Jolva Trips

Where to next? Pack it, plan it, taste it.

103 places, each with its own packing list, the spots worth your time, what to eat, and what to sort out with a travel clinic before you go.

Vancouver, CanadaVancouverCanada · Seawall mornings, market lunches, mountain horizonsAbu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesAbu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates · Museum shade and mangrove waterAccra, GhanaAccraGhana · Independence history with a side of grilled tilapiaAmalfi Coast, ItalyAmalfi CoastItaly · Lemon terraces above a coastline best approached by boatAmsterdam, NetherlandsAmsterdamNetherlands · Canal-side afternoons and a ferry to the other shoreAnchorage, United StatesAnchorageUnited States · Long summer evenings between Cook Inlet and the ChugachAthens, GreeceAthensGreece · Ancient marble, neighborhood tables and late eveningsAtlanta, United StatesAtlantaUnited States · Civil-rights landmarks, neighborhood trails and lemon pepperAuckland, New ZealandAucklandNew Zealand · Two harbors, volcanic horizons and island day tripsAustin, United StatesAustinUnited States · Breakfast tacos, cold springs and the next live setBali, IndonesiaBaliIndonesia · Rice-field mornings and temples facing the seaBanff, CanadaBanffCanada · River walks below the Rockies, with pizza after the trailBangkok, ThailandBangkokThailand · Temple mornings and Chinatown after darkBarcelona, SpainBarcelonaSpain · Gaudí’s curves, neighborhood squares and sea airBerlin, GermanyBerlinGermany · Runways for picnics, history at street levelBoston, United StatesBostonUnited States · Follow the brick trail, then follow the cannoliBudapest, HungaryBudapestHungary · Danube evenings and a morning in the thermal poolsBuenos Aires, ArgentinaBuenos AiresArgentina · Sunday antiques and dinners that start lateCairo, EgyptCairoEgypt · Pyramid mornings and koshary after darkCancún & Tulum, MexicoCancún & TulumMexico · Caribbean swims and Maya stone above the seaCape Town, South AfricaCape TownSouth Africa · Fynbos paths, harbour lunches and a mountain above it allCartagena, ColombiaCartagenaColombia · Stone ramparts, courtyard shade and Getsemaní nightsCharleston, United StatesCharlestonUnited States · Harbor breezes and a table set for Lowcountry cookingChiang Mai, ThailandChiang MaiThailand · Lanna temples inside the moat, mountain air beyond itChicago, United StatesChicagoUnited States · River architecture, lake breezes and neighborhood tablesCopenhagen, DenmarkCopenhagenDenmark · Pastry stops between palace gardens and harbour bridgesCosta Rica (San José/Arenal), Costa RicaCosta Rica (San José/Arenal)Costa Rica · City-market breakfasts and rainforest afternoonsCusco & Machu Picchu, PeruCusco & Machu PicchuPeru · Inca masonry, highland mornings and cloud-forest stoneDenver, United StatesDenverUnited States · Railway-hall lunches and art beneath the Front RangeDoha, QatarDohaQatar · Souq breakfasts and art beside the bayDubai, United Arab EmiratesDubaiUnited Arab Emirates · Creek crossings before the skylineDublin, IrelandDublinIreland · Manuscripts, pub conversations and the bay by trainDubrovnik, CroatiaDubrovnikCroatia · Walk the walls, then find your way back to the seaEdinburgh, United KingdomEdinburghUnited Kingdom · Volcanic hills, close-packed lanes and Scottish tablesFlorence, ItalyFlorenceItaly · Renaissance mornings, market lunches, Oltrarno eveningsGoa, IndiaGoaIndia · Fish-curry lunches, village lanes and an Arabian Sea coastHanoi, VietnamHanoiVietnam · Lake-side mornings and a table on the pavementHavana, CubaHavanaCuba · Harbor stone, private kitchens and Malecón eveningsHo Chi Minh City, VietnamHo Chi Minh CityVietnam · Coffee staircases, war history and late-night snail stallsHong Kong, ChinaHong KongChina · Harbor crossings between dim sum and hillside walksHonolulu, United StatesHonoluluUnited States · Royal history and plate lunches beyond WaikīkīIstanbul, TürkiyeIstanbulTürkiye · Ferry tea between imperial skylines and neighborhood tablesJaipur, IndiaJaipurIndia · Astronomical stonework, palace courts and kachori breaksKigali, RwandaKigaliRwanda · Coffee terraces and a city measured in hillsKyoto, JapanKyotoJapan · Temple hills and tea breaks along the KamoLagos, NigeriaLagosNigeria · Gallery afternoons and suya-scented eveningsLas Vegas, United StatesLas VegasUnited States · Vintage neon after dark, sandstone before breakfastLisbon, PortugalLisbonPortugal · Tile-lined hills and a river wide enough to slow you downLondon, United KingdomLondonUnited Kingdom · River walks, free galleries and a very good lunchLos Angeles, United StatesLos AngelesUnited States · Observatory skies and downtown market breakfastsMadrid, SpainMadridSpain · Prado paintings and the long pleasure of a late dinnerMaldives, MaldivesMaldivesMaldives · Reef days, tuna breakfasts and islands with different rulesMallorca, SpainMallorcaSpain · Palma courtyards, Tramuntana villages and almond sweetsMarrakech, MoroccoMarrakechMorocco · Courtyard quiet behind the medina’s red wallsMauritius, MauritiusMauritiusMauritius · Lagoon mornings, mountain trails and market lunchesMelbourne, AustraliaMelbourneAustralia · Market breakfasts, gallery afternoons and laneway tablesMexico City, MexicoMexico CityMexico · Museum mornings, blue-corn lunches, Coyoacán afternoonsMiami, United StatesMiamiUnited States · Cafecito on Calle Ocho, salt air on South BeachMontreal, CanadaMontrealCanada · Wood-fired bagels beneath the mountainMunich, GermanyMunichGermany · Royal rooms and market lunches under chestnut treesNairobi & Kenya safari, KenyaNairobi & Kenya safariKenya · City breakfasts, highland evenings and game-drive dawnsNashville, United StatesNashvilleUnited States · Songwriters, honky-tonks and a careful choice of heatNew Orleans, United StatesNew OrleansUnited States · Brass spilling into streets, powdered sugar at breakfastNew York City, United StatesNew York CityUnited States · Bagels at breakfast, five boroughs by nightNice & the French Riviera, FranceNice & the French RivieraFrance · Socca mornings and coastal trains from a Nice baseOaxaca, MexicoOaxacaMexico · Mole, market smoke and a Zapotec hilltopOrlando, United StatesOrlandoUnited States · Theme-park worlds, then a Milk District breakfastOsaka, JapanOsakaJapan · Neon canals and a second helping of takoyakiParis, FranceParisFrance · Museum mornings, bakery stops and the Seine on footPetra & Jordan (Amman), JordanPetra & Jordan (Amman)Jordan · Amman’s hills and Petra’s sandstone passagewaysPhiladelphia, United StatesPhiladelphiaUnited States · Founding-era streets and a market lunch worth lingering overPhoenix/Scottsdale, United StatesPhoenix/ScottsdaleUnited States · Sonoran trails, desert design and long patio lunchesPhuket, ThailandPhuketThailand · Andaman beach days with an Old Town appetitePortland, United StatesPortlandUnited States · Bookstore hours and wooded trails between food cartsPorto, PortugalPortoPortugal · Tile-lined climbs above the Douro, with snack-bar stopsPrague, CzechiaPragueCzechia · Bridge towers at dawn and lunch beyond the Old TownQuebec City, CanadaQuebec CityCanada · Clifftop promenades and French-Canadian comfort foodQueenstown, New ZealandQueenstownNew Zealand · Lake Wakatipu mornings, alpine trails and bakery queuesReykjavik, IcelandReykjavikIceland · Hot pools, harbor light and a very walkable capitalRio de Janeiro, BrazilRio de JaneiroBrazil · Atlantic mornings and hillside afternoonsRome, ItalyRomeItaly · Ancient stone, drinking fountains and Testaccio tablesSalt Lake City, United StatesSalt Lake CityUnited States · Wasatch foothills with a proper city at their feetSan Antonio, United StatesSan AntonioUnited States · Mission trails and breakfast tacos beyond the River WalkSan Diego, United StatesSan DiegoUnited States · Cliff trails, park arcades and tacos near the borderSan Francisco, United StatesSan FranciscoUnited States · Fog at the headlands, oysters beside the ferriesSan Juan (Puerto Rico), Puerto Rico (U.S.)San Juan (Puerto Rico)Puerto Rico (U.S.) · Fort walls, Puerto Rican coffee and a salt-air walkSantorini, GreeceSantoriniGreece · Caldera paths, volcanic wine and villages inlandSavannah, United StatesSavannahUnited States · Shaded squares, shared lunch tables and riverfront lanesSeattle, United StatesSeattleUnited States · Fishmongers, ferry wakes and a soundtrack of grungeSeoul, South KoreaSeoulSouth Korea · Palace courtyards, market griddles and late cafe nightsSeville, SpainSevilleSpain · Courtyard mornings, Triana ceramics and late tapasSingapore, SingaporeSingaporeSingapore · Orchid mornings and hawker-table eveningsSplit, CroatiaSplitCroatia · Roman palace lanes opening onto the AdriaticStockholm, SwedenStockholmSweden · Island walks, a salvaged warship and slow fika breaksSwiss Alps (Zermatt/Interlaken), SwitzerlandSwiss Alps (Zermatt/Interlaken)Switzerland · Two mountain bases, with weather calling the itinerarySydney, AustraliaSydneyAustralia · Ferries as sightseeing, sandstone lanes and ocean poolsTaipei, TaiwanTaipeiTaiwan · Breakfast queues, tea warehouses and trails above the MRTTokyo, JapanTokyoJapan · Shrine forests, tiny counters and a skyline that keeps goingToronto, CanadaTorontoCanada · Market breakfasts and a skyline seen from the waterVictoria Falls, ZimbabweVictoria FallsZimbabwe · Rainforest spray with a gorge-side lunch afterwardVienna, AustriaViennaAustria · Imperial rooms, coffeehouse hours and a turn in the PraterWashington DC, United StatesWashington DCUnited States · Monuments by day, U Street after museum hoursZanzibar, TanzaniaZanzibarTanzania · Stone Town lanes before the tide turns