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2023-2026

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Dublin // Ireland05 Jul 2026

cities · budget travel · getting lost

Forty Minutes From Home, One Last Delay

“The trip's final delay was forty minutes from my own front door.”

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Dublin // Ireland04 Jul 2026

cities · budget travel · food

A Calm Day at Clink i Lar

“A rough crossing, an early check-in, then an afternoon with a friend on my own schedule.”

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London // England03 Jul 2026

budget travel · cities · getting lost

A Cancelled Train, a Ferry Bed to Dublin

“A cancelled train sent me scrambling onto a SailRail ferry, my bed for the night.”

London // England02 Jul 2026

cities · food · first times

A Table Traded for Sartoria

“A cousin, a gallery near Marble Arch, and a lost Dishoom table that became Sartoria instead.”

Edinburgh // Scotland01 Jul 2026

cities · budget travel · first times

An Evening Walk to Edinburgh Castle

“Laundry, an impulsive haircut, and a walk to the castle once the rain finally eased.”

Funchal // Portugal30 Jun 2026

hiking · budget travel · first times

Sunrise on Pico do Arieiro

“A predawn climb to Madeira's third-highest peak, a glass floor over the cliffs.”

Funchal // Portugal29 Jun 2026

hiking · cities · budget travel

The Hand-Dug Tunnel to 25 Fontes

“Eight hundred meters of total darkness, two waterfalls fed by one levada.”

Funchal // Portugal28 Jun 2026

hiking · first times · budget travel

Straight From the Airport Into Fanal Forest

“Landed at six, and by mid-morning was climbing into a 4WD bound for a fog forest.”

Porto // Portugal27 Jun 2026

first times · cities · budget travel

A Stranger Who Taught Me the Ticket Machine

“A missed bus, a stranger's help with the validators, then a sprint for my flight.”

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A Story Every Turn. Written on buses, in departure lounges, and occasionally from somewhere much nicer.

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