Not Another Top 10 List
Every route we plan is one we’ve actually walked, driven, or gotten lost on ourselves. If we wouldn’t tell a friend to go, it doesn’t make the cut.
Why We Bothered
We got tired of planning trips around articles that clearly hadn’t been updated since a place closed down, or worse, were never actually visited by whoever wrote them. So we started writing down what we’d tell a friend before their trip: the honest version, not the sponsored one.
Every itinerary we build comes with the ratings, budgets, and honest misses that only come from actually being there ourselves.
The Cartagena Lesson
We once chased a few of the trendiest spots people rave about online in Cartagena. Some were exactly as good as promised. A lot of it, honestly, just wasn’t worth the hype, the wait, or the detour. That gap between what social media sells and what’s actually there is exactly why we plan things ourselves instead of copying a feed.
The Old Town, Early Morning
Quiet streets and real neighborhood life, before the crowds show up.
We’d Skip This
The rooftop bar every feed points you to. Long line, inflated prices, and a view you get free two blocks over.
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Ready-Made Guides
Same honest format as everything else here: real ratings, real budgets, what we’d skip. Each one covers a single destination and is delivered instantly as a PDF the moment you buy it.
A destination we’ve spent real time in, planned properly.
Another route from our own travels, fully written up.
More destinations are in the works as we keep traveling.
How are these organized?
By destination, one guide per place. As we finish new ones, they’ll show up here individually with their own price and preview.
What’s in each guide?
Themed sections, our own star ratings, price tiers, a “We’d Skip This” list, suggested itineraries, and realistic budget breakdowns, same as the Cartagena example above.
None of these match where I’m going?
That’s exactly what our personalized guides are for. Instead of waiting for us to cover your destination, you can have one built specifically for your trip.
Don’t see your destination yet? We can still build you one.
Want a Guide Built Just for You?
Beyond what we publish ourselves, we plan fully personalized itineraries for a select few trips. Built around your dates, your pace, and your budget, not a template.
A free call to hear about your trip: where, when, how long, what matters to you.
We plan a route around it, the same way we plan our own trips.
You get a personal guide, priced based on the scope of the work involved.
Typical turnaround is 5 to 10 days after the call, depending on trip length and how far out you’re planning.
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Before You Reach Out
Is $20–50 the final price?
It’s the typical range for most requests. The exact price depends on scope, how many days, how many destinations, how much research is involved. You’ll get a clear number after the free call, before any commitment.
What’s the difference between a ready-made guide and a personalized one?
A ready-made guide covers a destination we’ve already planned and written up, ready to buy and download instantly. A personalized guide is built from scratch around your specific trip.
How do you decide what makes it into a guide?
The same way we decide what makes it into a packing list: if we wouldn’t tell a friend to do it, it doesn’t go in. That includes places we visited and genuinely weren’t impressed by.
Want more stories from the road before you commit to a guide?
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