April 2026Portofino, Italy8 min read
GR Stories | Weekend Escape in Portofino
Weekend guide from Turin to Portofino: scenic drives, hiking, where to stay in Rapallo, and Liguria travel tips.
Travel
Journeys within the larger journey.
Weekend escapes, semester breaks, city observations, and the role of movement in shaping your life abroad.
- stories
- 9
- places
- 7
- countries
- 4
- km between stops
- 23,820
Map
Where the stories happened
Every dot is a place one of us has written about. Pick one and the map flies there.
The journey so far
Every stop, in order.
From the first trip on GR to the latest, oldest first.
June 2026Asti, Italy7 min read
GR Stories | Escape in the Langhe: Le Marne Relais
A first-hand guide to the Langhe's UNESCO wine landscape, including a candid review of Le Marne Relais and dinner at Al Gatto Verde in Agliano Terme.
September 2026Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy9 min read
GR Stories | Renting a Boat from Santa Margherita Ligure
A first-hand guide to renting a boat from Santa Margherita Ligure and spending a day on the Ligurian coast — Paraggi, San Fruttuoso, and the underwater Christ of the Abyss.
September 2026Las Vegas, United States11 min read
Area 51 Alien Center: A Wrong Turn from Vegas to Death Valley
Lost on a dusty detour between Vegas and Death Valley, we stumbled upon the Area 51 Alien Center—a bizarre roadside stop that became the trip’s highlight.
September 2026Las Vegas, United States10 min read
GR Stories | Las Vegas Under 21
What Las Vegas is really like at 19: finding a hotel, walking through the casinos, the Strip and Fremont Street, shooting at Freedom Firearms and driving a Ferrari 488 Pista at Dream Racing.
October 2026Marrakech, Morocco11 min read
GR Stories | The Marrakech Medina
A long weekend in the Marrakech medina: Riad Djebel and Riad K, Jemaa el-Fnaa and the souks, Bahia Palace, Majorelle, sunset at El Fenn and a surprise birthday dinner at Jad Mahal.
October 2026Merzouga, Morocco8 min read
GR Stories | The Golden Dunes of the Merzouga Desert
A birthday night at Merzouga Luxury Desert Camp: the long drive from Marrakech, quad biking on the Erg Chebbi dunes, an aperitif by the fire and a private dinner in the desert.
October 2026Marrakech, Morocco4 min read
GR Stories | The Marrakech Riad K
A review of Riad K, a five-suite riad in the Marrakech medina: our huge top-floor suite K5, an almost private rooftop and fabulous, attentive staff.
October 2026Makadi Bay, Egypt8 min read
GR Stories | Fort Arabesque: Our Villa on the Red Sea
A week in a swim-up villa at Fort Arabesque, Makadi Bay: a private transfer, a separate villa reception, dinners at Club 159, a reef a minute from the beach and an Egyptian massage.
- Next stopSomewhere new is being written.
Where should we go next?
Travelling while you study abroad? Tell the story of a place: a day trip, a semester break, a city that surprised you.