A quick word of introduction. My name is Stuart McDonald and this is Couchfish—the perfect tub of ice cream for the traveller stranded on the couch. The newsletter has both a paid edition that traces ...

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A quick word of introduction. My name is Stuart McDonald and this is Couchfish—the perfect tub of ice-cream for the traveller stranded on the couch. The newsletter has both a paid edition—like this ...

On how AI makes travel planning worse while promising better A quick word of introduction. My name is Stuart McDonald and this is Couchfish—the perfect tub of ice cream for the traveller stranded on ...

After my rather long Instagram ramble last week, something a little lighter today. Some quick thoughts on all the stuff we pass on by getting from here to there and back again. My daughter and I are ...

This week I’m leading with a terrific story + video looking at Bali and tourism. It is far from the usual “here are some tourists doing dumb/offensive stuff in Bali” style piece and instead takes a ...

Forget chilli crab — if Singapore has a national dish it’s definitely chicken rice. First of all, this simple but tasty dish is something that Singaporeans genuinely eat all the time. No hawker centre ...

The big star of the near-the-caves guesthouse scene is of course the famous Chiang Dao Nest—a longstanding, popular and well organised resort, though there are plenty of other solid options nearby.

Some thoughts on robots and hotels and why people matter—not just for the traveller, but even more so for local communities.

Mae Sariang is a small town and most of the places to stay are within walking distance of each another. The best located accommodation overlooks the river along Langpanich Road, however things can get ...

While Chiang Mai has thousands of hotels and guesthouses spread across a vast area, we’ve concentrated on what we believe are the two most convenient areas to stay: within the Old City walls and ...

The trip from Bangkok to Siem Reap and Angkor Wat is one of the most talked about routes in the region: scam buses, visa rip-offs, over-priced taxis and a whole legion of shysters and con artists to ...