A quick word of introduction. My name is Stuart McDonald and this is Couchfish—the perfect tub of ice cream for the traveller stranded on the couch. The newsletter has both a paid edition that traces ...

This week I’m leading with a terrific story + video looking at Bali and tourism. It is far from the usual “here are some tourists doing dumb/offensive stuff in Bali” style piece and instead takes a ...

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Published: 14th April, 2024 On how AI makes travel planning worse while promising better ...

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A quick word of introduction. My name is Stuart McDonald and this is Couchfish—the perfect tub of ice-cream for the traveller stranded on the couch. The newsletter has both a paid edition—like this ...

A quick word of introduction. My name is Stuart McDonald and this is Couchfish—the perfect tub of ice cream for the traveller stranded on the couch. The newsletter has both a paid edition that traces ...

After my rather long Instagram ramble last week, something a little lighter today. Some quick thoughts on all the stuff we pass on by getting from here to there and back again. My daughter and I are ...

This week I’m leading with a super-interesting piece on Thailand’s slowly vanishing beaches, and the sometimes bone-headed approaches taken to arrest the loss. It should come as no surprise the issue ...

Some thoughts on the missed opportunity where businesses working to make travel Less Bad don’t share tips on like-minded operators.