A glacial valley in the Icelandic highlands
Curious travel

Unusual trips to beautiful places

As the world has gotten more crowded, a lot of the classic destinations — Paris, Ibiza, Tulum, practically all of Italy — have gotten more expensive, more homogenized, and a little too polished for their own good.

The world is still wide and wild, though. You just have to know where to look.

We do the looking, then build small-group trips around places that still feel surprising: unusual destinations, exceptional food, opportunities to move and feel good, interesting people, and the kind of conversation that makes the trip as memorable as the place itself.

Upcoming TripsThailand Fitness Retreat
Upcoming trips

Seven trips in planning

All Trips

All of these trips are still in the planning stages, and dates will begin to take shape as we get a better sense of who's interested and when everyone is available. Some trips also have seasonal constraints—for example, Antarctica needs to happen during the Southern Hemisphere summer, so we're targeting December 2027.

Join the list for any or all of the trips that interest you, and we'll keep you in the loop as plans and dates come together.

Zodiac against the ice shelf
In planning
The PeninsulaDecember 2027

Antarctica

The classic Antarctica—ice, penguins and whales—on a small ship that can actually put you ashore, twice a day by Zodiac.

The coast of Laucala Island from the air
In planning
FijiOctober 2028

Fiji & Laucala Island

We're celebrating our 20th anniversary and Nick's 50th on Laucala, a private island in Fiji where, if it's legal, they will do it for you.

Sete Cidades crater rim
In planning
São Miguel, PortugalLate spring

The Azores

Nine volcanic islands in the middle of the Atlantic: crater lakes, hot springs, whales offshore, and about five hours from Boston.

Kotor bay from the fortress path
In planning
The AdriaticEarly autumn

Montenegro & Albania

The stretch of Adriatic everyone skips on the way to Croatia: Kotor's bay, the Albanian Riviera, and grilled fish for a third of the Italian price.

Kazbegi road, morning
In planning
Tbilisi & the CaucasusAutumn

Georgia

8,000 years of winemaking, dinners that go on for hours, and 5,000-meter mountains three hours from the city.

Costa Vicentina cliffs
In planning
Alentejo & AlgarveSpring or autumn

Southern Portugal

About 100 km of empty clifftop coast on the Fishermen's Trail, with the Alentejo wine country behind it, an hour from the Algarve.

Alpine switchbacks, two cars
In planning
Europe by carEarly summer

The Micronations Drive

Europe's overlooked little countries—Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein, San Marino, Vatican City and more—strung into one absurdly good road trip, a new border every few hours.

The retreat · Every Jan & Feb

The best two months of our year

Every January and February we move to Soi Ta Iad, a street in Phuket that's basically one long gym. We train all morning, get a $10 massage most afternoons, watch the sunset from the beach, and eat dinner with whoever we met that week. It's our favorite place in the world. Come for a couple of weeks and you'll get it.

See the Season
A young Muay Thai fighter in the ring in Phuket
Lobsters and fish on ice at a seafood market in Patong
The group out on the glacier in Iceland
Past trips

Iceland, June 2024

Our first trip. Eight of us spent a week in the south of Iceland over the summer solstice, when it never got dark. We walked on a glacier, snorkeled between two tectonic plates, and ate an alarming amount of langoustine.

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