The BOOKALLO Journal
Destination guides, trip planning and what to settle before you book — written from the destination data we actually hold.
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When to go
When to fly to Rome — and when not to
Rome is a shoulder-season city. The gap between August and October is not only about price; it is about what your day in the city actually looks like.
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Getting around
Airport to city: what is actually waiting for you in six cities
This leg almost never makes it into the price comparison, and it is the one that decides how the first day starts.
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Where to stay
Where to stay in Barcelona: what each price level buys
Barcelona is a walkable city, so the neighbourhood matters less than you would expect — and more than you would expect at exactly two points.
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Weekends
A weekend in Prague, planned properly
Prague works very well as a three-day city — provided you have settled two things in advance: what time you get up, and where you sleep.
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Long-haul
Bangkok: what to settle before you book
A ten-and-a-half hour flight behaves differently from a three-hour one. The booking window is longer, the season matters more, and the question of where to sleep is really a question about transport.
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How to choose
How to choose a neighbourhood in a city you have never visited
Most people pick a hotel on price and photographs, then discover the neighbourhood. Doing it the other way round works better, and it takes ten minutes.
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Common mistakes
Five mistakes that keep repeating when booking flights
They all come from the same habit: comparing one number when the real cost is made of several.
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Destination comparison
Amsterdam or Vienna: two cities, two different holidays
Both are European culture cities, both are easy to reach, and they suit completely different kinds of trip.
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When to go
Athens in shoulder season: why May and September work so well
Athens is one of the destinations where the gap between peak and shoulder is widest — in price, in crowds, and in how comfortable it is to walk.
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Where to stay
Budapest by district: where to sleep, and what it means for your nights
Budapest is organised into numbered districts, and the difference between them is not only price — it is how loud it will be under your window at two in the morning.
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Weekends
Larnaca: what a sub-one-hour flight changes about planning
Cyprus is the shortest flight from Israel, and because of that the usual rules for a weekend abroad behave differently.
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