Begin with one place.
Choose your city, then read the guides that answer your first decisions. You do not need to collect every landmark before you can start planning.
Choose a destinationYOUR FIRST VISIT
A softer landing.
A better beginning.
You do not need a perfect itinerary. A few good decisions will get you a long way.
Connect your arrival to your actual door.
Save the full address and entrance instructions. Include the final walk, luggage, and an alternative if the first connection no longer works.
Explore arrival notesGive one booking enough room.
Read the ticket inclusions, find the correct entrance, and allow for the journey before you choose the next activity.
Plan a considered visitLet the everyday parts matter.
A short neighborhood walk and an unhurried meal can be enough for an arrival day. Keep something optional so the plan can change with you.
Make room for a mealYOUR NEXT THREE READS
A little orientation.
Practical notes
Paris airport to your hotel: choose the last stop first
CDG and Orly need different routes. A practical way to choose your train, buy the right airport ticket and avoid an unnecessary luggage transfer.
Ben Carter↗
Walks
A Higashiyama morning with room to look around
Begin with Kiyomizu-dera, then let the lanes lead towards Yasaka Shrine, without treating a lived-in district as a photo set.
Ella Morgan↗
Food
Coyoacán: a museum booking, a market meal and time to sit
Build a day around the correct Frida Kahlo Museum ticket, then use Mercado de Coyoacán and the central gardens to give the visit a slower rhythm.
Leo Bennett↗