What actually changed, not what usually gets repeated.

Planning tips · 8 min read

MEVAYA plans days in 13 European cities and checks the times of every sight with fixed opening hours by hand against a named source. Wanderlog and Mindtrip plan trips around the world, Layla and Mindtrip can also book them, and TripIt organises bookings made elsewhere. Which one fits depends on whether you are planning a day in a city or a whole trip.

Planning tips · 3 min read

Vienna's protests in October were student demonstrations against university budget plans, held on weekday afternoons on and around the Ring. A large march from Karlsplatz was called for Thursday 22 October; on any demonstration afternoon, plan around the U-Bahn, not the trams.

Planning tips · 5 min read

Barcelona's October protests were single-day marches and one tractor protest, each over within hours. The date that deserves a place in your plans is Wednesday 11 November, when a general strike is called across Spain.

Planning tips · 5 min read

Rome's student protests have come as single-day marches, not a standing disruption. A march near the Vatican on 24 October and a general strike on 30 October were announced for late October; the next announced date is a general strike on 20 November.

Planning tips · 7 min read

Demonstration days close Métro stations along the routes, and on 19 October a night curfew covered two small central areas. A Paris trip still works; it just needs to know which hours and which squares to leave out.

Planning tips · 7 min read

The surprises that cost the most time in European cities are small and predictable: a closing day, a missing booking, a new fee. A few of them, explained, and where to find the rest for your city.

Planning tips · 8 min read

Accuracy is easy to claim. Here's the specific, occasionally tedious process behind ours — including the mistakes we found in our own first draft.