Tell me the mood.
Destination, budget, pace and the kind of memories you want to come back with.
5 MINUTES · NO HOMEWORK
CURATED JOURNEYS · EXTRAORDINARY MEMORIES
Travel with
the Cousin
Chase Extraordinary.
Curated escapes. Hidden corners. Stories worth bringing home.
01CURATED JOURNEYSNot copied itineraries.
02LOCAL RHYTHMStay where the evening lives.
03ROOM TO WANDERLeave space for the detour.
04BETTER STORIESBring home more than photos.
THE COUSIN'S PHILOSOPHY
Go somewhere.
Come back with a story.
“Fortuna audaces iuvat.” Fortune favours the bold.
Travel with the Cousin curates escapes for solo travellers and couples who want more than a room and a return flight.
We build around the things that make a place memorable: the neighbourhood, the table, the view, the detour and the hour when everyone else has gone home.
POSTCARDS FROM THE ROAD
Six moods.
One invitation.
Sea air, old streets, mountain roads and tables that turn into stories. A first glimpse of the places already in the Cousin's little black book.
COUSIN-APPROVED
Curated destinations.
01
GREECE
Kos
Ancient streets, Aegean water and long dinners after sunset.
COUSIN-TESTED · 3–5 DAYS↗02
TÜRKIYE
Istanbul
Two continents, rooftop evenings and a city that refuses an early night.
COUSIN-TESTED · 4–6 DAYS↗03
TÜRKIYE
Bodrum
Whitewashed lanes, marinas and an Aegean rhythm made for slowing down.
COUSIN-TESTED · 4–6 DAYS↗04
PORTUGAL
Madeira
Mountain roads, Atlantic cliffs and viewpoints above the clouds.
COUSIN-TESTED · 5–7 DAYS↗05
ITALY
Rome
Marble, espresso and the beautiful disorder of two thousand years.
COUSIN-TESTED · 3–4 DAYS↗06
GREECE
Crete
Wild beaches, mountain tavernas and roads worth getting lost on.
ISLAND ROAD TRIP · 5–8 DAYS↗07
SCOTLAND
Scotland
Lochs, mountain roads and Highland days built around weather, boots and the long way round.
HIGHLANDS · 5–8 DAYS↗08
ROMANIA
Bucharest
Grand boulevards, hidden courtyards, late tables and a city far more layered than its first impression.
CITY & CULTURE · 2–4 DAYS↗09
ROMANIA
Constanța
Black Sea light, old-port atmosphere and a coastal break with more history than the beach suggests.
BLACK SEA · 2–4 DAYS↗10
IRELAND
Dublin
Pubs with stories, Georgian streets, live music and a city that rewards conversation more than sightseeing speed.
CITY & PUB CULTURE · 2–4 DAYS↗11
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Ottoman streets, mountain roads, river towns and a journey where history is never far from the table.
ROAD + CULTURE · 4–7 DAYS↗12
SPAIN
Barcelona
Gaudí, late lunches, neighbourhood bars and a Mediterranean city that knows exactly how to use the evening.
CITY + SEA · 3–5 DAYS↗13
SPAIN · BALEARIC ISLANDS
Mallorca
Stone villages, mountain roads, hidden coves and an island that can be far wilder than its resort reputation.
ISLAND ROAD TRIP · 4–7 DAYS↗14
SPAIN · BALEARIC ISLANDS
Ibiza
White villages, turquoise coves, old-town walls and yes, nightlife, but only one chapter of the island.
ISLAND + NIGHTLIFE · 3–5 DAYS↗15
SPAIN · CANARY ISLANDS
Tenerife
Volcanic trails, black-sand coast, high-altitude roads and a Canary Island that works brilliantly beyond the pool.
VOLCANO + COAST · 5–7 DAYS↗16
JORDAN
Petra
Rose-red stone, canyon trails and one of those places where arriving on foot is part of the experience.
HISTORY + DESERT · 3–5 DAYS↗17
ICELAND
Iceland
Waterfalls, black earth, highland trails and a road trip where the weather rewrites the plan in real time.
HIKING ROAD TRIP · 5–8 DAYS↗18
SCANDINAVIA · NORWAY
Norway
Fjords, high trails, cold water and Scandinavian road days designed for boots rather than resort wristbands.
FJORDS + HIKING · 5–8 DAYS↗HOW IT WORKS
A good trip starts
before the airport.
No generic PDF. No forty tabs open at midnight. Just the useful decisions, shaped around the way you actually travel.
I shape the route.
Neighbourhoods, timing, experiences and the details that stop a trip feeling assembled by algorithm.
CURATED · PRACTICAL · PERSONALYou go live it.
A clear blueprint with enough structure to feel easy and enough space for something unexpected.
LESS CHECKLIST · MORE STORY
WHAT THE COUSIN LOOKS AT
01 Where to stay
02 What deserves your time
03 Where to eat & drink
04 How to move smart
05 What to leave unplanned
MEET THE COUSIN
Not your travel agent.
Your well-travelled cousin.
The one who tells you which street to stay on, which place is worth the queue and when to ignore the itinerary altogether.
The best journeys are rarely the most expensive. They are the ones with a place you nearly walked past, a meal you still talk about and a view that makes the itinerary irrelevant for ten minutes.
Travel with the Cousin is practical planning with taste, personality and enough room for the unexpected. The plan is there to make the trip easier, never smaller.
THE COUSIN'S PROMISE“I won't send you somewhere I wouldn't send family.”
Chase extraordinary.
THE COUSIN'S JOURNAL
Notes worth
stealing for later.
Short routes, better neighbourhoods and the sort of details you normally learn on the second visit.
48 Hours Between Two Continents
Ferries, rooftops, late tables and an old city best understood by crossing the water.
Open the Istanbul blueprint →The Road Trip Worth Waking Up Early For
Mountain roads, Atlantic viewpoints and the case for keeping a rain jacket in the car.
Open the Madeira blueprint →Kos, Cousin-Tested
Sitar, Thea, Bar Street, Roman ruins and the three-day rhythm I would actually repeat.
Open the Kos guide →PLAN WITH THE COUSIN
Your next chapter
starts with five details.
Give me the outline. We'll turn it into a trip with a point of view.
01
Personal. Built around your budget, pace and taste.
02
Human. Recommendations with context, not a dump of links.
03
Flexible. Enough structure to relax, enough freedom to wander.
“The itinerary should guide the story, not become the story.”
TRIP BRIEF01 / 05
Photography credits
Destination photography is sourced from free-to-use Unsplash photography selected for this prototype. Kos: Siret Jakšić / Unsplash. Istanbul: Kameron Kincade / Unsplash. Bodrum: Adem Percem / Unsplash. Madeira: Bekky Bekks / Unsplash. Rome: Yilei (Jerry) Bao / Unsplash. Crete: Tomas Eidsvold / Unsplash.