Why most ‘best places near Mumbai’ lists are lying to you

If you live in Mumbai long enough, you start to develop a specific kind of twitch. It usually happens on a Thursday afternoon when the humidity hits 85% and you realize you’ve spent four hours of your day staring at the back of a bus. You need to leave. Not forever—we aren’t that lucky—but just […]

Why I stopped overpaying for the 90-minute hop from Brisbane to Sydney

I once paid $412 for a one-way flight from Brisbane to Sydney because I thought I was being ‘efficient.’ It was a Tuesday in November 2022, and I’d stayed out too late at a pub in Fortitude Valley the night before, slept through my 6:00 AM alarm, and ended up standing at the Virgin check-in […]

Why I Stopped Pretending I’m Too Cool For All-Inclusive Vacation Deals

Stop lying to yourself about wanting an “authentic” experience. We all do it. We spend six months telling our coworkers about the “hidden gem” airbnb we found in a village where no one speaks English, but then Friday at 4:45 PM hits and all we actually want is to be a human vegetable. You want […]