Riverside & Dining
Sunset Cruises on the River, the Slow Way
You do not need a white tablecloth and a set menu to enjoy an evening on the water. Here is how to drift instead of dine-and-dash.
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Warm, unhurried travel writing about riverside dinners, island getaways and the sunny places worth slowing down for.
You do not need a white tablecloth and a set menu to enjoy an evening on the water. Here is how to drift instead of dine-and-dash.
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Some meals are about the food. The best riverside lunches are about the two hours you spend not looking at your phone.
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Yes, they are touristy. They are also gloriously fun if you go early, eat everything, and treat the boat ride as the main event.
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The mistake is trying to see six islands in a day. Pick two, go slow, and let the boat be part of the holiday.
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Bali is not one holiday, it is a dozen. Where you sleep decides which one you get, so choose the base before you choose the flights.
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Big enough to have everything, small enough to feel like an island. Here is how to spend a first, unhurried week.
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No nightlife, patchy wifi, and a ferry that only runs twice a day. For the right kind of holiday, that is the whole point.
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A water view is worth paying for, but not at any price. Here is how to land the room and skip the markup.
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Hot climates are the easiest places on earth to pack for. Bring less, wash as you go, and leave room for the mango sticky rice.
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