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01/10/20266 min read

Gyeongbokgung Palace: Best Time to Visit, Closing Day and What to Combine It With

When to visit Gyeongbokgung Palace, how to handle the weekly closing day and bad weather, and the walking combinations that work with Bukchon, Insadong and Jogyesa.

Day route Gyeongbokgung

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01/10/20266 min read

Byron Bay Without a Car: Walking, the Local Train and Getting a Lift

Central Byron Bay works on foot, the local train covers North Beach, and the hinterland needs a driver, a tour or a hire car. How to plan a...

Australia Byron Bay

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01/10/20266 min read

Where to Stay in Osaka: The Six Best Areas Compared

Namba, Umeda, Shinsaibashi, Tennoji, Kitahama or Shin-Osaka? Who each area suits, the trade-offs and what to check before you book a room.

First visit Hotels

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01/10/20266 min read

Is Bottrop Worth Visiting? A First-Timer's Guide to the Ruhr Town

What makes Bottrop worth a trip, how its four travel areas fit together, the highlights for a first visit and how many days you need.

Bottrop First visit

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30/09/20266 min read

Getting Around Osaka: JR, Metro, Private Lines and Passes Explained

How Osaka's Metro, JR and private railways fit together, which Namba station you need, how IC cards work, when a pass pays off and how to plan the...

IC card Japan

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30/09/20266 min read

Byron Bay Itinerary: How to Spend 1, 2 or 3 Days

One, two or three days in Byron Bay: the headland walk, The Farm, Bangalow and Newrybar, Brunswick Heads or Lennox Head, with times and budgets.

Australia Bangalow

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30/09/20266 min read

How to Get to Koh Samui, and Which Beach Area to Stay In

Samui Airport or Surat Thani plus ferry: how to reach Koh Samui, realistic transfer times, and which beach area to stay in on a first trip.

Beaches Ferry

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30/09/20266 min read

Incheon Airport to Seoul: How to Get to Your Hotel

AREX Express, the all-stop train, airport buses or a taxi: how to get from Incheon Airport to your Seoul hotel, area by area, including late arrivals.

Airport transfer AREX

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30/09/20266 min read

Where to Stay in Bali: The Best Areas for a First Trip

Sanur, Ubud, Seminyak, Canggu, Jimbaran and the Bukit, or Sidemen: which Bali area suits a first trip, with realistic transfer times from the airport.

Bali First visit

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30/09/20266 min read

How Many Days in Osaka? 3, 5 and 7-Day Itineraries

Three days cover the essentials, five add a café day and Nara or Minoh, seven make room for Kyoto too. Day-by-day plans, budgets and rain options.

Day trips Itinerary

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Gyeongbokgung Palace: Best Time to Visit, Closing Day and What to Combine It With

Byron Bay Without a Car: Walking, the Local Train and Getting a Lift

Where to Stay in Osaka: The Six Best Areas Compared

Is Bottrop Worth Visiting? A First-Timer's Guide to the Ruhr Town

Getting Around Osaka: JR, Metro, Private Lines and Passes Explained

Byron Bay Itinerary: How to Spend 1, 2 or 3 Days

How to Get to Koh Samui, and Which Beach Area to Stay In

Incheon Airport to Seoul: How to Get to Your Hotel

Where to Stay in Bali: The Best Areas for a First Trip

How Many Days in Osaka? 3, 5 and 7-Day Itineraries

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