Travel guides
Notes from the road
Practical, honest guides to the destinations Rotanza plans for — no fluff, no fake reviews.
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Istanbul on Your First Visit: What to See, Eat, and Skip
The one city that sits on two continents — here's how to spend a few days there without wasting any of them.
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Paris Without the Queues: A Practical Timing Guide
The Eiffel Tower isn't the problem — the 90-minute line for it is. Here's how to see everything without standing in one.
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Rome: How to Eat Well Without a Reservation
Skip the menus with photos and the waiters calling out to you — here's what actually works.
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Tokyo's Transit System Isn't Scary — Here's How It Actually Works
The map looks like a plate of spaghetti. In practice, it's the easiest way to get around any city in the world.
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Barcelona Beyond Gaudí: Where Locals Actually Spend Their Weekend
Sagrada Família is worth the hype. So is everything two metro stops away from it that most visitors never see.
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New York: Skip Times Square, Walk These Neighborhoods Instead
The postcard version of Manhattan is the least interesting version. Here's where the city actually feels like itself.
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