Happy Year of the Horse 🐴

For those who may not know, today is the 3rd day of Chinese New Year and we’re now in the Year of the Fire Horse, so Happy Chinese New Year!

In the last 3 weeks, TRAppe. has added new finds from India, Finland, Estonia, Kenya, The Netherlands and Portugal (a remote island and on Madeira Island).

We have even more destinations and experiences coming your way and we can’t wait to share them with you!

So if you’re planning your trips this year, don’t forget to check out our Explore page.

We promise they’ll make your travels feel even more unforgettable ✌🏻

xoxo,
Gabby & The TRAppe. Team

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance has suddenly got all of us listening to Spanish music, so we thought it was only fitting to share a Spanish playlist curated by a local for our Barcelona mini guide. VIP just for you, IYKYK 😉

🎧 Share your go-to travel playlist or podcast with us. Whether it's road trip anthems or deep-dive travel stories, we want to hear and feature what fuels your adventures.

🤓 Book your travels: A new travel bookshop has just opened in London, filled with carefully chosen travel literature and bespoke expedition stories.

🐛 Nature nerds unite: This app helps you record, share and identify the natural world during your adventures, from backyard bugs to rainforest giants. We are in LOVE!

🍯 Sweet traditions: In southern Albania, this experience unites 42 local farmers, artisans and tourism providers to keep food traditions alive.

💼 For job seekers: NomadHer is looking for a 100% remote freelance Social Media & Communication Content Creator to produce engaging content for their Instagram and TikTok.

📍Iași, Romania
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Rural Romania is not where most travellers start. And that’s exactly the point!

In Iași, a city often described as off the beaten path, JazzFarm GuestHouse is where slow living meets quiet comfort on a working farm surrounded by orchards, vegetable gardens and forest.

This is where your mornings depend on the season. Cherry picking in summer. Harvest time in autumn. Guided forest walks when you feel like disappearing for a while.

Built from the ground up by Corena, a local, every part of the farm reflects her care for the land, her love for growing food and the animals she raises, from her beloved goats to the gardens she planted herself.

You stay in a spacious king suite with terraces overlooking greenery, where sunsets linger and simplicity feels natural.

JazzFarm began as something deeply personal. Corena first opened it as a home and guesthouse for friends and family, shaped by her love for Romania’s countryside and long golden evenings. Over time, that same warmth evolved into a stay now shared with travellers seeking the same feeling.

Beyond the comfort, JazzFarm works closely with the local community, hiring nearby residents, sourcing locally and keeping value within the region.

It feels less like accommodation and more like being welcomed into someone’s home.

Discover more travel businesses around the world that are kind to the planet and good to its people on our Explore page.

In this week’s What’s Hot & What’s Not, meet Mejin, an adventurer at heart and the founder of Outreach Borneo.

Mejin is an outdoor lover who’s endlessly curious about local ethnic groups, cultures and languages, especially the rich diversity that makes Sabah, Malaysia so special. That curiosity (and a bit of an adventure spirit) led him to start a rural, community-based tourism company, giving people a chance to experience the real Sabah through village life, cultural exchanges and plenty of shared laughter. What keeps him going is seeing rural communities grow and thrive while proudly sharing their heritage with visitors from around the world.

🔥 What’s Hot

Meet friendly local communities, enjoy traditional food, join cultural activities and explore beautiful rivers, waterfalls, and village landscapes while staying in homestays. Unexpected moments like sudden weather changes, getting “lost” but helped by kind villagers, stumbling upon village celebrations, surprise wildlife encounters and making new friends often make the experience even more fun and memorable.

❄️ What’s Not

Weak phone signal, bumpy roads or sudden weather changes can easily shake up your plans. You might end up wearing the wrong clothes, dealing with bugs, or staying in homestays with very basic facilities and no hot water. Long travel time, cash‑only places, unexpected power cuts, friendly-but-surprising village dogs, random wildlife in the bathroom and small cultural misunderstandings can also happen, making the trip a little less smooth if you don’t prep beforehand.

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Psst… want to see what all the hype’s about? Flip through the Bali e-guide preview, to get a little taste of what’s inside: 100+ curated stays, eats, and experiences that are kind to the planet and good to its people ✌🏻

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