TRIPPING WITH PHIL
Philip Andelman's Incredibly Infrequent Travel Newsletter™
Planning for The Pondo
You’ll need to plan this incredible hike along the Indian Ocean coastline a couple years out but it’s still quicker than getting a Courage Bagel.
a lil’ ‘orca
Smaller than Mallorca, chiller than Ibiza, this middle child of the Baleric Islands is the perfect summer hop and a skip from the mainland.
SLOUCHING TOWARDS ASWAN:
Travel back in time several millennia and discover the pleasures and perils of a cruise down The Nile.
A TALE OF TWO (portuguese) CITIES
Two decent cities, one exceptional weekend in Portugal. Let’s go!
LECH’S GO BABY!!!
A guide to skiing in the Tyrolean wonderland of Lech and the rest of the Arlberg mountains.
YOUR BACKPOCKET GUIDE TO LOS ANGELES
Is this the most thorough guide to Los Angeles ever written? Absolutely not. Is it perfect for a week-long trip, a link to send out-of-town friends or to refer back to when you’re stuck on the other side of town and unsure where to grab lunch. Hell yeah.
A MILANESE LAYOVER
If you're already headed to Northern Italian wonderlands like the Dolomites or Lake Como, do yourself a favor and spend two days racing around this city's contemporary art centers between sips of Shakeratos and bites of crispy risottos .
THE SECOND-BEST 4th OF JULY CELEBRATION IN THE U.S.
Five and a half hours north of Chicago—past even Traverse City—on the eastern shore of Michigan’s Lake Charlevoix, sits the picturesque town of Boyne City. Don’t ask me to go into a long-winded timeline of how this idyllic hamlet got put on the map as a country-wide contender for the greatest 4th of July celebrant, just know that it’s the case.