Stories
Longer reads on the palm belt, remote work in the sun, family beaches, the palms themselves and the planning that makes a warm trip work.
Palms · 7 min read
Palms are picky. Draw a line around the places they survive outdoors and you have drawn a map of where a beach holiday works. This is the map behind everything on Palmiana.
Nomads · 8 min read
Wifi, visas, cost and the people you will meet. The honest checklist for picking a warm place to work from for a month or a season.
Families · 6 min read
Shade, shallow water, a lifeguard and a toilet within a hundred metres. The five things that matter more than white sand, and the palm destinations that have them.
Planning · 9 min read
Where to go for reliable warmth in each month of the year, from the Canaries in January to the Riviera in September.
Palms · 6 min read
Elche, Vai, the Riviera, the Canaries. The corners of Europe where palms grow in numbers, and why they are the easiest warm holidays on the map.
Guide · 6 min read
Maldives, Moorea, Bora Bora and the copies. What you actually get for the money, and when a beach villa is the better choice.
Nomads · 8 min read
The photo is real. So are the power cuts, the visa runs and the 2 am calls. How a season in South East Asia actually works.
Families · 7 min read
Twelve hours in a metal tube with a four year old is survivable, and the jet lag is beatable if you use the sun. A plan that works for the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean.
Palms · 7 min read
Coconut, date, Canary, royal, fan, traveller’s. Six palms, how to tell them apart from a sunlounger, and what each one says about where you are.
Planning · 5 min read
Golden hour, the midday gap and the sunset seat. How I use sunrise and sunset times to shape a day in a hot place.
Guide · 6 min read
Reef-safe sunscreen, a real hat, one warm layer and a dry bag. The list that survives a month in the tropics, and the things you can leave at home.
Planning · 7 min read
Carnival in the Caribbean, Songkran in Thailand, the day of silence in Bali, film on the beach in Zanzibar. The events worth planning a trip around, month by month.