What to carry in a small day bag
The few things that stay on my knees all day.
October 3, 2026 · 9 min
Reading a route on a paper map
How I plan a day of changes before I leave the guesthouse.
Letters from the Road
A short letter every Saturday from a bus, a ferry or a guesthouse: one route, one thing to pack and one thing to know before the border.
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