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Journey so far

23 cities · 16 countries · 34,449 km logged

Movement

Indices of movement

Between stops

34,449 km

0.86x the equator

Stories

45

23 cities

Countries

16

Furthest north

Stories by place

Dispatches from Waypoints

All (45)Portugal (7)Finland (7)Switzerland (6)England (3)Germany (3)Austria (3)Ireland (2)Turkiye (2)Netherlands (2)Denmark (2)Czechia (2)

66°30′09″N

Rovaniemi, Finland

Hungary (2)
Scotland (1)
United States (1)
Slovakia (1)
Italy (1)
66°30′09″N, 25°43′51″E5 stories

Finland

Rovaniemi

Latest: A Reindeer Farm and a Hike the Rain Took

A calmer Arctic Circle than I remembered, and a hike the rain washed out.

23 Jun 2026Read story
47°12′47″N, 7°30′01″E4 stories

Switzerland

Bellach

Latest: Lake Geneva for One Last Afternoon

An afternoon with a friend by the lake, then one last overnight train to the Swiss-Italian border.

17 Dec 2023Read story
51°30′26″N, 0°07′40″W3 stories

England

London

Latest: A Cancelled Train, a Ferry Bed to Dublin

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

03 Jul 2026Read story
32°38′53″N, 16°54′26″W3 stories

Portugal

Funchal

Latest: Sunrise on Pico do Arieiro

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

30 Jun 2026Read story
38°43′02″N, 9°08′35″W3 stories

Portugal

Lisbon

Latest: One Day as a Tourist, On Purpose

A pre-booked photoshoot through Alfama, tram 28, and one afternoon as a tourist.

26 Jun 2026Read story
53°20′58″N, 6°15′38″W2 stories

Ireland

Dublin

Latest: Forty Minutes From Home, One Last Delay

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

05 Jul 2026Read story
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