If Bellagio is the tourist postcard version of Lake Como, Varenna is the quiet place you go to and the second most beautiful town at Lake Como. You can expect a single ribbon of pastel houses stacked above the water, a lakeside path barely wide enough for two, and far fewer people fighting for…
This Como city guide covers exactly the best things to do in Como, and we’re honest about when the city is the right base and when you should push north instead. We visited Como in September 2025 and May 2026 and wanted to share our honest opinions. 👉 KEEP IN MIND: Como is super…
This guide covers the 22 best things we did in Ubud, from the famous Monkey Forest and Tegalalang rice terraces to lesser-known spots most visitors miss entirely. We’ll be honest about the places we found overcrowded, what was actually worth the queue, and what we’d skip if our time were shorter. And one piece…
Bellagio is the postcard version of Lake Como. It’s THE town you’ll want to visit when you come to Lake Como. When we arrived by ferry from Varenna for the first time, the view of Bellagio’s waterfront was amazing. The colored houses, villas, balconies… This is the Lake Como you dream of. This guide…
Colico sits at the northern tip of Lake Como, where the lake widens, the wind picks up, and the postcard villas give way to forts, nature reserves, and kite sails cutting across open water. If Bellagio is the lake’s fancy front room, Colico is the wide-open back garden, less fancy, more wind-blown, and built…
Gravedona sits in the northern part of Lake Como, where the crowds thin out and the pace slows down. If you’ve already seen the postcard shots of Bellagio and Varenna and want to know what the quieter side of the lake actually feels like, this is it. This guide covers the best things to…
The first time we really experienced Lake Como, we were on a small private boat on the water, passing villas we only saw in the movies before. That boat tour reshuffled our whole list of best things to do in Lake Como, because the lake makes far more sense from the water than from…
Laura grew up in Kenya and has stayed at five of the lodges in this Naivasha hotel guide, including the nights a hippo grazed ten feet from her tent at Crescent Camp and her lodge at Sanctuary Farm. If you’ve ever caught yourself asking, “Where should I stay near Lake Naivasha?” this guide is…
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