{"id":41,"date":"2026-11-12T07:51:27","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T06:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.leitvia.com\/travel-blog\/?page_id=41"},"modified":"2026-11-12T07:51:27","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T06:51:27","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demo.leitvia.com\/travel-blog\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-surface-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl)\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d06523d6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure 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style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"is-style-eyebrow has-accent-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">About the journal<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-heading-l-font-size\">Twelve years, no short flights<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"has-ink-muted-color has-text-color has-lead-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Ferrylight started as a notebook of connections that worked.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2014 I travelled from Hamburg to the Scottish islands without a plane and wrote down every train, ferry and bus. Friends asked for the list, then friends of friends. Today the journal has 64 routes, and every one has been travelled at least twice.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/demo.leitvia.com\/travel-blog\/journal\/\">Read the journal<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-surface-alt-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl)\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d06523d6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-267cece2 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:38%\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-heading-l-font-size\">The journeys behind the journal<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"has-ink-muted-color has-text-color has-lead-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Five trips that changed how I travel and what I write about.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.leitvia.com\/travel-blog\/destinations\/\">See all destinations<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:62%\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ol class=\"wp-block-leitvia-timeline has-lv-parallax is-lv-motion-subtle\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-leitvia-timeline-item\"><time class=\"wp-block-leitvia-timeline-item__date\" datetime=\"2014\">2014<\/time><h3 class=\"wp-block-leitvia-timeline-item__heading\">To the Hebrides by train<\/h3><div class=\"wp-block-leitvia-timeline-item__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hamburg to Oban in two days, the first route in the notebook.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-leitvia-timeline-item\"><time class=\"wp-block-leitvia-timeline-item__date\" datetime=\"2017\">2017<\/time><h3 class=\"wp-block-leitvia-timeline-item__heading\">The night ferry habit<\/h3><div class=\"wp-block-leitvia-timeline-item__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A cabin on the ferry to Norway replaces a hotel night and half a day of travel.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-leitvia-timeline-item\"><time class=\"wp-block-leitvia-timeline-item__date\" datetime=\"2020\">2020<\/time><h3 class=\"wp-block-leitvia-timeline-item__heading\">The journal goes online<\/h3><div class=\"wp-block-leitvia-timeline-item__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The notebook becomes Ferrylight, with the first 20 routes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-leitvia-timeline-item\"><time class=\"wp-block-leitvia-timeline-item__date\" datetime=\"2023\">2023<\/time><h3 class=\"wp-block-leitvia-timeline-item__heading\">Islands by bike<\/h3><div class=\"wp-block-leitvia-timeline-item__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A summer on the car-free islands of the Baltic and the North Sea.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-leitvia-timeline-item\"><time class=\"wp-block-leitvia-timeline-item__date\" datetime=\"2026\">2026<\/time><h3 class=\"wp-block-leitvia-timeline-item__heading\">The handbook in print<\/h3><div class=\"wp-block-leitvia-timeline-item__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Slow Coast Handbook with twelve journeys, in the shop.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-surface-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl)\">\n\t\n\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-heading-l-font-size\">How I travel and how I write about it<\/h2>\n\t\n\t\n\t<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--l);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--l)\"\/>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-166b020b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex has-lv-animation is-lv-animation-stagger is-lv-motion-subtle\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I travel by train, ferry, bus and bike, and on foot for the last part. Flights only for distances over 1,500 kilometres, and only when there is no night train.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I pay for my own tickets and rooms. No operator, hotel or tourist board pays for a post, and the shop is the only thing that pays for the journal.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Timetables change every season, so I name the operator to check instead of printing times. When a reader writes that a ferry no longer runs, I correct the post the same week.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Questions about a route are welcome. Write to me and I answer within a few days, from wherever I am.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-surface-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-38648931 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--l);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--l)\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-tip is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-41372710 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex is-style-tip--2\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized has-custom-border wp-container-content-ff97b86b\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.leitvia.com\/travel-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ferrylight-tilda-portrait.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color\" style=\"border-color:var(--wp--preset--color--accent);border-width:0.1875rem;border-radius:var(--wp--preset--border-radius--pill);aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:6rem;height:6rem\"\/><\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b6bdf96d wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-015e8dcd wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-icon\"><svg style=\"color:var(--wp--preset--color--accent);width:1rem;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"has-text-color has-accent-color\" focusable=\"false\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n\t<path d=\"M2 9.5a5.5 5.5 0 0 1 9.591-3.676.56.56 0 0 0 .818 0A5.49 5.49 0 0 1 22 9.5c0 2.29-1.5 4-3 5.5l-5.492 5.313a2 2 0 0 1-3 .019L5 15c-1.5-1.5-3-3.2-3-5.5\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-accent-color has-text-color has-heading-font-family has-body-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:italic\">My tip<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Book the first night before you set off and leave the rest open. Arriving with a bed for the night makes every missed connection a story instead of a problem.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"has-heading-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:italic\">Tilda Brennick<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-surface-alt-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a8285390 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xxl);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xxl)\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-stroke-border-color has-surface-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e0284204 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:0.0625rem;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--l);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--l);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--l);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--l)\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-eyebrow has-accent-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">The harbour letter<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-heading-l-font-size\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\">One letter a month from wherever the ferry docked.<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-ink-muted-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">A new route, a timetable change worth knowing and a place I would go back to. 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