Safar
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Safar
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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 Switzerland

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)
getting lost
15
Zurich // Switzerland21 Jun 2026

getting lost · airports · budget travel

A Wrong Stop in a Zurich Rail Yard

“A missed stop dropped me in a rail yard, then a Helsinki airport pod for a bed.”

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airports
10
Lucerne // Switzerland20 Jun 2026

airports · hiking · budget travel

Two A.M. in Palma, Fog in Zurich

“A friend and a mountain waiting in Lucerne, the first full night of sleep since leaving New York.”

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budget travel
Bellach // Switzerland17 Dec 2023

budget travel · slow travel · getting lost

Lake Geneva for One Last Afternoon

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

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hiking
11
Bellach // Switzerland16 Dec 2023

hiking · budget travel · slow travel

A Day Loop Into the Black Forest

“Freiburg's cuckoo clocks, an unexpected Indian menu, and a mountain hotel, all in one day.”

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slow travel
6
Bellach // Switzerland15 Dec 2023

slow travel · hiking

A Waterfall in a Mossy Gorge Near Solothurn

“A quiet rest day in Bellach: a friend's dog, then a walk to a small waterfall, nothing else planned.”

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budget travel
7
Bellach // Switzerland14 Dec 2023

budget travel · slow travel

An Empanada Truck in Zurich

“A dragon fountain, church spires along the Limmat, then a bed with a friend waiting.”

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