Journal
Trip reports and guides from slow journeys by train, ferry, bike and on foot along the coasts of Europe.
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Cinque Terre in November: five villages on foot and by train
Five villages on the Ligurian coast out of season: the local train between them, the paths that are open in November and why Corniglia is…
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Bergen to Flåm in three days by train, bus and fjord ferry
Three days from Bergen to Flåm and Myrdal without a car: the Bergen Line to Voss, a bus to Gudvangen, two hours on the Nærøyfjord…
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The Isle of Mull without a car: ferries, buses and walks
A guide to the Isle of Mull and Iona without a car: the ferry from Oban, the island buses, Tobermory, the boat to Staffa and…
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Packing for slow travel: one 30 litre bag for three weeks
What fits in one 30 litre backpack for three weeks of trains, ferries and walks, what I left at home after ten years and the…
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Hiddensee by bike: a car-free island in the Baltic Sea
A day on Hiddensee without a car: the ferry from Schaprode, a bike from Neuendorf to Kloster, the Dornbusch lighthouse and the house of Gerhart…