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Five cities, seven days: yes, it's possible — here's the math
Everyone says it can't be done without spending the whole week on trains. Everyone is routing it wrong. The exact sequencing, the luggage trick, and the one city you should sleep in twice.
The Case For
Thailand costs less than your Hawaii trip. Let's talk.
Side-by-side budgets for the same two weeks. The flight is the only thing that costs more — everything else flips hard the other way.
Food Guide
How to eat in Tokyo when you can't read the menu
Ticket machines, counter etiquette, and the phrase that unlocks the chef's recommendation. You will not eat badly. We won't allow it.
Worth It / Skip It
Machu Picchu: worth it. The 4 a.m. bus line: skip it.
Route Notes
Europe by rail: the booking windows nobody tells you about
The Exhale