A quick word of introduction. My name is Stuart McDonald and this is Couchfish—the perfect tub of ice cream for the traveller stranded on the couch. The newsletter has both a paid edition that traces ...

This week I’m leading with a terrific story + video looking at Bali and tourism. It is far from the usual “here are some tourists doing dumb/offensive stuff in Bali” style piece and instead takes a ...

A quick word of introduction. My name is Stuart McDonald and this is Couchfish—the perfect tub of ice-cream for the traveller stranded on the couch. The newsletter has both a paid edition—like this ...

On how AI makes travel planning worse while promising better A quick word of introduction. My name is Stuart McDonald and this is Couchfish—the perfect tub of ice cream for the traveller stranded on ...

After my rather long Instagram ramble last week, something a little lighter today. Some quick thoughts on all the stuff we pass on by getting from here to there and back again. My daughter and I are ...

Some thoughts on robots and hotels and why people matter—not just for the traveller, but even more so for local communities.

Entire books are devoted to the cuisine of Vietnam. This single page cannot do justice to the incredible array of foods, street food joints, Vietnamese and international restaurants, cafes, and, of ...

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Travellers visit Hue to explore the tombs and the Imperial Citadel, but they stay for the food. It really is as simple as that. Time to get started. At Ba Tung. Photo: Stuart McDonald While eating our ...

How long should you head to Southeast Asia? This depends mainly on three things: how much time you have, where you want to go and how much money you have. How much time you have will obviously vary ...

Phnom Penh has dozens of hostels to choose from, scattered right across the city. Dorm beds often go for $5 and under, with private air-con rooms with bathroom floating around the $20 to $30 mark.