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Patagonia: The Ultimate Road Trip Guide
Patagonia is vast, windy and far more affordable than its reputation, if you know where to save. This guide covers our 30-day...
A travel blog for slow, curious travellers
Honest guides for the long way round.
Two travellers, 63 countries and a habit of taking the scenic route. Destination guides with real budgets, day-by-day itineraries, packing lists and stories from the road, all tested on the ground before we publish a word.
- New guide every Thursday
- Real budgets, no sponsored rankings
- 180k readers a month
- Tested on the groundEvery guide written on the road
- Real budgetsWhat we actually spent, receipts kept
- Updated every seasonPrices and routes re-checked
- No sponsored rankingsRecommendations never for sale
Destination guides
Where to go next, and how to do it well.
Itineraries, daily budgets, the best time to visit and the mistakes we made so you do not have to. Each guide comes with an offline map.
Portugal
Lisbon in 4 Days: Trams, Tiles & Tascas
Miradouros at sunset, the best pastéis de nata, a day trip to Sintra and neighbourhoods worth getting lost in.
Japan
Kyoto Slowly: Temples, Gardens & Kaiseki
Seven unhurried days in Kyoto, with dawn temple routes, a ryokan worth the splurge and day trips to Nara.
Morocco
Morocco & the Sahara: A Two-Week Route
Marrakech souks, the High Atlas, a night under the stars in Erg Chebbi and the blue streets of Chefchaouen.
Iceland
Iceland's Ring Road in Ten Days
Waterfalls, black-sand beaches and hot springs on a campervan loop, plus how we kept the costs under control.
Indonesia
Bali Beyond the Beach Clubs
Rice terraces, water temples and quiet villages in the north and east of the island, away from the crowds.
Budget travel, done honestly
Every cent we spent, written down.
We track every bed, bus ticket and bowl of noodles, then publish the full breakdown with each guide. No guesswork, no "from $30 a day" fairy tales, just what a trip really costs for two.
- Daily budgets for shoestring, comfort and splurge styles
- Where to save and where it is worth spending
- Free trip budget spreadsheet with every guide
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Stories from the road
Fresh dispatches, written on the way.
Night trains, wrong turns, kind strangers and the occasional perfect day. Travel tips and stories, newest first.
Thirty hours on the night train from Lisbon to the Pyrenees
Couchettes, a dining car that ran out of everything but wine, and why slow trains are still the best way...
Cappadocia on a budget: balloons, valleys and cave hotels
Is the sunrise balloon ride worth it? What we spent in five days, and the free hikes that beat every...
The W Trek without a guide: our complete day-by-day plan
Campsites, refugios, weather windows and the exact budget for hiking Torres del Paine independently.
Ten things nobody tells you about the Amalfi Coast
Ferries beat buses, the best beach has no sand and why you should base yourself somewhere you have never heard...
Kyoto beyond the crowds: temples at dawn and quiet gardens
How to see Fushimi Inari, Arashiyama and the old streets of Higashiyama without the tour groups.
The road so far
Nine years of slow travel, in numbers.
- 63countries, most of them twice
- 1,240nights in hostels, homestays & tents
- 412guides and itineraries
- 180kreaders every month
How we write a guide
From the first bus to the final edit.
Nothing is copied from a brochure. This is how a destination earns its place on the blog.
Go slowly
We spend two to six weeks in each place, on local transport and our own money.
Keep receipts
Every cost goes into the budget sheet, from dorm beds to the airport taxi.
Test the route
We walk the itineraries ourselves and cut anything that is not worth your day.
Re-check each season
Prices, opening hours and transport are reviewed at least once a year.
Free travel resources
Pack lighter, travel further.
The carry-on packing list we have refined over nine years, plus our trip planner, budget sheet and the gear we would buy again. Free for newsletter readers.
- One 7 kg carry-on for any trip, any season
- Printable trip planner & budget spreadsheet
- The travel gear we actually use, and what we stopped carrying
Travel with us
Small-group trips, hosted by us.
A few times a year we take ten readers along on routes we know by heart. Local guides, family-run stays and plenty of free time.
Patagonia Wild
Twelve days of hiking between Torres del Paine and El Chaltén, with refugios, glaciers and a night in an estancia.
$3,240per traveller · 12 days
- 11 nights in refugios & guesthouses
- Local mountain guides
- All park fees and transfers
- Hosted by Noa & Felix
Japan in Autumn
Kyoto, Nara and the Kiso Valley at the peak of the autumn colours, with a ryokan night and a home-cooked dinner.
$2,890per traveller · 10 days
- 9 nights incl. a traditional ryokan
- Rail pass and all local transport
- Nakasendo trail walk
- Cooking class in a Kyoto home
Morocco Slow
From the Marrakech medina to the dunes of Erg Chebbi and the Atlas valleys, with family-run riads all the way.
$1,960per traveller · 9 days
- 8 nights in riads & a desert camp
- Private minibus and driver
- Camel trek at sunset
- Most meals included
Prices per traveller sharing a twin room. Flights not included. A 20% deposit holds your spot and is fully refundable up to 60 days before departure.
Postcards from readers
Trips planned with Miles Apart.
We followed the Patagonia guide day by day, budget sheet and all, and came home with money left over. The offline map saved us twice.
The only travel blog I trust for real costs. Their Portugal breakdown was within twenty euros of what we actually spent.
I joined the Kyoto small-group trip on my own and left with nine new friends. Unhurried, thoughtful and never touristy.
The Sunday postcard
A postcard from the road, every Sunday.
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