Journal
Companion notes, country by country
How travellers actually pair up. Trains, jeeps, huts, rooms. Written so each country page can stand on its own. Match dates in Telegram when the week is real.
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Cape Maclear or the Mulanje hut: who is coming to Malawi with you?
Looking for travel companion in Malawi means sharing a Lake Malawi lodge twin and the Mt Mulanje hut day.
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RN7 or Andasibe: who already sat the taxi-brousse?
A Madagascar travel companion shares taxi-brousse days, Andasibe or Tsingy park fees, and the slow RN7 road south.
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The trains are free. Who splits the old-town room?
Looking for travel companion in Luxembourg means splitting the old-town hotel and a Müllerthal day, because national rail is already free.
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Vilnius apartment or a Nida night: who is sharing Lithuania?
A travel companion in Lithuania shares a Vilnius baroque apartment and the room that closes the Baltic trio on the Curonian Spit.
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Riga nights and one Baltic afternoon: who is coming to Latvia?
A travel companion in Latvia shares a Riga Art Nouveau apartment and a 3 to 4 day Baltic-coast pair between Tallinn and Vilnius.
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Song-Kul yurt or Karakol horses: who is coming to Kyrgyzstan?
Looking for travel companion in Kyrgyzstan usually means the second CBT yurt bed and the second fare in a taxi that leaves when full.
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Pristina cafes or Prizren fortress: who shares Kosovo with you?
How to find travel friends for Kosovo. Kosovo is a cheap Balkan add-on until the Serbia stamp is not. Share Pristina cafe mornings and the Prizren bus with someone who already read the notes.
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Almaty ridges or an Astana stopover: who is this Kazakhstan week for?
How to find travel friends in Kazakhstan starts with an Almaty apartment and a Talgo seat, then maybe an Astana stopover if the ticket is real.
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Kingston or the north coast: who leaves the Jamaica gate with you?
How to find travel friends in Jamaica starts after the resort gate: a Knutsford seat, Kingston nights, and someone who will eat outside the wristband.
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Tel Aviv or Jerusalem, after you both reread the advice?
A travel companion in Israel only helps after both of you have read the current advice, then named Tel Aviv or Jerusalem.
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Saturday pickup in Dublin: who is driving the Wild Atlantic Way?
How to find travel friends in Ireland is a car-share: the second driver on Dublin plus the Wild Atlantic Way.
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Utila course or Copán walk: who is coming with you?
A travel companion in Honduras is the second name on the Utila course and the second daylight ticket into Copán.