# About Name: Signal Description: A weekly travel letter: one place, one week, one opinion. URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click # Navigation Menu - Cities: https://demosignal.superblog.click/category/cities - Coast: https://demosignal.superblog.click/category/coast - Mountains: https://demosignal.superblog.click/category/mountains - About: https://demosignal.superblog.click/about - Subscribe: https://demosignal.superblog.click/#main-leadgen-form-lead # Blog Posts ## About Signal Author: Jonah Reyes Author URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/author/jonah-reyes/ Published: 2026-09-01 Meta Title: About Signal · Signal Meta Description: Signal is a weekly travel letter: one place, one week, one opinion. URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/about/ Signal is a letter, not a guide. Every Thursday, one place, written by someone who was just there and has an opinion about it. ## What it is not A list of the top ten anything. A sponsored stay. A restaurant review. If a place is mentioned it is because we went, paid, and would go back. ## Who writes it Jonah Reyes, mostly, with Mei Lin on the walks. Eleven years, sixty countries, one bag. ## Subscribing The form at the bottom of any issue. One email a week, on Thursday, and nothing else, ever. --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. --- ## Issue 41: Lisbon, in October Author: Jonah Reyes Author URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/author/jonah-reyes/ Published: 2026-08-30 Category: Cities Category URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/category/cities/ Meta Title: Issue 41: Lisbon, in October · Signal Meta Description: The tourists have gone home, the light has gone gold, and the 28 tram is finally worth the wait. Tags: lisbon, portugal, autumn, cities Tag URLs: lisbon (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/lisbon/), portugal (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/portugal/), autumn (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/autumn/), cities (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/cities/) URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/issue-41-lisbon-in-october/ ![A yellow tram crossing a square in Lisbon](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1590941761838-60179f0ed248?ixid=M3w3OTAzOTJ8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw0fHxsaXNib24lMjB0cmFtJTIweWVsbG93JTIwc3RyZWV0fGVufDF8MHx8fDE3ODg2MzQ5MTh8MA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop) Go in October. I will say that once and then get on with it, because everyone says it about everywhere and it is only true of a few places. Lisbon is one. ## The tram The 28 is the one on the postcards and in summer it is a queue with a tram at the end of it. In October you get on. Ride it end to end once, for the hills, and then never again, because the hills are better walked. ## The light Lisbon faces south over a river the width of a sea. In October the sun sits low enough that the tiles on the buildings throw it back at you for most of the afternoon. Photographers call this the golden hour. In Lisbon it lasts about four. ## Where to eat - A tasca in Graça with no name on the door and a handwritten menu. Ask for whatever is on the stove. - The pastel de nata place everyone names, at seven in the morning, when it is a bakery and not a queue. - Anything grilled, on the Cais, with the ferries going past. > A city is a light and a slope. Lisbon has both and knows it. ## One thing Take the ferry to Cacilhas and look back. Every city should be seen from across its water once, and Lisbon more than most. --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. --- ## Issue 40: Kyoto, east of the river Author: Jonah Reyes Author URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/author/jonah-reyes/ Published: 2026-08-23 Category: Cities Category URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/category/cities/ Meta Title: Issue 40: Kyoto, east of the river · Signal Meta Description: Skip the famous side for a day. The east bank has the temples, the leaves, and nobody in front of them. Tags: autumn, kyoto, japan, temples Tag URLs: autumn (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/autumn/), kyoto (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/kyoto/), japan (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/japan/), temples (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/temples/) URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/issue-40-kyoto-east-of-the-river/ ![A temple hall above red maples at sunset](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1707474893587-a37a9cf1b555?ixid=M3w3OTAzOTJ8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyfHxreW90byUyMHRlbXBsZSUyMGF1dHVtbnxlbnwxfDB8fHwxNzg4NjM0OTE4fDA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop) Kyoto has a problem, and the problem is that everyone knows about Kyoto. The solution is a river. Cross it. ## The morning Start at the top of the Philosopher's Path at seven, before the shops open, and walk south with the canal. The leaves are the point in November; the silence is the point at seven. ## The temples Choose two. Not six, two. Nanzen-ji for the gate and the aqueduct, which is Victorian and brick and utterly wrong and somehow right. Honen-in for the moss, which has been swept that morning and will be swept again tomorrow. ## Lunch Soba, in a place with four seats and a grandmother. There are a hundred of these and every one is better than the restaurant you booked. ## The evening Kiyomizu at dusk, when it is lit and the maples are lit and the city below is turning its lights on. Yes, there will be people. It is worth it anyway, which is the highest thing I can say about a famous place. --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. --- ## Issue 39: Iceland, the south coast in March Author: Jonah Reyes Author URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/author/jonah-reyes/ Published: 2026-08-16 Category: Coast Category URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/category/coast/ Meta Title: Issue 39: Iceland, the south coast in March · Signal Meta Description: Black sand, a mountain that looks drawn, and weather that changes its mind every twenty minutes. Tags: iceland, coast, winter, road trip Tag URLs: iceland (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/iceland/), coast (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/coast/), winter (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/winter/), road trip (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/road-trip/) URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/issue-39-iceland-the-south-coast-in-march/ ![Vestrahorn mountain above a black sand beach](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1612142786931-0e069c20ffda?ixid=M3w3OTAzOTJ8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw2fHxpY2VsYW5kJTIwYmxhY2slMjBzYW5kJTIwYmVhY2h8ZW58MXwwfHx8MTc4ODYzNDkxOXww&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop) March is the wrong month for Iceland, which is why I went. The roads are open, the crowds are not, and the light does something at four in the afternoon that I have not seen anywhere else. ## The beach Stokksnes, under Vestrahorn. Black sand, a mountain that looks like a child drew a mountain, and a wind that will take your hat to Norway. Pay the farmer his few krona for the road and stay until the light goes. ## Driving - Check the road site every morning. Not the weather site, the road site. - Fuel at every station. The next one is further than you think. - Stop at the waterfalls everyone stops at. They are everyone's for a reason. ## Sleeping Guesthouses, not hotels. A room above a farm with a view of a glacier and a breakfast of bread that someone baked at five. ## The weather You will get all of it. Snow at nine, sun at ten, rain sideways at noon, and a sky at four that makes the whole trip make sense. Pack for every month at once. --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. --- ## Issue 38: Marseille, from the old port Author: Jonah Reyes Author URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/author/jonah-reyes/ Published: 2026-08-09 Category: Coast Category URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/category/coast/ Meta Title: Issue 38: Marseille, from the old port · Signal Meta Description: A city that does not care whether you like it, which is exactly why you will. Tags: cities, coast, marseille, france Tag URLs: cities (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/cities/), coast (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/coast/), marseille (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/marseille/), france (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/france/) URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/issue-38-marseille-from-the-old-port/ ![The old port of Marseille, boats and the basilica above](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1609860582694-046ac11743be?ixid=M3w3OTAzOTJ8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw2fHxtYXJzZWlsbGUlMjBvbGQlMjBwb3J0JTIwYm9hdHN8ZW58MXwwfHx8MTc4ODYzNDkyMHww&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop) Marseille is not pretty. It is something better than pretty. It is alive, and it does not lower its voice for visitors. ## The port Start there, at eight, when the fishermen sell what they caught at five from trestle tables on the quay. Buy nothing, look at everything, and then walk up. ## Le Panier The old quarter above the port: stairs, washing, walls painted by people who did not ask. Get lost in it on purpose. It is small enough that lost lasts twenty minutes. ## Lunch Not bouillabaisse, unless you have booked and are paying for it. A sandwich from a stand by the port, eaten on the steps of the fish market, is the true Marseille lunch and costs four euros. ## The afternoon The 60 bus to Notre-Dame de la Garde, for the view, which is the whole city and the whole sea and the islands where they kept the Count of Monte Cristo. Then walk down, slowly, to the Corniche, and swim if it is warm and even if it is not. _Revised: the fish market moved fifty metres east in the summer, and the stand with the sandwiches moved with it._ --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. --- ## Issue 37: the Dolomites, on foot Author: Jonah Reyes Author URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/author/jonah-reyes/ Published: 2026-08-02 Category: Mountains Category URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/category/mountains/ Meta Title: Issue 37: the Dolomites, on foot · Signal Meta Description: Five days hut to hut, no tent, no car, and the best bread of my life at 2,300 metres. Mei walked it with me. Tags: dolomites, italy, hiking, mountains Tag URLs: dolomites (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/dolomites/), italy (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/italy/), hiking (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/hiking/), mountains (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/mountains/) URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/issue-37-the-dolomites-on-foot/ ![A hiking trail along a ridge in the Dolomites](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1697020028703-043b6513527d?ixid=M3w3OTAzOTJ8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw2fHxkb2xvbWl0ZXMlMjBoaWtpbmclMjB0cmFpbHxlbnwxfDB8fHwxNzg4NjM0OTIwfDA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop) The Dolomites are the mountains that look like a set. Pale rock walls standing up out of green meadows as if someone placed them there for the photograph. Walking through them for five days is the point of this letter, and Mei is writing half of it. ## The huts Rifugi. Stone buildings at the passes, run by families, with bunks, blankets, and a kitchen that produces polenta, dumplings and a sort of strudel that we still talk about. Book in spring. They fill. ## The days 1. Six hours, one pass, legs complaining. 2. Seven hours, two passes, legs quiet. 3. The long one, with the ladders. 4. The easy one, which we needed. 5. Down, to a town with a bus, and a beer at eleven in the morning that nobody judged. ## What to carry Less than you think. The huts have blankets, food and water. You need boots, layers, a sheet sleeping bag, and cash, because the mountains have not heard of cards. > You do not need a car in the Dolomites. You need a week and a pair of knees. --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. --- ## Issue 36: Tokyo after dark Author: Jonah Reyes Author URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/author/jonah-reyes/ Published: 2026-07-26 Category: Cities Category URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/category/cities/ Meta Title: Issue 36: Tokyo after dark · Signal Meta Description: The city changes hands at sunset. Where to be when it does, and what to eat standing up. Tags: cities, japan, tokyo, night Tag URLs: cities (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/cities/), japan (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/japan/), tokyo (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/tokyo/), night (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/night/) URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/issue-36-tokyo-after-dark/ ![A neon-lit alley in Tokyo at night](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1551641506-ee5bf4cb45f1?ixid=M3w3OTAzOTJ8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw0fHx0b2t5byUyMG5pZ2h0JTIwc3RyZWV0JTIwbmVvbnxlbnwxfDB8fHwxNzg4NjM0OTIxfDA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop) Tokyo by day is a working city, efficient and polite. Tokyo by night is a different city that happens to share the same streets. ## Golden Gai Six alleys, two hundred bars, most with six seats. Pick one by its door. If they do not want you, they will say so, and there are a hundred and ninety-nine others. ## Standing up Yakitori under the railway arches at Yurakucho, with the trains going over. Skewers, beer, salarymen, and a bill that comes as a shock in the good direction. ## The last train Midnight-ish, and everyone knows to the minute. Miss it and you are in a manga café until five, which is its own kind of story and not a bad one. ## The quiet places Yes, they exist. A shrine in Shinjuku at two in the morning, lit, empty, ten metres from the loudest street in Japan. Tokyo is very good at doors. ## FAQs Q: Is Tokyo expensive at night? A: It can be. It does not have to be. Standing bars, yakitori and the convenience store at midnight are cheap and better than most of what costs more. Q: Do I need to speak Japanese? A: No, but learn to say thank you properly and bow slightly when you say it. It changes every interaction. Q: Is it safe? A: It is the safest big city I know. The only danger is missing the last train. --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. --- ## Issue 35: the Amalfi coast, out of season Author: Jonah Reyes Author URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/author/jonah-reyes/ Published: 2026-07-19 Category: Coast Category URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/category/coast/ Meta Title: Issue 35: the Amalfi coast, out of season · Signal Meta Description: Positano in April, before the boats, when the stairs are yours and the lemons are on the trees. Tags: coast, italy, amalfi, spring Tag URLs: coast (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/coast/), italy (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/italy/), amalfi (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/amalfi/), spring (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/spring/) URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/issue-35-the-amalfi-coast-out-of-season/ ![Positano stacked up the cliff above the sea](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1530476219733-88085e45aa2c?ixid=M3w3OTAzOTJ8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyfHxhbWFsZmklMjBjb2FzdCUyMHZpbGxhZ2V8ZW58MXwwfHx8MTc4ODYzNDkyMXww&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop) The Amalfi coast in July is a traffic jam with a view. In April it is the view without the jam, and the sea is just about warm enough if you are stubborn. ## Positano A town made of stairs. Every walk is a climb or a descent, and the reward at the bottom is the beach and the reward at the top is the road out. Stay high, walk down for dinner, and take the bus back up with the locals. ## The walk The Path of the Gods, from Bomerano to Nocelle. Three hours, mostly flat, entirely on the edge of a cliff, with the whole coast below you. Do it in the morning and finish with lunch in Nocelle, where there are two restaurants and both are right. ## The lemons They are the size of grapefruit and they are everywhere. The limoncello is a tourist thing; the lemon on your grilled fish is not. ## Getting there Train to Salerno, then the ferry. Never the road, not in April, not ever, unless you enjoy reversing. --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. --- ## Issue 34: Edinburgh, in the dark months Author: Jonah Reyes Author URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/author/jonah-reyes/ Published: 2026-07-12 Category: Cities Category URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/category/cities/ Meta Title: Issue 34: Edinburgh, in the dark months · Signal Meta Description: Four hours of daylight, a castle on a rock, and pubs that were built for exactly this weather. Tags: cities, winter, edinburgh, scotland Tag URLs: cities (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/cities/), winter (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/winter/), edinburgh (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/edinburgh/), scotland (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/scotland/) URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/issue-34-edinburgh-in-the-dark-months/ ![Edinburgh castle lit at night above the city](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1546617605-31567bc8c7d3?ixid=M3w3OTAzOTJ8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyfHxlZGluYnVyZ2glMjBvbGQlMjB0b3duJTIwd2ludGVyfGVufDF8MHx8fDE3ODg2MzQ5MjJ8MA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop) Everyone goes to Edinburgh in August, for the festival, and finds a city rented out to the world. Go in January. The city is home, and it will let you in. ## The light It gets light at nine and dark at four, and in between the sun never gets high enough to clear the tenements. This sounds like a warning. It is a recommendation: the Old Town is built for shadow. ## The walk Up Arthur's Seat at three, to watch the city light itself. Down by four thirty in the dark, which is the fun part. ## The pubs - The one with the fire and the dogs. - The one with the folk session on a Tuesday. - The one your taxi driver names, which will be neither of the above and will be right. ## The castle Go, once, at opening, and stand on the battlements in a wind that comes straight from the Arctic. Then go and find the pub with the fire. --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. --- ## Issue 33: Copenhagen, on two wheels Author: Jonah Reyes Author URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/author/jonah-reyes/ Published: 2026-07-05 Category: Cities Category URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/category/cities/ Meta Title: Issue 33: Copenhagen, on two wheels · Signal Meta Description: The city is flat, the lanes are wide, and nobody wears a helmet or a hurry. Tags: cities, copenhagen, denmark, cycling Tag URLs: cities (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/cities/), copenhagen (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/copenhagen/), denmark (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/denmark/), cycling (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/cycling/) URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/issue-33-copenhagen-on-two-wheels/ ![Cyclists on a bridge in Copenhagen](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1561113500-8f4ad4f80a93?ixid=M3w3OTAzOTJ8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxfHxjb3BlbmhhZ2VuJTIwYmljeWNsZXMlMjBjYW5hbHxlbnwxfDB8fHwxNzg4NjM0OTIyfDA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop) You can walk Copenhagen, and people do, and they are missing the point. The city was designed to be seen at twelve miles an hour, and the bicycle is not transport here. It is the city. ## Renting From a shop, not an app. A heavy black bike with a basket and one gear, which is one more than you need. ## The rules - Signal with your arm, always. Everyone does and the whole system runs on it. - Stop at the red. It is a Danish thing. - Do not ride on the pavement, ever, or an elderly woman will tell you so. ## The route Out along the harbour to the swimming baths, across the cycle bridge, through Christianshavn, and back by the lakes. Two hours with stops. Every stop is a coffee. ## Nyhavn Yes, go. It is the postcard and it is beautiful. Sit on the quay with a beer from the shop, not from the bar, and watch the boats. The bar is for people who did not read this letter. --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. --- ## Issue 32: Sardinia, the empty side Author: Jonah Reyes Author URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/author/jonah-reyes/ Published: 2026-06-28 Category: Coast Category URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/category/coast/ Meta Title: Issue 32: Sardinia, the empty side · Signal Meta Description: The west coast has the coves, the winds and none of the yachts. A week with a small car and no plan. Tags: coast, road trip, italy, sardinia Tag URLs: coast (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/coast/), road trip (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/road-trip/), italy (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/italy/), sardinia (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/sardinia/) URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/issue-32-sardinia-the-empty-side/ ![A turquoise cove under a limestone cliff in Sardinia](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1787396799117-64128650b9b8?ixid=M3w3OTAzOTJ8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxfHxzYXJkaW5pYSUyMHR1cnF1b2lzZSUyMGNvdmV8ZW58MXwwfHx8MTc4ODYzNDkyM3ww&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop) The east coast of Sardinia is where the money goes. The west is where the wind goes, and the wind knows something. ## The coves Dozens, most reachable only by a path that takes an hour and gives you a beach to yourself at the bottom. Bring water and shoes. The path back up is the price of the beach. ## The towns Bosa, on its river, painted every colour. Alghero, which is Catalan and knows it. Cabras, for the bottarga, which is cured mullet roe and tastes of the whole sea at once. ## Driving A small car. The roads are narrow and the villages narrower. Nothing is far, and everything takes an hour, and that is the right speed for the island. ## The wind The mistral comes down from France and blows for three days at a time. When it does, the beaches empty and the surfers appear. Wait it out with a book. It always stops. --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. --- ## Issue 31: Patagonia, the long way in Author: Jonah Reyes Author URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/author/jonah-reyes/ Published: 2026-06-21 Category: Mountains Category URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/category/mountains/ Meta Title: Issue 31: Patagonia, the long way in · Signal Meta Description: Three days to get there, three towers at the end, and a wind that rearranges your opinions. Tags: hiking, mountains, patagonia, chile Tag URLs: hiking (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/hiking/), mountains (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/mountains/), patagonia (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/patagonia/), chile (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/chile/) URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/issue-31-patagonia-the-long-way-in/ ![The three towers of Torres del Paine above a glacial lake](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1667759318933-23bdcd4a0f11?ixid=M3w3OTAzOTJ8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwzfHxwYXRhZ29uaWElMjBtb3VudGFpbnMlMjBsYWtlfGVufDF8MHx8fDE3ODg2MzQ5MjN8MA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop) Patagonia is far. Everyone says so and it is still further than that. The distance is the point: by the time you arrive you have already left everything else behind. ## Getting there Fly to Punta Arenas, bus to Puerto Natales, bus to the park. Three days if you are lucky with connections. Buy the bus tickets the day before, in person, in the office by the harbour. ## The walk The W, five days, which everyone does and which is still the right walk. The last morning is a climb in the dark to the base of the towers, to see the sun hit them at six. It is cold. It is worth every step. ## The wind It knocked me over twice. Not a gust, the wind. Walk leaning into it and stop when it stops, because it will start again. ## The food Carry it. The refugios sell it at prices that reflect the mule. Peanuts, chocolate, and the best instant noodles of your life, eaten in a hut with forty strangers who have all become friends by day three. --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. --- ## Issue 30: what we pack, and what we stopped packing Author: Jonah Reyes Author URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/author/jonah-reyes/ Published: 2026-06-14 Category: Letters Category URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/category/letters/ Meta Title: Issue 30: what we pack, and what we stopped packing · Signal Meta Description: Readers asked. Here is the whole list, after eleven years of carrying too much. Tags: packing, letters, gear Tag URLs: packing (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/packing/), letters (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/letters/), gear (https://demosignal.superblog.click/tag/gear/) URL: https://demosignal.superblog.click/issue-30-what-we-pack-and-what-we-stopped-packing/ ![Travel gear laid out flat on a table](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1585365341416-307e4fa22402?ixid=M3w3OTAzOTJ8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwzfHxwYWNraW5nJTIwc3VpdGNhc2UlMjB0cmF2ZWwlMjBmbGF0JTIwbGF5fGVufDF8MHx8fDE3ODg2MzQ5MjR8MA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop) The most-asked question in the inbox, by a distance, is what is in the bag. So here is the bag. ## What is in it - One bag, forty litres, that goes in the overhead. Never checked, not once, not since 2019. - Three of everything that touches skin, and a sink. - One jacket that does rain and one that does cold, which are not the same jacket. - Shoes I can walk twenty kilometres in. The other pair stays home. - A notebook, a pen, and the phone as a camera. ## What we stopped packing - A second pair of anything. - Guidebooks. The good ones are online and the bad ones were never worth carrying. - The camera. The phone is enough and the bag is lighter. - Just in case. Whatever it is, you can buy it there. ## The rule If you have not used it in three trips, it leaves the bag. The bag has been getting lighter for eleven years and I have never once wished for the thing I left out. --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. ---