Method6 min
Why we stopped optimizing for the cheapest flight.
The number that matters isn't the fare — it's the all-in week. Here's how we calculate it.
Journal
Slow notes from the road.
Field reports, neighborhood pricing, and the methodology behind Maunder. One dispatch a month, no listicles, no affiliate clutter.
Field notes8 min
Three weeks in Porto on €1,200.
A real ledger from a Maunder co-founder, broken down by stay, transit, and the daily flat white.
Cities5 min
The case for the layover city.
Why Tbilisi, Tirana, and Ljubljana are the smartest stops between your big anchor events.
Method4 min
How to read an Airbnb listing like a local.
Cleaning fees, monthly discounts, and the four lines of the description that tell you everything.