Field & Notes

ISSUE No. 20The MyPerfectStay Journal17 ESSAYS · 3 GUIDES

Our journal of trip planning, group dynamics, and the small operational tragedies of travelling together. Long reads, honest opinions, occasional research.

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Destinations

Lisbon in three days, with six of your favourite people

The itinerary we run for first-timers. Zero queues, three hills, one very good bakery.

Basel Khalifa
April 20, 2026 · 2 min
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Group planning

Five people cannot agree on dinner. Here's why — and what to do about it.

A very short paper on cognitive overhead, the paradox of choice, and the surprising power of a forced ranking.

Basel Khalifa
April 15, 2026 · 2 min
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Destinations

Sevilla is the hen-weekend capital of Europe. We can finally explain why.

Good weather from March to November, dinner at eleven, and a 3:1 ratio of rooftops to ground-floor bars.

Basel Khalifa
April 12, 2026 · 2 min
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Product

What we learned shipping the Plans feature to 40,000 groups

Three redesigns, one embarrassing bug, and a new primitive we had to invent: the soft vote.

Salih Kayiplar
April 9, 2026 · 3 min
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Interviews

A conversation with the chef who started charging for no-shows — and doubled her covers

On trust, deposits, and why the group of six is always the most honest customer.

Basel Khalifa
April 5, 2026 · 2 min
18
Research

The decision-latency graph of a group trip looks like a hockey stick. Then it flatlines.

A small data study on when groups actually commit, and why mid-week is the new weekend for planning.

Salih Kayiplar
April 1, 2026 · 2 min
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Destinations

Everyone wants Mallorca in August. Try these four weeks instead.

Better weather than you think, half the price, and the tramontana is somebody else's problem.

Salih Kayiplar
March 28, 2026 · 2 min
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Group planning

Splitting the bill is a solved problem. Splitting the blame is not.

An unserious piece about a serious thing: how to handle the one friend who always adds cocktails at the end.

Salih Kayiplar
March 24, 2026 · 2 min
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