City Guides

The complete Ibiza guide for 2026 — beyond the clubs. Puig des Molins Phoenician necropolis (3,000+ hypogea, free entry), Dalt Vila UNESCO walled city (free), Ses Salines Natural Park posidonia seagrass, Amnesia’s 50th anniversary season, UNVRS at the former Privilege site, three Michelin stars (La Gaia, Omakase by Walt, Unic), the Ibicenco housing crisis, and a Best Day Under €50. What the island is besides the clubs — and an honest account of what the clubs actually cost.

The complete Gran Canaria guide for 2026 — beyond the southern resort strip. Vegueta 1478 old quarter (€6), Cueva Pintada de Gáldar (€6), Risco Caído UNESCO, Fortaleza de Ansite and the 1483 end of the conquest, Roque Nublo (reservation required), Maspalomas dunes rules, the Michelin 2026 five (La Aquarela, Los Guayres, Poemas, Tabaiba, Muxgo), Canarian wine country, and a Best Day Under €28 in Las Palmas. What the 15.8 million annual passengers miss.

Your complete Crete guide for 2026 — Europe’s first civilisation (Minoan, 3000 BCE), eight consecutive occupations, and an island that joined modern Greece only in 1913. Knossos (€15), Samaria Gorge (€5), Venetian Heraklion and Chania, the Anogia reprisal massacres, Cretan diet, raki culture, and a Best Day Under €30 in Heraklion. The guide for people who want Crete, not the package strip.

Your complete Malta guide for 2026 — three civilisations on one island: the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum (5,500 years old, 80 visitors/day), Valletta’s Caravaggio (the only painting he ever signed), the Daphne Caruana Galizia memorial cleared daily. Michelin stars verified: ION Harbour 2★, De Mondion, Under Grain, Noni, Rosamì all 1★. ETIAS not yet live. Best day under €35.

Your complete Cyprus guide for 2026 — three islands in one (the Aphrodite coast, eleven thousand years of archaeology, and the last divided capital in the world). Paphos Archaeological Park (€4.50 or €8.50 combined), Kourion at sunset, the Troodos painted churches, Nicosia across the Green Line, Varosha reopened against UN resolution, Ayia Napa’s beach-plus-trap, and the Best Day Under €35 that crosses two nation-states on foot.

Your complete Corsica guide for 2026 — the Three Corsicas (coastal, mountain, political), Bonifacio at dawn, Scandola by boat, GR20 day-sections, Maison Bonaparte (€10 / free 1st Sunday), the Michelin 2★ Casadelmar, EES biometric border live 10 April 2026, and the autonomy statute vote opening in Paris.

Your complete Sicily guide for 2026 — Valley of the Temples, Palatine Chapel and Monreale’s Arab-Norman mosaics, Val di Noto baroque, live Etna eruption status, Albero Falcone in Palermo, new Michelin 2-star I Tenerumi on Vulcano, Taormina off-season, and honest advice on when to visit and what to skip.

Your complete Sardinia guide for 2026 — Su Nuraxi UNESCO nuraghe, Giants of Mont’e Prama in Cabras, Cala Goloritzé booking rules (€7, 250/day), La Pelosa access rules, Michelin Capogiro (new 2026), Delta JFK–Olbia from 21 May, and honest advice on Costa Smeralda versus the Barbagia interior.

Your complete Menorca guide for 2026 — Sant Joan in Ciutadella 23–24 June, Talayotic UNESCO sites from €2, Xoriguer gin free tastings, caldereta de llagosta at Sa Llagosta in Fornells, Cami de Cavalls 185 km coastal path, Hauser & Wirth on Illa del Rei reopening 25 April 2026, and honest advice on the summer cala quotas.

Santiago — The Complete City Guide 2026 Chile’s capital where the Andes tower over thirty-minute-away wineries, a fast-rising food scene, and the political memory of 1973 and 2019 — your complete guide to South America’s most underrated city. SCL ✈️ Santiago Airport CLP 35,000–250,000+/day (Budget to Luxury) Best: Sep–Nov, Mar–May Editor’s Note: The Andes are … Read more

Mexico City — The Complete City Guide 2026 From Aztec ruins under the Zócalo to a Michelin-starred taco stand in San Rafael — the 2026 guide to one of the densest food cities on the continent. MEX ✈️ Mexico City Airport MXN 800–8,000+/day (Budget to Luxury) budget Best: Oct–May In This Guide Top Attractions & … Read more

Montreal city guide 2026: poutine, smoked meat & bagel rankings, Michelin dining, 15+ neighborhoods, winter survival, Jazz Fest tips & budgets from $80 CAD/day.

Vancouver, Canada City Guide 2026 Mountains, Myth, and the Modern Frontier Verified: April 2026 | ✍️ 20-Year Travel Editor YVR ✈️ $130–950/day ☔ 162 rain days/yr Vancouver skyline from Kitsilano Beach — the defining view Why Vancouver? An Editor’s Note I have covered the Pacific Northwest for two decades, and Vancouver remains the most visually … Read more

San Francisco city guide 2026: updated prices, 15+ neighborhoods, Michelin to Mission burritos, transit hacks, Alcatraz tips & daily budgets from $100/day.

Kyoto — The Complete City Guide 2026 Japan’s ancient capital of temples, geisha, and kaiseki. Where bamboo groves meet Michelin stars, and the crowds can be navigated — if you know when to go. KIX ✈️ Osaka Kansai (75 min) ITM ✈️ Osaka Itami (55 min) ¥8,000–50,000+/day (Budget to Luxury) Cherry: late Mar / Autumn: … Read more