How to Enjoy a City Break in Extreme Heat
Southern Europeans have solved the extreme heat problem and the solution is not a question of willpower: stop moving between noon and four o'clock. The siesta is not a cultural affectation;
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Southern Europeans have solved the extreme heat problem and the solution is not a question of willpower: stop moving between noon and four o'clock. The siesta is not a cultural affectation;
Split the mornings, share the evenings. This one structural decision resolves most of the tension in mixed-style group travel before it starts.
One person wants the
Leaving your phone in the room for one morning of a city break is not a sacrifice. It changes what the morning produces, mostly for the better.
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