Month: April 2026

The case for going in November

Lower prices, shorter queues and a version of the city its residents actually recognise. What you give up, and what you get.

Six coffee rituals worth rearranging your morning for

From an Ethiopian jebena ceremony to a Neapolitan caffè sospeso, the customs that make the drink about something other than caffeine.

Japan by local train, not bullet train

The Shinkansen is magnificent and it skips everything. Six regional lines that show a country the express network cannot.