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Stories from the long way round.

Field notes, route guides and honest essays from travellers spending a year — or a lifetime — circling the world.

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Packing for Every Climate in a Single Carry-On

From Icelandic wind to Bornean humidity, one 40-litre bag really is enough. Here is the system that works.

3 February 2026 · 6 min read

After the 2023 price hike, the math changed. Here is when the JR Pass still pays off and when it does not.

19 March 2026 · 5 min

Practical habits that lower risk in any country, written by women who have travelled in most of them.

2 April 2026 · 7 min

Seven hours, tea country, and the Nine Arches Bridge. How to book, which side to sit, and where to break the journey.

28 April 2026 · 7 min

Marble gorges, indigenous villages and empty Pacific beaches — a five-day loop from Taipei down the wild side.

5 May 2026 · 8 min

Jaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer and Udaipur — the classic northern India route, day by day, with the trains that connect it.

16 June 2026 · 10 min

Lijiang's old town, Tiger Leaping Gorge and Shangri-La — the route through China's southwest that feels like another country.

7 July 2026 · 9 min

Central Asia's most accessible country, where turquoise domes, ancient madrasas, and warm hospitality come at a low price.

5 January 2027 · 9 min

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Budget Vietnam 12 jours : vols, hébergement, repas, transports, baie d'Halong, eSIM et assurance. Trois budgets types et les erreurs à éviter.