Chic
Editor, Traveller Chic
I write the kind of guide I wanted when I started travelling properly: honest about price, specific about what a room or a table actually buys you, and willing to say when the famous option is not the good one. Destination guides, the occasional interview, and a long-standing weakness for anywhere with a courtyard.
How these guides are made
Destination guides across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Caribbean. Prices are checked against the operator and dated on the page; no stay on this site is unpaid or gifted.
Editorial standards
- No paid placements. We do not accept payment for a placement, a ranking or a favourable review. Where a link earns a commission, the page carrying it says so.
- No untested claims. We do not say we have tried something we have not. Prices and plan details supplied by a provider are labelled as indicative rather than presented as our own findings.
- No page for the sake of a keyword. A destination gets a page when there is something specific to say about it. That is why the site is small.
- Corrections are made in public. A factual fix is applied to the page and the update date changes with it.
11 pages by Chic
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Choosing a riad and the Marrakech medina at the right hours
A sound map of the Marrakech medina for picking a riad where you can actually sleep, plus why 6am is the hour that changes everything.
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Marrakech glamping and when the tent is actually worth the price
When Marrakech glamping is a genuine desert night with fire and silence, and when it is just an expensive tent with a photo opportunity.
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Talking to Marrakech Travel Writers About What They Do Differently
Marrakech travel writers explain how they vet medina fixers, talk to riad owners off-record, and why they refuse free hammam treatments.
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How to Read a Marrakech Destination Guide Without Getting Burnt
Marrakech destination guides carry specific biases in their medina maps, riad listings, and restaurant picks. Learn to read them critically.
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Cappadocia the balloon the cave hotels and whether it lives up to it
The honest gap between Cappadocia's balloon-and-cave fantasy and the 4am shuttle bus reality, including cancellation odds and fake cave rooms.
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The Paris cafes worth crossing town for and the arrondissement question
A shortlist of Paris cafes worth a metro detour, and why your corner cafe should shape your arrondissement choice more than the Eiffel Tower.
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Where to Go in Spring and Why Marrakech Works in April
Marrakech in April gives you Atlas snowmelt views and garden blooms before the summer heat locks in. Here is why that shoulder window works.
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Choosing the right Maldives island the decision that makes the trip
The Maldives trip hinges on one choice: which island. A practical walk through reef health, transfer logistics and meal plan maths.
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What the price actually buys on an African safari lodge by lodge
A line-by-line dissection of what a $400, $800 and $1500 Tanzanian safari lodge actually buys, from vehicle exclusivity to river crossing access.
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Marrakech Hotels With Resident Animals and What That Actually Means
Some Marrakech hotels keep peacocks, tortoises, and camels. Here is how to separate genuine animal care from a lobby photo opportunity.
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How to tell the real elephant sanctuaries in Chiang Mai from the fake ones
A portable checklist of observable details that separate a genuinely ethical Chiang Mai elephant sanctuary from a well-marketed one.