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July 10, 2026 · City guide
The best things to do in Bangkok
A curated, practical guide to Bangkok's best experiences — the temples, the river, the markets and the street food — with what each one costs, when to go, and how to string them together.
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July 8, 2026 · City guide
The best things to do in Kyoto
Kyoto rewards the traveller who slows down. A curated guide to the temples, shrines, gardens and food worth your time in Japan's old capital — with hours, access and how to dodge the crowds.
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July 5, 2026 · City guide
The best things to do in Rome
Three thousand years of empire, art and appetite, layered street on street. A curated guide to Rome's essential experiences — what to book ahead, when to go, and where the Romans actually eat.
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June 21, 2026 · City guide
Your first 24 hours in Bangkok
Land, beat the jet lag, and see the best of the old city in one well-paced day — temples in the cool morning, the river through the heat, Chinatown after dark.
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June 7, 2026 · Food & drink
Eat where the locals queue
The single most reliable rule for eating well while travelling costs nothing and works almost everywhere. Here's why the queue — and who's in it — is your best guide, city by city.
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June 14, 2026 · Travel smarter
In praise of shoulder-season travel
The weeks either side of peak are the quiet sweet spot — smaller crowds, better light, lower prices, and cities that feel like themselves again. Here's roughly when the shoulder falls, city by city.
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May 30, 2026 · Travel smarter
The one-neighbourhood rule
Where you sleep shapes a trip more than which sights you tick off. A simple rule for choosing a base that makes a city feel like home instead of a checklist.
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June 28, 2026 · Behind the folio
How we choose what to feature
Curation only means something if you can see the rules. Here's the exact bar an experience has to clear to earn a place on a Folio Voyage guide — and the firewall between what we recommend and what we earn.
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