Rambling Traveler
Long-distance walking: the routes, the stages and the practicalities.
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Colorado Skiing Without the Second Mortgage, From Denver to the Passes
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Eating in Stavanger without emptying your Norwegian bank account
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Stavanger as a base for the Lysefjord and better than a base
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Slow Travel or the Checklist, a London Argument With Both Sides Winning
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The London Famous Places That Disappoint and the Honest Reasons Why
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Canada
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Norway
Norway costs more than the brochures admit and looks better than the photographs can prove, a country where the krone hurts and the light makes up for it.
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United Kingdom
David Illif with image-alignment and Photoshoping by User:Colin and Kim Hansen, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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United States
For hiking purposes the American South is three states meeting along one mountain chain, and the practical differences between them - permits, bear rules, what closes in winter - matter more than the state lines suggest.
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Latest articles
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Volunteering in London without being part of the problem
How to volunteer in London as a visitor without causing harm, from food banks to canal trust conservation days that welcome short-term help.
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Where the money actually goes on a London trip and how to save it
The four London spending decisions that dominate your trip budget, from zone choice to the Oyster versus contactless calculation.
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London local customs worth reading up on before you land
The London local customs research worth doing before you land, from pub round etiquette to why queueing in London is not optional.
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London travel photography tips that actually change your pictures
London travel photography tips that move you past the same tourist shots, from using overcast light to finding the Greenwich Park observatory angle.
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Ten ways to meet people while travelling in London that still work
Ten ways to meet people while travelling in London that actually work, from Southbank Centre benches to Borough Market communal tables.
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A First Week in London, What to Do and What to Skip Without Regret
A first week in London is a negotiation with fame. This itinerary tells you what to skip, what earns the queue, and how to string seven days into a city you actually met.
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Eating through Quebec City when the temperature drops below zero
Quebec City's food culture makes sense in the snow. From roadside poutine to a full sugar shack feast, this is how to eat well when the wind off the St. Lawrence hurts your face.
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Quebec City in Winter, Through the Murals and the Walls That Hold the Cold
Quebec City in winter is an argument the cold makes and the murals win, a walled fortress where the ice is part of the architecture and the festivals dare you to stay outside.
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Quebec Beyond the Walled City, Through the Seasons That Define the Province
Quebec beyond the walls is four provinces in one, each unlocked by a season: the sugaring-off spring, the fjord summer, the Charlevoix autumn, and the deep snow winter.
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Norway, the Country the Photographs Undersell and the Prices Oversell
Norway costs more than the brochures admit and looks better than the photographs can prove, a country where the krone hurts and the light makes up for it.