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Collection 03

Journeys Worth Planning

Ferries, riverboats and overland routes where getting there is not dead time. The practical detail matters more, not less, when the route is the reason to go.

September edition
5 finished guides
route before romance
Travellers walking beside an unbranded sleeper train at a European station in blue-hour winter light

The newest trip file

Christmas markets by night train: Vienna or Prague?

Two sleepers from Brussels can create three useful market days. The connection margin is what makes the route work.

Market-first pickVienna
Clearest timetablePrague
A turquoise crater lake ringed by green pasture and forest on São Miguel in the Azores, seen from the caldera rim

The mid-Atlantic file

Azores: São Miguel or island-hop?

One island holds most of the sights and all the direct flights. The others hold the journey. How far should a first week spread?

Best forA first Atlantic week
Not forGuaranteed sunshine

Five finished trip files

Keep following the route.

A beautiful journey is not enough. It needs current schedules, a bookable path and a reason the reader cannot get the same answer from the operator timetable.

Finished guide

Greek island hopping: June or September?

June has the longer days. September has the warmer sea. The useful first route still needs fewer islands.

 Finished guide

The Amazon decision: Manaus, Iquitos or the river itself?

A public passenger boat, a forest lodge and an expedition vessel are three different trips.

 Finished guide

Puerto Montt to Puerto Natales: ferry, flight or the long way round?

Four days through the fjords, one fast day or weeks on the Carretera Austral. The same endpoints make three different trips.