coffee and compass

Slow-brewed travel guides · Asia

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Unhurried guides to the places worth the trip — ten at a time, with the best months, the weather and the local cup to go with them.

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Where to go in October

Destinations at their best this month, with the typical daytime high and every guide we have written there.

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Best time Japan Best Mar–May, Sep–Nov · 15 guides 22° Best time Malaysia Best All year · 5 guides 32° Best time South Korea Best Apr–May, Sep–Nov · 4 guides 20° Best time Indonesia Best Apr–Oct · 3 guides 31° Best time Singapore Best All year · 1 guide 31° Shoulder season Thailand Best Nov–Feb · 12 guides 32° Shoulder season India Best Nov–Mar · 9 guides 33° Shoulder season Cambodia Best Nov–Feb · 6 guides 31°

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Pick a month, pick a direction

Choose when you can travel. The chart lights up the destinations at their best, and the guides below follow along.

Chart of every destination, lit up by season Chennai, Tamil Nadu Mumbai, Maharashtra Kochi, Kerala New Delhi, India Panaji, Goa Shimla, Himachal Pradesh Jaipur, Rajasthan Dehradun, Uttarakhand Chiang Rai, Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand Bengaluru, Karnataka Hua Hin, Thailand Ayutthaya, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand Kanchanaburi, Thailand Phuket, Thailand Ko Samui, Thailand Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Sukhothai, Thailand Krabi, Thailand Pai, Mae Hong Son Tokyo, Japan Kyoto, Japan Chiba City, Chiba Nagoya, Aichi Hiroshima, Japan Fukuoka, Japan Yokohama, Kanagawa Sapporo, Hokkaido Miyajima, Japan Matsuyama, Shikoku Naoshima, Japan Miyanoura, Yakushima Battambang, Cambodia Busan, South Korea Phnom Penh, Cambodia Siem Reap, Cambodia Jakarta, Indonesia Kuching, Sarawak Shah Alam, Selangor Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Jeju City, Jeju Island Ubud, Bali Seoul, South Korea Yogyakarta, Indonesia Nara, Japan Naha, Okinawa Gyeongju, South Korea Sihanoukville, Cambodia Osaka, Japan Sen Monorom, Mondulkiri Johor Bahru, Johor Ipoh, Perak Kampot, Cambodia Singapore Singapore Singapore Indonesia Indonesia South Korea South Korea Malaysia Malaysia Cambodia Cambodia India India Thailand Thailand Japan Japan
Best time Shoulder season Off season A guide

  1. Japan Best Mar–May, Sep–Nov 22° Best time
  2. Thailand Best Nov–Feb 32° Shoulder season
  3. India Best Nov–Mar 33° Shoulder season
  4. Cambodia Best Nov–Feb 31° Shoulder season
  5. Malaysia Best All year 32° Best time
  6. South Korea Best Apr–May, Sep–Nov 20° Best time
  7. Indonesia Best Apr–Oct 31° Best time
  8. Singapore Best All year 31° Best time

Months are a starting point: conditions vary by region, and festivals and holidays change crowds. Check the guide and the forecast before you book.

Every direction

Destinations we know by heart.

Each one opens a hub with every guide, the best months to go, the places on a chart and the questions people ask before they book.

In season Japan 15 guides Thailand 12 guides India 9 guides Cambodia 6 guides Malaysia 5 guides In season South Korea 4 guides In season Indonesia 3 guides Singapore 1 guide

Behind the guides

Written slowly, for the way you travel.

Coffee and Compass picks the ten places we would send a friend to in each destination, then adds what you need to plan: when to go, how to get there, what to skip and where to find the local cup.

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