Field notes · Summer 2027

Three Weeks East

Thailand, Vietnam and Japan, from temples before breakfast to a bowl of khao soi, a limestone bay at dawn and a shinkansen that leaves on the minute.

Dates
May 26 – June 17, 2027
Length
23 days
Moving parts
5 flights · 2 trains · 3 road trips · 1 boat

The crew

  • Pink cap
  • Blue ponytail
  • Sunny glasses
  • Violet backpack
  • Thailand
  • Vietnam
  • Long haul

Scroll to follow the route

June 17 · JFK

Home.

Twenty-three days, three countries, and the whole route inked onto the map. Scroll back up to ride any leg again.

  1. Bangkok3 nights
  2. Chiang Mai3 nights
  3. Hanoi2 nights + 1
  4. Cao Bang loop4 nights
  5. Lan Ha Bay1 night aboard
  6. Tokyo3 nights
  7. Kyoto2 nights
  8. Osaka1 night

Map drawn from Natural Earth public-domain data. Every pixel of the crew is drawn in code, one rectangle at a time.