Roads Less Mapped
How Near Is Near
Somebody told me it was very close and it was nine kilometres. Somebody else told me it was far and it was twenty minutes.…
Unlisted Places
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The People Who Live There Do Not Think It Is Special
The word I hear most often about places I drove four hours to reach is nice. It took me a while to understand that nice is…
How I Prepare For A Place With No Information
There is no website, no opening hours, no reviews, and no confirmation the road still goes through. What I actually do before driving somewhere I know…
Getting There
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Local Word
All 6 postsThe Favours I Cannot Repay
I tried to count the people who have solved a problem for me and vanished before I could do anything about it. The list got long fast, and the usual…
Slow Routes
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Why I Take the Long Way, When I Do
At the ticket window I asked for the branch line instead of the direct train, and the woman asked if…
What Slowing Down Actually Shows You
Over about an hour the fences outside the window changed from wire to stone, and I watched it happen. Here…
What to Expect
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Going Alone Versus Going With Someone
I did roughly the same route twice, once by myself and once with a friend, and…
How I Decide When to Turn Around
I kept walking for about forty minutes past the point where I knew I should stop,…
Cash, Signal, and Going Quiet Without Meaning To
The cash machine was a metal box with a padlock on it and had been out…
The Week Got Better After I Stopped Expecting Anything
I had a picture in my head of what a place with no information about it…
Emily Gallaher
Roads Less Mapped is written by Emily Gallaher. Everything here comes from actual use, written up honestly, including the things that did not work.
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