The atlas so farUpdated 2026

26 countries.
One curious soul.

This is not a bucket list. It is a trail of places that surprised me, stretched me, welcomed me, or simply gave me a train window worth remembering.

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Country index

Choose a pin,
take the detour.

The pins are real. Many long-form stories are still drafts, so this index stays honest about what is finished and what is still finding its words.

01

South & West Europe

4 stops
🇫🇷Francenotes pending→ 🇮🇹Italythe first chapter→ 🇪🇸Spainnotes pending→ 🇵🇹Portugalnotes pending→
02

Central Europe

8 stops
🇩🇪Germanynotes pending→ 🇨🇭Switzerlandnotes pending→ 🇦🇹Austrianotes pending→ 🇨🇿Czechianotes pending→ 🇭🇺Hungarynotes pending→ 🇵🇱Polandnotes pending→ 🇸🇰Slovakianotes pending→ 🇸🇮Slovenianotes pending→
03

Scandinavia

3 stops
🇳🇴Norwaynotes pending→ 🇸🇪Swedennotes pending→ 🇩🇰Denmarknotes pending→
04

Benelux & Microstates

6 stops
🇳🇱Netherlandsnotes pending→ 🇧🇪Belgiumnotes pending→ 🇱🇺Luxembourgnotes pending→ 🇲🇨Monaconotes pending→ 🇻🇦Vatican Citynotes pending→ 🇱🇮Liechtensteinnotes pending→
05

East & Caucasus

2 stops
🇧🇬Bulgarianotes pending→ 🇬🇪Georgianotes pending→
06

Beyond Europe

3 stops
🇮🇳Indiahome→ 🇦🇪UAEnotes pending→ 🇪🇹Ethiopianotes pending→

A note in the margin

I remember places through people.

Stations matter. Landscapes matter. But what stays longest is usually a conversation, a shared meal, or someone helping when I look completely lost.

Why I travel