Letter No. 34September 2026
Slow and overland travel
Dear the Journey Between Places
On night trains, ferries and long bus rides, and on the value of the hours between one destination and the next.
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Est. with love · Letter No. 01 onwards
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Personal letters to cities, coastlines, mountains and the people who travel through them. Practical advice, honest observations, and a little more care for the places that welcome us.
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Behind every envelope
How a letter is written
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Visit or Research
Understand the destination and its everyday rhythms.
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Listen and Observe
Learn from local perspectives and pay attention to the people who live there.
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Check the Details
We compare practical details with official sources and link to them.
Our approach
Thoughtful travel, without the sermon
Travelling with care isn't a badge. It's a set of small habits, repeated. These are the ones we write by, and the ones we hope readers take with them.
How to Write to a Place- ♥
Residents first
A neighbourhood is somebody's home before it is anyone's view.
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Spend locally
Family bakeries, licensed guides, independent shops.
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Cultural care
Dress codes, quiet hours, asking before the photograph.
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Honest expectations
Steep streets, queues and prices, written down plainly.
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Lighter footprints
Trains where possible, rubbish carried out, paths kept to.
Dear Traveller,
Letters written to you
Not every letter goes to a place. Some go to the people who travel, with practical advice and a little encouragement.
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Which place should we write to next?
Tell us about a town, a coastline or a street that matters to you. We read every suggestion; we can't promise to write about all of them, and nothing you send is published without asking.
With love,
The WTWL Team