The science

Field Notes

Researchers, clinicians and guides on what travel does to us, and how to make it do more good.

Featured9 min read

Why your holiday glow fades in three weeks, and how to make it last

What vacation research actually shows about recovery, and the small habits that seem to help it stick.

Dr. [Name]Environmental psychologist · Verve advisory panel

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Guides' notes6 min

What I learned leading 40 silent retreats

Mei, forest therapy guide

Research explained7 min

Blue space: what the studies do (and don't) say about water

Dr. [Name], public health researcher

Coming home5 min

The first week back: a gentle re-entry plan

Dr. [Name], clinical psychologist

Sleep & jet lag8 min

Jet lag, light and sleep: arriving without the crash

Dr. [Name], sleep scientist

Grief & transition10 min

Walking through a loss: why pilgrim routes help some people

Tomás, grief counsellor

Is two hours a week in nature really the magic number?

Dr. [Name], environmental psychologist