Editor’s pick
Anchors first, then the slow days, then the flights. The planning order our designers use for every itinerary — and how to borrow it for your own.
- Anchors
- Slow days
- Flights
Leilani Kahale6 Oct 2026
The Sunmile journal
Field notes from our travel designers: the timings, the tables and the small decisions that make a trip feel effortless.
Recent field notes
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Dive trips for nervous swimmers
Seat choice, the one-meal rule and the light you need on landing day — our cabin routine for 12-hour flights.
Graham Whitlock
Kyoto in cherry season, without the crowds
Seat choice, the one-meal rule and the light you need on landing day — our cabin routine for 12-hour flights.
Graham Whitlock
What to eat between Ha Long Bay and Hoi An
Seat choice, the one-meal rule and the light you need on landing day — our cabin routine for 12-hour flights.
Graham Whitlock
Ferry-hopping the Cyclades without missing a boat
Seat choice, the one-meal rule and the light you need on landing day — our cabin routine for 12-hour flights.
Graham Whitlock
Travelling with under-fives: the shallow-water rule
Seat choice, the one-meal rule and the light you need on landing day — our cabin routine for 12-hour flights.
Graham Whitlock
Packing for three climates in one carry-on
Seat choice, the one-meal rule and the light you need on landing day — our cabin routine for 12-hour flights.
Graham Whitlock
Rice terraces before breakfast: an Ubud morning
Seat choice, the one-meal rule and the light you need on landing day — our cabin routine for 12-hour flights.
Graham Whitlock
Venice in winter is the Venice you actually wanted
Seat choice, the one-meal rule and the light you need on landing day — our cabin routine for 12-hour flights.
Graham Whitlock
Long-haul without the zombie arrival
Seat choice, the one-meal rule and the light you need on landing day — our cabin routine for 12-hour flights.
Graham Whitlock