Inspiration
Slow travel, written down
Notes on where to go, when to go, and what the drive in between is actually like.
The long read · 7 days
Forest, vineyard, and the road between them
Six days from Calais: the Black Forest ridge road, two spa towns, then south into the Alsace vineyards where the villages get smaller and the wine lists get shorter.
Read the route4 min read
Bruges before the coaches
The city opens at seven. By nine the squares fill, so go early, take the canal with nobody on it, and be on your second coffee before the day properly starts.
Bruges5 min read
The Normandy coast in three drives
Étretat, Honfleur and the orchard country behind them. Keep the sea on your left, stop when something looks worth stopping for.
Normandy6 min read
What June light does to a fjord
It doesn't get properly dark. You eat late because you can, and the water keeps holding the sky long after you'd normally be asleep.
The Norwegian Fjords