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.
A travel guide to crossing the border from Guinea to Sierra Leone. How to reach the border from Kindia in Guinea; cross it; and get to Kamakwie, Sierra Leone, or detour to Outamba-Kilimi National Park first. Plus, onward travel to Makeni.
Ultimate roadtrips: this post is a guide to traveling the Karakoram Highway in Pakistan by public transport. How to get around, where to stop and stay, things to do, and how much it costs.
What’s it like to travel in Senegal? Is it safe for solo female travelers? And what is a sept-place, anyway? Read on, for advice on traveling independently by public transport from Dakar and along the beaches of the Petite Côte.
People often wonder if it’s safe to travel to Peshawar and Swat Valley. Both of these places turned out to be among the highlights of Pakistan, for us. Here’s our guide to getting there and around, and some information on costs, transport and things to do along the way.
It’s easy and cheap to travel around Ladakh by public transport. This is a guide to travelling independently around Leh and the Nubra Valley by bus and shared jeep.
Here’s what you need to know to cross the border from China to Pakistan on the Karakoram Highway, at Khunjerab Pass – the highest border crossing in the world.
Here’s what you need to know to cross the border from Kyrgyzstan to China, and to make it from Osh to Kashgar in one day.
Wondering how to travel on your own in Ivory Coast? This is a guide to places to go and things to see and do. It follows our route, with ideas, advice and practical information for travel to this unusual destination.
A travel guide to crossing the border from Liberia to Ivory Coast. How to reach the border from Ganta in Liberia; cross it; and get to Danane, Ivory Coast, plus onward travel to Man.
Wondering how to travel on your own in Liberia? This is a guide to places to go and things to see and do. It follows our route, with ideas, advice and practical information for travel to this unusual destination.
A travel guide to crossing the border from Guinea to Sierra Leone. How to reach the border from Kindia in Guinea; cross it; and get to Kamakwie, Sierra Leone, or detour to Outamba-Kilimi National Park first. Plus, onward travel to Makeni.
Ultimate roadtrips: this post is a guide to traveling the Karakoram Highway in Pakistan by public transport. How to get around, where to stop and stay, things to do, and how much it costs.
What’s it like to travel in Senegal? Is it safe for solo female travelers? And what is a sept-place, anyway? Read on, for advice on traveling independently by public transport from Dakar and along the beaches of the Petite Côte.
People often wonder if it’s safe to travel to Peshawar and Swat Valley. Both of these places turned out to be among the highlights of Pakistan, for us. Here’s our guide to getting there and around, and some information on costs, transport and things to do along the way.
It’s easy and cheap to travel around Ladakh by public transport. This is a guide to travelling independently around Leh and the Nubra Valley by bus and shared jeep.
Here’s what you need to know to cross the border from China to Pakistan on the Karakoram Highway, at Khunjerab Pass – the highest border crossing in the world.
Here’s what you need to know to cross the border from Kyrgyzstan to China, and to make it from Osh to Kashgar in one day.
Wondering how to travel on your own in Ivory Coast? This is a guide to places to go and things to see and do. It follows our route, with ideas, advice and practical information for travel to this unusual destination.
A travel guide to crossing the border from Liberia to Ivory Coast. How to reach the border from Ganta in Liberia; cross it; and get to Danane, Ivory Coast, plus onward travel to Man.
Wondering how to travel on your own in Liberia? This is a guide to places to go and things to see and do. It follows our route, with ideas, advice and practical information for travel to this unusual destination.