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FIELD NOTES

The travel stories we'd tell you over dinner.

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The best trips aren't just about where you went. They're about the bizarre, brilliant and occasionally ridiculous moments that happen along the way.

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Irregularly scheduled. Regularly entertaining. Because travel is even better with a good story.

PAST DISPATCHES

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27 Oct 2026 | Eastern Uzbekistan

Soviet Sleepers &

Acrobatic Bakers

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22 Jul 2026 | Verona, Italy

The Balcony

That Made Millions

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10 Mar 2026 | Tromsø, Norway

We Ate Rudolph &

Swam an Arctic Fjord

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14 Oct 2026 | Western Uzbekistan

Silk Road Dreams &

The Babushka Paparazzi

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11 Jun 2026 | South Korea

5 Million Tea Trees &

A Lustful Monk

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17 Dec 2025 | Northern Oman

Monkey Attack. Sandstorm.

Goats at 6am.

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4 Aug 2026 | Western Dolomites, Italy

Mountain Bouncers & 

Swimsuit Police

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5 Jun 2026 | Seoul, South Korea

100,000 Lanterns &

2am Garden Tickets

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30 Jul 2026 | Eastern Dolomites, Italy

The Fog

That Ate a Forest

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29 Apr 2026 | Southeast England

4.6 Million Seashells &

1000-Year Old Streets

ABOUT US

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We’ve spent 17 years proving that 'authentic travel' doesn't have to mean roughing it.

 

We’re Shal and James: adventure co-conspirators who believe the best travel stories happen somewhere between a freezing fjord swim and a perfectly mixed negroni.

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