03Pillar · Worth knowing

The small things no one tells you.

The Tuesday market that beats any restaurant. The 30 minutes that turn a museum visit around. The detail no guidebook prints. The difference between a nice trip and a memorable one is almost always tiny.

266Pocket notes from the road
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In Vestland the wharf on the postcards was built to store dried cod Smtunli
Norway

In Vestland the wharf on the postcards was built to store dried cod

10 min
In Baja California Sur the world's largest saltworks shares a lagoon with the whales Tomascastelazo
Mexico

In Baja California Sur the world's largest saltworks shares a lagoon with the whales

10 min
In Fez-Meknes every piece of the mosaic is cut by hand Dan Lundberg
Morocco

In Fez-Meknes every piece of the mosaic is cut by hand

10 min
In Hiroshima there are over two thousand places for a single dish Ajay Suresh
Japan

In Hiroshima there are over two thousand places for a single dish

10 min
In Split-Dalmatia three thousand people live inside a single building Following Hadrian
Croatia

In Split-Dalmatia three thousand people live inside a single building

10 min
In Salta the train climbs four thousand metres in reverse Jetstreamer
Argentina

In Salta the train climbs four thousand metres in reverse

10 min
In New Mexico that white sand dissolves in water NPS
United States

In New Mexico that white sand dissolves in water

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In Nouvelle-Aquitaine the black walls of Cognac are a fungus that eats alcohol Yann Gwilhoù
France

In Nouvelle-Aquitaine the black walls of Cognac are a fungus that eats alcohol

10 min
In Jalisco the tequila agave almost never gets to flower Tomás Castelazo
Mexico

In Jalisco the tequila agave almost never gets to flower

10 min
Draa-Tafilalet has three hundred kilometres of hand-dug galleries Sebastian Lapostol
Morocco

Draa-Tafilalet has three hundred kilometres of hand-dug galleries

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