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01 · The stories

Trips that can’t wait for payday.

Read where the cool kids went. Then plan your own adventure.

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Sunset over the sea from a beach bar in Ibiza, the sun low behind a thatched roofMadrid, Spain

Spain: A Wedding and an Adventure

4 min

Nancy CarletonFounder · Editor

A jaguar swimming the Cuiaba River with only its head and shoulders above the green water, looking straight at the cameraBrazil

Glimmers in the Wild: 120 Wooden Bridges, Jaguars, and No Guide

Stories From the Road · 7 min

Nancy CarletonFounder · Editor

Two wooden riverboats on the still Rio Negro at sunset, sky and water washed gold and pinkBrazil

From Sequins to Sloths: Northern Brazil for the Chronically Curious

Stories From the Road · 6 min

Nancy CarletonFounder · Editor

A vast flock of starlings streaming across an orange sunset sky above wind turbines, with a line of parked cars and watchers along the marsh road belowDenmark

I Drove Across Denmark to Watch a Million Birds Go to Bed

Stories From the Road · 8 min

Nancy CarletonFounder · Editor

Sun bursting over a snow peak on King George Island, the ship at anchor in the bay and a line of people walking ashore across the snowAntarctica

Whiskey on 10,000-Year-Old Ice and Chasing the Impossible: The Antarctica Marathon

Stories From the Road · 12 min

Nancy CarletonFounder · Editor

La Paz, Baja California Sur, MexicoMexico

La Paz, whale sharks, and a sea lion who chose chaos

Stories From the Road · 3 min

Nancy CarletonFounder · Editor

Fitz Roy, PatagoniaChile and Argentina

Patagonia, measured in Camp Italianos

Stories From the Road · 6 min

Nancy CarletonFounder · Editor

The Montenegro coast near BudvaMontenegro

The annual retreat, or what happens when you put a Mangalitsa fillet and a switchback road in a blender

Stories From the Road · 3 min

Nancy CarletonFounder · Editor

Kids in Ghana at EasterGhana

Ghana asked us to wear all white. We complied. Eventually.

Cultural Intelligence · 3 min

Nancy CarletonFounder · Editor

Bulgaria, on the Balkans EV road tripBalkans

Fourteen days, twelve countries, one EV, and a gal who cannot be historically trusted to charge her own phone

Travel Logistics · 9 min

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Copenhagen
The 6-Hour Copenhagen Reset (from CPH)
Six hours from CPH by someone who lives there. The M2 metro, smørrebrød at Schønnemann, the Wednesday cinnamon roll, the sauna swim, and the Round Tower.
Brisk wander
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SOF
Sofia
Three Hours in Sofia, If You Must (from SOF)
Three hours from SOF, planned tight. Tarator at Made in Home, the cathedral from across the road, and a candlelit shot of rakia at Hambara.
Run the city
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Rio de Janeiro from above at dusk, the beach lit along the bay
In the library · Brazil

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Nyhavn in Copenhagen in winter, the canal frozen below the colored houses
Home base · Denmark

02 · Your travel dashboard

Every place you have been, in one spot.

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Clear turquoise water, rocks and a cliff-backed beach on the coast of Montenegro
On the map · Montenegro

03 · Living there, not passing through

Meet the locals who used to be you.

You are one of us if

  • Your checked bag is 23 kg of snacks from home.
  • You translate spices in the grocery aisle.
  • You have a residence card and opinions about it.
  • The world feels smaller. In a good way.

They wrote the guides. Ask them anything.

Moving guidesThe paperwork, in the order it happens.From someone who cried in that line. Visa trackersThe dates, remembered for you.Before the migration office reminds you. Lifestyle hubsThe city, after the boxes are unpacked.Where to eat, run and get a haircut.
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Magnus the Samoyed grinning in a cloud of orange and blue Holi powder
Magnus · Samoyed · 35 kg

04 · Paw Passport

Traveling with your bestie, whatever the species.

Muddy on side quests. A heated blanket on your face at 6 a.m. Your bestie sees the world too. Grandma wants the photos.

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The EU pet travel guide. Read it before the ferry, not in the queue.

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Doha at night, photographed on a long layoverGreetings fromDoha Fitz Roy, PatagoniaGreetings fromPatagonia Kids in Ghana at EasterGreetings fromGhana Two wooden riverboats on the still Rio Negro at sunsetGreetings fromRio Negro Sun over a snow peak on King George Island, AntarcticaGreetings fromAntarctica
Snow mountains reflected in still, ice-flecked water in Antarctica
The Layover Lounge · Antarctica

06 · The first 100

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  1. Founding 01Nancy CarletonFounder · Copenhagen · abroad since 2018
  2. Founding 02Jay CarletonSeven marathons, seven continents. Waits at the line so she finishes first.
  3. Founding 03 · PetMagnus WafflesSamoyed · 35 kg · advisory capacity
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