Planning a trip? Maybe one that’s a little bit out-of-the-ordinary? The guides here are full of important details and practical information, all based on our first-hand experience traveling in countries where things don’t always work out the way you expect.

Amphitheatre of El Jem tunisia
Tunisia

Tunisia: our eight day travel itinerary

Tunisia is a well-known tourist destination, mainly because of its beach resorts. But away from the coastal holiday zones, it’s also an easy country to travel around – no beach resorts required. We explored on our own as usual, and this post outlines what we saw and did in eight days, and how we got around from place to place.

White lady lodge Botswana
Botswana

Self-driving safari in southern Africa: itinerary and planning

A self-driving safari in southern Africa is definitely one of the world’s ultimate roadtrips. Thinking about taking it on? In this post I’ve outlined our twenty-one day self-driving itinerary from South Africa to Namibia and Botswana, and provided some information to help you plan your own ultimate African roadtrip.

Fountain, Ashgabat Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan

Planning a tour in Turkmenistan: our 9 day itinerary

This post is the itinerary for our nine day tour in Turkmenistan. It’s about how we arrived at this plan, what we loved about it, and things we’d change in retrospect. Feel free to copy our itinerary directly, or borrow a few of the days you like best and use it as a base to kick off your own plans.

Amphitheatre of El Jem tunisia
Tunisia

Tunisia: our eight day travel itinerary

Tunisia is a well-known tourist destination, mainly because of its beach resorts. But away from the coastal holiday zones, it’s also an easy country to travel around – no beach resorts required. We explored on our own as usual, and this post outlines what we saw and did in eight days, and how we got around from place to place.

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White lady lodge Botswana
Botswana

Self-driving safari in southern Africa: itinerary and planning

A self-driving safari in southern Africa is definitely one of the world’s ultimate roadtrips. Thinking about taking it on? In this post I’ve outlined our twenty-one day self-driving itinerary from South Africa to Namibia and Botswana, and provided some information to help you plan your own ultimate African roadtrip.

Read More »
Fountain, Ashgabat Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan

Planning a tour in Turkmenistan: our 9 day itinerary

This post is the itinerary for our nine day tour in Turkmenistan. It’s about how we arrived at this plan, what we loved about it, and things we’d change in retrospect. Feel free to copy our itinerary directly, or borrow a few of the days you like best and use it as a base to kick off your own plans.

Read More »