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Where to go, once you can

The visa is the boring part. This is the archive of destination writing we publish alongside it — itineraries built around what a given passport can actually get into, and how long a trip really takes.

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  • The Caucasus, quietly

    Issue 12

    Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan — three visa-light countries within five hours of Delhi that almost nobody from India visits. Fourteen days, worked out properly.

  • Island-hopping the Philippines

    Issue 11

    Palawan to Siargao without the internal flights that eat the budget. Ferry timetables, which islands are worth the crossing, and when the weather turns.

  • Eating through Vietnam

    Issue 10

    Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City as a food route. What each region actually specialises in, and the dishes that only exist in one city.

  • Central Asia's open door

    Issue 9

    Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have quietly become some of the easiest visas an Indian passport can get. Samarkand, Bukhara and the desert between them.

  • The Schengen 90/180 puzzle

    Issue 8

    How the rolling 180-day window actually works, why almost everyone miscounts it, and how to plan a long European trip without accidentally overstaying.

  • Japan on a budget that exists

    Issue 7

    Rail passes worth buying, the ones that are not, and how to see Tokyo, Kyoto and Kanazawa in ten days without the costs people warn you about.

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