Welcome to Roads Less Wandered

# Solo and Unscripted: A Seasonal Playbook for Wanderers — From Accra Nights to Nicaraguan Coastlines The first solo trip can feel like stepping off…

# When Parks Throw Curveballs: Plan Better, Wander Wisely, Love the Land There’s a messy, beautiful thing about traveling the American backroads right now: the…

# Fly Far, Pack Light, Spend Smart: A Wanderer’s Playbook for Cheap Flights, Calm Airports, and Warm December Escapes I step off a chilly European…

# Why maps still matter I stand at the edge of a hairpin, the air thin and sharp as lemon, and below me a ribbon…

# Lines That Wander: How Maps Tell the Stories of Routes, Roots and Rooftops I open a dog-eared map on a rain-wet table in a…

# Sky, Stone, and Water: Five Vistas That Will Make You Rethink Your Next Road Trip Intro — chase the edges There’s a particular hunger…

# Where Light Breaks: Five Wild Places to Reset Your Compass There are moments in travel when the sky finishes the landscape for you —…

# Coastlines, Canyons and Curiosities — A Southern-Spine Road Trip for the Restless There is a particular crackle in the air when you leave a…

# Pack Light, Wander Far: How to Start Backpacking, Find Community, and Make Every Trip Your Own There’s a hush just after the last car…

There is a sound I have come to love: fabric whispering, the soft thunk of a zipper, a final tug that seals everything into one…