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Overland Notes Travel Journal

Where we have been

Journeys worth taking the long way for

No sponsored posts and no top ten lists. Just what we noticed, where we slept and what we would do again.

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Itineraries readers return to most often.

01

The Dolomites in autumn

Quiet trails, empty huts and golden larches in October.

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02

The Balkan loop

Six countries, one bus pass and a notebook full of recommendations.

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03

Slow Japan

Three weeks, two regions and the joy of taking local trains.

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From the road

Frames from the last few trips.

Independent travel

Our story

We started this blog in a hostel kitchen after a long bus ride, mostly so our parents would know where we were. Years later it is still a notebook, only now other people read it.

We travel slowly and spend more time in fewer places. That means better stories, cheaper trips and a habit of getting happily lost.

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Kind words

I print the itineraries and fold them into my notebook. They are always right.
Anna HarlowRepeat customer
Reading these made us finally book the trip we kept postponing.
Samuel HarlowRegular customer
We followed the Portugal route almost to the day and loved every stop.
Felix VasquezClient

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