10 Days: Romantic Route
Two bases only: a Tuscan countryside stay and the Amalfi Coast, with short travel days and long evenings.
- Duration
- 10 days, 9 nights
- Budget
- Approx. 2,600 to 3,800 EUR per person, excluding flights
Italy in 10 Days: Adventure Route
Dolomites hiking, Lake Garda water and a via ferrata day, with Verona as the soft landing at the end.
- Duration
- 10 days, 9 nights
- Budget
- Approx. 1,500 to 2,200 EUR per person, excluding flights
Italy in 10 Days: Culture Route
Rome, Naples and Florence built around great collections, archaeology and the context that ties them together.
- Duration
- 10 days, 9 nights
- Budget
- Approx. 1,900 to 2,700 EUR per person, excluding flights
Portugal in 8 Days: Slow Travel Route
Two bases, Lisbon and Porto, with day trips by train and whole mornings spent doing very little.
- Duration
- 8 days, 7 nights
- Budget
- Approx. 1,100 to 1,600 EUR per person, excluding flights
Japan in 12 Days: Culture Route
Tokyo, Kanazawa and Kyoto with early temple mornings, craft workshops and one night in a temple lodging.
- Duration
- 12 days, 11 nights
- Budget
- Approx. 2,700 to 3,700 EUR per person, excluding flights
France in 9 Days: Food Route
Paris markets, Lyon bouchons and a Burgundy vineyard day, with lunch as the main event every single day.
- Duration
- 9 days, 8 nights
- Budget
- Approx. 2,000 to 2,900 EUR per person, excluding flights
Greece in 7 Days: Comfort Route
Two nights in Athens and four on Naxos, with a fast ferry, a central hotel and afternoons left alone.
- Duration
- 7 days, 6 nights
- Budget
- Approx. 1,700 to 2,500 EUR per person, excluding flights
Spain in 9 Days: Budget Route
Madrid, Cordoba and Seville by train, using free museum hours, menu del dia lunches and neighbourhood apartments.
- Duration
- 9 days, 8 nights
- Budget
- Approx. 850 to 1,200 EUR per person, excluding flights
Thailand in 12 Days: Adventure Route
Bangkok by boat and bike, northern hill trekking around Chiang Mai, then sea kayaking and climbing in the south.
- Duration
- 12 days, 11 nights
- Budget
- Approx. 1,200 to 1,750 EUR per person, excluding flights
United Kingdom in 8 Days: Family Route
London museums that are free, a Cotswolds village base with space to run, and a train up to Edinburgh.
- Duration
- 8 days, 7 nights
- Budget
- Approx. 1,650 to 2,350 EUR per person, excluding flights