Hokkaido by train, from Sapporo to Shiretoko
A week on Japan's northernmost island, following the rails east through snow country to the edge of the Sea of Okhotsk.
Destinations
Places worth the long way round: islands, small cities and the roads between them. 2 stories
A long weekend in Bergen
Wooden wharves, mountains at the end of every street, and the rain everyone warns you about. Three days in Norway's second city.