There is the reason I flew, whether that is a keynote, a training room or a build. There are the slow days around it. And there is the one thing I go do that has nothing to do with either, which is usually the part I remember.
I have never taken a trip that was only one of the three. So every stop here is tagged, and you can filter the whole city down to the version of the trip you are actually taking. Real prices, what to order by name, and the thing nobody tells you before you go.
Peru · Work, leisure and adventure · Aug 30 to Sep 2, plus an extension
Three days with my parents out of Miraflores. A pyramid in the middle of the city, a Machu Picchu replica you reach by boat, a restaurant with no sign on the door, and the fountain park that costs one dollar.
Open the itinerary →South Africa · Work first
The Hard Rock Cafe keynote, and everything I did once the mic was off. Being written now.
Vietnam · Work first
Training at Saigon International University, then the city on my own time. Being written now.
Japan · Work first
The international speaking trip, and the adventure half nobody saw. Being written now.
Which is the point. Once you have read one, you know exactly where to look on the next one.
Every stop shows miles and drive time from the hotel I actually stayed in, plus a bar showing where it falls in the day’s range. You can see instantly whether something is a five minute hop or the one long push.
Entry fees in local currency with the dollar conversion, opening hours by day, and the phone number to call. Verified the week the trip happened, with anything I could not confirm marked as unconfirmed.
Three lines under every stop. What to actually order by name, one thing worth knowing about the place, and the practical detail that would have wrecked the day if I had not known it.
Every itinerary ends with what got cut and exactly why. Being honest about what does not fit is the difference between a plan and a wish list.
Filter the city down to work, leisure or adventure. Uncheck what you do not want. Skip the hard walking, skip the splurges, or show only what needs booking. Prices switch between local currency and dollars, the total moves as you edit, and you can copy your version out.
I fly for work more than anything else, but no trip has ever stayed in one lane. There is always a stage, always a slow afternoon, and always one thing I had no business doing. These pages are what I would tell a friend flying in behind me.
No affiliate rails, no booking resellers, no Viator, no GetYourGuide. If a restaurant is on here it is because I ate there and it was worth your afternoon. When a venue has no site of its own, the link goes to their page, not to somebody selling tickets on their behalf. That is the whole editorial policy and it is not negotiable, including for paid work.
A named, linked placement inside a real itinerary that people use on the ground, plus the photo and video I shoot while I am there. The pages stay up and keep working. This is not a story that disappears in 24 hours.
I speak and train in eight countries. The people reading these pages are the ones who were in the room: professionals, organizers, university and government audiences, and the friends they send afterward. Smaller than a travel blog. Considerably more qualified.
Write a stop I did not go to, take a link out because a competitor paid, or hide that something is sponsored. Anything paid is labeled. The cut list stays honest, and a partner can end up on it.
Tourism boards, hotels, airlines, restaurant groups and travel brands: I build the city guide, shoot the content, and speak at the event while I am there. Tell me the market and the dates.
Tell me the city and I will build it the same way. New itineraries land here first.