Field notes

Route guides, slowly written.

Long-form guides to overland corridors — borders, buses, ferries, and the small things that make a leg work. Written by travelers, edited for people who'd rather take the long way.

Why Rome2rio gets overland routes wrong — and what to use instead
By the Sloth team
Polarsteps is great — just not for planning. Here's what fills the gap.
By the Sloth team
Istanbul to Tbilisi by surface transport: what we know
Route Notes — By the SLW Travel team
What the AI gets wrong — and the routes we won't plan until we're sure
By the SLW Travel team
Welcome to the SLW field notes
What this blog is for, and what to expect — route guides, border walkthroughs, and honest reports from legs we weren't sure about.