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.
Leilani KahaleTravel designer, Bali & Indonesia
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12 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Leilani Kahale
Leilani lived in Ubud for four years and now plans our Bali and Indonesia routes. She has strong opinions about sunrise and will happily talk you out of a fifth island.
Seat choice, the one-meal rule and the light you need on landing day — our cabin routine for 12-hour flights.
Graham Whitlock
Seat choice, the one-meal rule and the light you need on landing day — our cabin routine for 12-hour flights.
Graham Whitlock
Seat choice, the one-meal rule and the light you need on landing day — our cabin routine for 12-hour flights.
Graham Whitlock
Dana R.
The “two anchors” idea just saved my Japan trip. I had nine must-sees in eleven days. Down to the ryokan and the Fushimi Inari dawn walk now, and it already feels like a holiday instead of a project.
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Leilani KahaleAuthor
Love this, Dana. One tip from Yuna on our Japan desk: book the ryokan for the middle of the trip, not the end — it resets everyone for the second half.
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