The Journal
Slow tourism essays, behind-the-scenes notes, and practical guides for travellers who want more than a checklist. Written from Madrid and Alicante, by the people who drive the tuk-tuks.
Your ship docks at 8. It sails at 5. Between those two times sits an entire Mediterranean city waiting to be seen. Here's how to spend every minute well — castle, old town, beach, lunch, and back to the gangway with time to spare.
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Forget the rooftop bars and the postcard plazas. These are the streets, terraces, and quiet hours that locals carry with them — and that most visitors never find.
Read →A 50-seat coach passes the Royal Palace in 90 seconds. A tuk-tuk stops there for ten minutes. Which one are you going to remember in five years' time?
Read →It wasn't the marketing. It was a quiet morning in Plaza Mayor with no engine noise — and a guest who asked, mid-sentence, "wait, is this thing on?"
Read →Twelve guests. Three tuk-tuks. One bride who'd never imagined arriving at the ceremony in a parade through the old town. The full story of how a tour company became part of a marriage.
Read →An ancient Egyptian temple, gifted to Spain, sat above the city for a sunset that locals know to plan for. Here's why it's worth the detour — and exactly when to arrive.
Read →Sarah and Mark booked their first private tuk-tuk shore excursion in Alicante. Here's what they did, what they ate, and what they wished they'd known before docking.
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"Una alternativa para llevar mejor los 35°C de Madrid es darse un paseo a la sombra de un tuk tuk."
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