Great journeys – as chosen by you
21.07.2023 - 08:13
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Whether you love travelling by planes, trains or automobiles, we all have fond memories of at least one particular journey from our travels. We asked you to tell us the best journeys you’ve ever completed, so here are a few of your rather impressive adventures. Intrepid traveller @ukirsariabroad took an overnight bus from Manali to Leh in India, a beautiful mountainous journey through the stunning Ladakh Range.
Lamayuru monastery in Ladakh, India © Checco2/Shutterstock
An incredible continent no matter how you travel, South America is as diverse as it gets. Lucky Lynne Roberts (@oops_herewego on Twitter) cycled across the continent, as well as Central America and southeast Asia, for two years with her husband.
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There may be no better way to experience the Amazon than by floating down its waters, surrounded by mysterious jungles on each side. Our Twitter follower @nphorton spent four days on an Amazon riverboat, «sleeping in hammocks and watching storms».
Travelling by boat into depth Amazon jungle © Foto593/Shutterstock
Certainly not the fastest way to traverse the Gobi Desert, but probably one of the bravest. We’re rather impressed by Twitter follower @FarazShibli’s 1600km trek across this vast Mongolian landscape.
Gobi desert snow winter Mongolia © RethaAretha/Shutterstock
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Sitting 80km off the Nicaraguan coast, it’s a long, three-day sail across the Caribbean Sea to the idyllic Corn Islands. Rough Guides reader Bee Barker shared her sea-faring journey with a boat full of pigs – most likely made worth it by the sight of bright, white sand beaches upon approaching the islands.
Beautiful caribbean Corn island in Nicaragua © Travel With Passion/Shutterstock
It takes a certain level of fearlessness (or perhaps it’s stupidity) to brave the Vietnamese roads on a moped: around 14,000 die each year as a result of traffic collisions. However, a few of our followers have taken to the tarmac on two wheels for the most exhilarating journey of their lives – and lived to tell the tale.
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There are so many routes you can choose to travel from Vegas to the Big Apple, taking in Monument Valley in Arizona, the snow-topped mountains of Utah, or the urban jungle of Chicago. Rough Guides reader Josephine Turner said it was one of the best journeys she’s ever taken, and gave this advice: «Lesson learned: if stopped by police don't get out of car!» It sounds like there’s a story to tell there…
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As @allyrambles said on Twitter: «Eight hours on a train trundling up into Sri Lanka’s tea plantations is pretty special!» There is no better way to escape the humid city of Colombo than taking this train up to Kandy or Nuwara Eliya in Sri