Little-known destinations, forgotten villages and whole regions to discover before everyone else does. The antidote to overtourism, one guide at a time.
In Setagaya, the only natural gorge in Tokyo's 23 central wards: 1 km of trail among bamboo, an 1100s temple and a sacred waterfall.
Jun 28, 2026
In Takanawa, the temple where the 47 ronin of Ako are buried beside their lord. Incense, stone and a 1703 act of revenge.
Jun 28, 2026
In Dublin a London plane tree has swallowed a cast-iron bench: the Hungry Tree in the grounds of King's Inns, a quiet botanical curiosity.
Jun 28, 2026
In Phibsborough, Dublin 7, a former nineteenth-century reservoir where water covers 80% of the park: swans, an island and stone walls.
Jun 28, 2026
In Dublin, beside St Patrick's Cathedral, Marsh's Library has preserved since 1707 its oak shelves, rare books and the reading cages.
Jun 28, 2026
In Dublin, the crypts of St Michan's let you see bodies mummified by limestone, on small-group tours 130 metres from the Jameson Distillery.
Jun 28, 2026
In Stockholm, Engelbrekt Church: a masterpiece of Swedish National Romanticism on a rock in Östermalm, with a 32-metre nave.
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A botanical garden from 1791 on Lake Brunnsviken in Stockholm: 9,000 species, the giant water lilies of the Victoriahuset and very few tourists.
Jun 28, 2026
In the free park of Karlberg Palace, in Stockholm, lie the grave of Charles XII's dog, the Temple of Diana and a runestone.
Jun 28, 2026