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Slow trips, by train, ferry and bribery

Two writers and a toddler from Bristol, going the long way round: Lisbon to Galicia, a sleeper to Sicily, and Japan before Pip.

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June & Teo Marsh

Bristol, Englandwww.tripchron.comWriting since 2019

June writes. Teo takes the photos, and used to make sound effects for radio plays (breaking bones? Snapped celery). Pip, 2, is in charge. Slow trips from Bristol.

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  1. ESLisbon to Galicia, slowly·May 2026

    Santiago in the rain, which is to say Santiago

    Pilgrims walk for a month to get here. We drove for four hours with a toddler and felt we had earned it more.

    Culture & history2 min read
  2. PTLisbon to Galicia, slowly·May 2026

    Sintra, where pushchairs go to retire

    A fairytale palace on top of a mountain, reached by a bus that drives like it is being chased by one.

    Culture & history1 min read
  3. JPJapan·Mar 2023

    Hiroshima, quietly

    We went to Hiroshima for the history and stayed for the people, the island and the best pancake in Japan.

    Culture & history1 min read
  4. JPJapan·Mar 2023

    Two lines in Kyoto

    On day six I went into a Kyoto pharmacy for something for a headache and came out with something else entirely.

    Culture & history1 min read

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June writes. Teo takes the photos, and used to make sound effects for radio plays (breaking bones? Snapped celery). Pip, 2, is in charge. Slow trips from Bristol.

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  • Writing since 2019
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  • PTLisbon to Galicia, slowlyMay 2026 · 8 stories · 24 days
  • JPJapan, before PipMar 2023 · 3 stories · 16 days
  • ITSleeper to SicilySept 2019 · 3 stories · 14 days
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