Itineraries
Routes worth copying, from a fortnight to a year, with the connections that make them work.
A Fortnight in Turkey
Istanbul, Cappadocia, the Aegean coast and the Lycian ruins, in two weeks that work by domestic flight and bus without a single wasted day.
A Month in Japan
Four weeks is enough to get past the Tokyo–Kyoto–Osaka corridor into the parts of Japan that most visitors never see, and the rail network makes it straightforward.
A Week in Jordan
Roman cities, the Dead Sea, Petra, a desert to sleep in and the Red Sea, in a country the size of Portugal with one road down the middle.
Ten Days in Morocco
Marrakesh, the High Atlas, the Sahara and the coast, in a loop that works by road and does not involve seeing the same mountain pass twice.
Three Months in South America
Colombia to Patagonia overland, arranged so that the seasons work and the altitude is gained gradually. Ninety days, six countries, one long descent south.
Three Weeks in Peru and Bolivia
Lima to the salt flats, overland, with the altitude built into the order rather than fought against. Twenty-one days that do not involve arriving anywhere gasping.
Two Weeks in Italy Without the Crowds
Not a Rome–Florence–Venice tour. Fourteen days in the south and the islands, where the food is better, the prices are half, and the queues do not exist.
Two Weeks in Southeast Asia: Four Routes That Work
Fourteen days is one country, or two if they share a border and you are disciplined. Here are four routes that fit, with the connections that make them possible.