KC&E
06Field Notes

When to go where

Timing is the single biggest lever on how good a trip is, and it’s the thing most people get wrong. This is our working calendar — where we’d send someone each month, and why.

January
Dominican RepublicLos Cabos

Warm, dry, and clear — 83°F, low humidity, and the golf is at its best. The correct answer to a Northeast winter.

February
Sonoran DesertArizona

Cool mornings, 65–70°F days, and almost no rain. Desert singletrack in its short perfect window.

March
AtacamaSouthern Spain

Atacama’s shoulder season opens — clear skies and manageable temperatures. Andalusia begins to green up.

April
MallorcaUmbria

The Mediterranean wakes up. Green hills, cool mornings, no crowds. Riding is excellent and hotels aren’t full.

May
Peak
MallorcaLake ComoScotland

The best month we know. Late May in Mallorca is the island at its most balanced — warm days, deep blue water, green hillsides before the heat.

June
Lake ComoIcelandVermont

Como settles into summer with long days. Iceland opens up. The Northeast trail networks dry out.

July
Lake ComoDolomites

Hot on the lakes but the water is the point. High Dolomites accessible, though busier than September.

August
LitchfieldVermontDolomites

Europe is crowded. This is micro-adventure season — one or two nights close to home, no flights.

September
Peak
DolomitesUmbriaScotland

The alpine month. Clear days, quiet trails, warmer tones before winter. Umbria’s harvest begins. Highlands still in season.

October
Peak
UmbriaTuscanyRome

60–70°F, dry, clear. Truffle season in Umbria. The best month in Italy and not close.

November
AtacamaMoroccoUAE

Northern Europe closes. The desert opens — Atacama’s second window, Morocco cools to comfortable.

December
AlUlaOmanNew Zealand

Arabian desert at its best. New Zealand’s summer begins, which makes it a long-haul option worth the flight.

Late May in Mallorca. Late September in the Dolomites. October in Umbria. Everything else is negotiable.
04Begin

Tell us who’s travelling
and what a good day looks like.

That is genuinely the whole brief. We come back with a shape for the trip — or for the year — within a few days.

The Dispatch

Hotels worth knowing, tables worth booking, and when to actually go.

Once a month, from the field. The timing calls and the places we’d send a friend — the same notes that go into our clients’ guidebooks.

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