Updated Oct 26, 2024

Find here a collection of resources that may help make your travels smoother and more prepared. Whether my personal planning documents, do’s and don’t’s for countries, or general information, I will try my best to update this with information as I explore the world.

It’s work in progress, so bear with me please.

I’ll sort my information below into the following categories: Regions I’ve traveled to; by routes I’ve taken; and further travel advice.

By Region I’ve Traveled

Europe

• Austria
• Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Bulgaria
• Croatia
• Czechia
• Denmark
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Italy
• Netherlands
• Liechtenstein
• Poland
• Portugal
• Serbia
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• United Kingdom
• Vatican

North America

• Canada
• USA

South / Central America

• Costa Rica
• Panama
• Peru

Asia

• China
• Georgia
• Japan
• Qatar
• South Korea

Africa

• Egypt
• Morocco

Routes I’ve traveled:

By Train

• 4353km: 🇺🇸Chicago to 🇺🇸Los Angeles, Texas Eagle
• 3924km: 🇺🇸Chicago to 🇺🇸San Francisco/Emeryville, California Zephyr
• 1999km: 🇺🇸Chicago to 🇺🇸Grand Junction, California Zephyr
• 1194km: 🇵🇱Lublin to 🇵🇱Zamosc to 🇵🇱Lublin to 🇵🇱Warsaw to 🇵🇱Torun to 🇵🇱Poznan to 🇵🇱Krakow (trip)
• 1007km: 🇩🇪Berlin to 🇦🇹Vienna and vice-versa, Spree-Donau-Kurier
• 999km: 🇦🇹Graz to 🇩🇪Berlin, Nightjet
• 932km: 🇩🇪Berlin to 🇦🇹Vienna, Metropol
• 887km: 🇦🇹Graz to 🇩🇪Berlin, Vindobona
• 846km: 🇵🇱Warsaw to 🇵🇱Torun to 🇵🇱Poznan to 🇵🇱Krakow
• 794km: 🇦🇹Vienna to 🇩🇪Berlin, Nightjet
• 792km: 🇺🇸Toledo to 🇺🇸Washington, D.C. and vice-versa, Capitol Limited
• 761km: 🇩🇪Berlin to 🇦🇹Linz, Berolina
• 654km: 🇵🇱Krakow to 🇦🇹Graz, Porta Moravica
• 624km: 🇩🇪München to 🇩🇪Berlin, ICE Sprinter
• 611km: 🇩🇪Berlin to 🇵🇱Kraków and vice-versa, Wawel
• 611km: 🇦🇹Graz to 🇨🇭Buchs and vice-versa, Transalpin
• 573km: 🇺🇸Salinas to 🇺🇸Redding, Coast Starlight
• 572km: 🇺🇸Los Angeles to 🇺🇸Salinas, Coast Starlight
• 514km: 🇯🇵Tokyo to 🇯🇵Osaka, Shinkansen
• 455km: 🇺🇸Chicago to 🇺🇸St. Louis, Lincoln Service
• 441km: 🇩🇪Munich to 🇦🇹Graz, Dachstein
• 416km: 🇵🇱Poznan to 🇵🇱Krakow, Przemyślanin
• 406km: 🇺🇸Chicago to 🇺🇸Ann Arbor and vice-versa, Wolverine
• 403km: 🇦🇹Graz to 🇩🇪München and vice-versa, Chiemgau
• 398km: 🇪🇦Madrid to 🇪🇦Valencia, Iryo
• 388km: 🇧🇬Sofia to 🇷🇸Belgrade, via 🇧🇬Dimitrovgrad and 🇷🇸Nis
• 352km: 🇩🇪Berlin to 🇵🇱Zielona Góra (PL) and vice-versa, Wawel
• 338km: 🇩🇪Berlin to 🇩🇪Hamburg, Intercity
• 322km: 🇸🇰Trencin to 🇸🇰Poprad to 🇸🇰Kral’ovany to 🇸🇰Oravsky Hrad to 🇸🇰Kral’ovany to 🇸🇰Trencin in one day
• 302km: 🇯🇵Osaka to 🇯🇵Hiroshima, Shinkansen
• 300km: 🇵🇱Warsaw to 🇵🇱Torun, Rejewski
• 292km: 🇦🇹Salzburg to 🇦🇹Graz
• 286km: 🇩🇪Hamburg to 🇩🇪Berlin, ICE
• 274km: 🇺🇸Merced to 🇺🇸Bakersfield, San Joaquins
• 272km: 🇩🇪Berlin to 🇵🇱Poznan and vice-versa, Berlin-Warszawa Express and Spree/Sprewa
• 257km: 🇦🇹Vienna to 🇭🇺Budapest and vice-versa, Semmelweis
• 256km: 🇺🇸Redding to 🇺🇸Sacramento, Coast Starlight
• 243km: 🇩🇪Stralsund to 🇩🇪Berlin, ICE
• 237km: 🇦🇹Vienna to 🇦🇹Graz and vice-versa, Railjet
• 235km: 🇷🇸Nis to 🇷🇸Belgrade
• 232km: 🇩🇪Berlin to 🇩🇪Stralsund, Regionalexpress
• 232km: 🇵🇱Lublin to 🇵🇱Warsaw
• 217km: 🇩🇪Berlin to 🇩🇪Schwerin and vice-versa, Regionalexpress
• 205km: 🇺🇸San Diego to 🇺🇸Los Angeles and vice-versa, Pacific Surfliner
• 196km: 🇦🇹Graz to 🇦🇹Schladming and vice-versa
• 184km: 🇩🇪Cottbus to 🇩🇪Brandenburg an der Havel, Regionalexpress
• 182km: 🇺🇸Sacramento to 🇺🇸Merced, San Joaquins
• 167km: 🇩🇪Berlin to 🇵🇱Swiebodzin and vice-versa, Berlin-Warszawa Express
• 150km: 🇩🇪Potsdam to 🇩🇪Cottbus
• 148km: 🇩🇪Brandenburg an der Havel to 🇩🇪Frankfurt an der Oder, Regionalexpress
• 145km: 🇺🇸New York City to 🇺🇸Philadelphia, Northeast Regional
• 138km: 🇵🇱Torun to 🇵🇱Poznan
• 137km: 🇺🇸Chicago to 🇺🇸Milwaukee and vice-versa, Hiawatha Service
• 125km: 🇩🇪Berlin to 🇩🇪Magdeburg and vice-versa, Regionalexpress
• 124km: 🇺🇸San Francisco to 🇺🇸Gilroy, Caltrain
• 118km: 🇸🇰Kral’ovany to 🇸🇰Trencin, Tatran
• 116km: 🇵🇱Zamosc to 🇵🇱Lublin
• 103km: 🇸🇰Popgrad to 🇸🇰Kral’ovany, Tatran
• 101km: 🇸🇰Kosice to 🇸🇰Poprad, Dargov
• 91km: 🇧🇬Dimitrovgrad to 🇷🇸Nis
• 88km: 🇲🇦Casablanca to 🇲🇦Rabat and vice-versa
• 83km: 🇩🇪Braunschweig to 🇩🇪Magdeburg and vice-versa, Intercity
• 83km: 🇩🇪Schwedt an der Oder to 🇩🇪Berlin, Regionalexpress
• 66km: 🇳🇱Amsterdam to 🇳🇱Den Haag
• 62km: 🇧🇬Sofia to 🇧🇬Dimitrovgrad
• 58km: 🇺🇸Chicago to 🇺🇸Geneva and vice-versa, Metra
• 55km: 🇦🇹Vienna to 🇸🇰Bratislava and vice-versa, Regionalexpress
• 50km: 🇺🇸Chicago to 🇺🇸Gary and vice-versa, South Shore Line
• 45km: 🇺🇸San Jose to 🇺🇸Gilroy, Caltrain
• 42km: 🇵🇪Ollantaytambo to 🇵🇪Aguas Calientes/Machu Picchu

By Plane

• 10532 km: Amsterdam AMS to Lima LIM, with KLM
• 9870: Seoul ICN to Warsaw WAW, with LOT Polish Airlines
• 9720: Paris CDG to Tokyo NRT, with Air France
• 9561: Wroclaw WRO to Seoul ICN, with LOT Polish Airlines
• 9225: Osaka KIX to Amsterdam AMS, with KLM
• 8795: San Francisco SFO to Amsterdam AMS, with KLM
• 8737: San Jose SJO to London Gatwick LGW (and LGW-SJO), with British Airways
• 7715: Vancouver YVR to Amsterdam AMS (and AMS-YVR), with KLM
• 7575: Vienna VIE to Chicago ORD, with Austrian
• 7366: Beijing PEK to Berlin TXL (and TXL-PEK), with Hainan
• 7277: Munich MUC to Chicago ORD (and ORD-MUC), with Lufthansa
• 7173: Washington IAD to Vienna VIE, with Austrian
• 6978: Chicago ORD to Frankfurt FRA (and FRA-ORD), with Lufthansa
• 6602: Frankfurt FRA to Washington IAD, with Lufthansa
• 6510: New York EWR to Munich MUC, with Lufthansa
• 6359: London LHR to Chicago ORD, with British Airways
• 6254: Brussels BRU to Washington IAD, with United
• 6196: Frankfurt FRA to New York JFK, with Lufthansa
• 5869: Frankfurt FRA to Montreal YUL, with Lufthansa
• 5855: New York JFK to Amsterdam AMS
• 5840: Paris CDG to New York JFK
• 5745: Toronto YYZ to London LGW, with WestJet
• 5686: Reykjavik KEF to Orlando MCO, with Icelandair
• 5541: Boston BOS to Paris CDG, with Air France
• 5259: Philadelphia PHL to Dublin DUB, with AerLingus
• 4762: Reykjavik KEF to Chicago ORD (and ORD-KEF), with Wow Air and Icelandair
• 4440: Baltimore BWI to Reykjavik KEF, with Icelandair
• 4305: Munich MUC to Doha DOH, with Qatar Airways
• 4253: Lima LIM to Fort Lauderdale FLL
• 4155: Fort Lauderdale FLL to San Francisco SFO, with JetBlue
• 3978: Los Angeles LAX to New York JFK
• 3972: Doha DOH to Vienna VIE, with Qatar Airways
• 3963: Washington DCA to San Francisco SFO, with United
• 3407: Berlin TXL to Luxor LXR, with Air Berlin
• 3349: Vancouver YVR to Toronto YYZ, with Air Canada
• 3336: Philadelphia PHL to Phoenix PHX, with American
• 3331: Washington IAD to Panama City PTY, with Copa
• 3299: Hurghada HRG to Berlin TXL, with Air Berlin
• 3172: Phoenix PHX to Washington DCA, with American
• 3016: San Francisco SFO to Chicago ORD (and ORD-SFO), with Alaska Airlines
• to be continued

By Road

• 1592km: Montreal to Ottawa to Toronto to Niagra Falls to Windsor (all CA) to Chicago (US), by car
• 1225km: Belgrade (RS) to Sarajevo (BA) to Split (HR) to Graz (AT), mixed modes
• 1156km: Road trip in Costa Rica, by car
• 1024km: Chicago to Louisville and back (both US), by car
• 954km: Hurghada to Cairo and back (both EG), by taxi
• 951km: St. Louis to Indianapolis to Ft. Wayne to Chicago (all US), by bus
• 888km: Berlin (DE) to Graz (AT), and vice-versa, by car
• 870km: Chicago to Detroit (both US) to Toronto (CA), by bus
• 761km: Den Haag (NL) to Berlin (DE), by bus
• 680km: Vienna (AT) to Berlin (DE), by bus
• 656km: Berlin (DE) to Amsterdam (NL), by bus
• 644km: Split (HR) to Graz (AT), by bus
• 613km: Krakow (PL) to Berlin (DE), and vice-versa, by bus
• 498km: Berlin to Regensburg (both DE), by car
• 484km: Windsor (CA) to Chicago (US), by car
• 477km: Hurghada to Gizah (both EG), by taxi
• 472km: Chicago to Detroit (both US), by bus
• 425km: Graz (AT) to Venice (IT), by car
• 403km: Ottawa to Toronto (both CA), by car
• 398km: Detroit (US) to Toronto (CA), by bus
• 396km: St. Louis to Indianapolis (both US), by bus
• 393km: Washington D.C. to Richmond (both US) and back, by car
• 392km: Regensburg (DE) to Graz (AT), by car
• 378km: Niagra Falls to Windsor (both CA), by car
• 365km: Graz (AT) to Porec (HR), by car
• 354km: Ft. Wayne to Chicago (both US), by bus
• 352km: Kleinmachnow (DE) to Prague (CZ), by bus
• 349km: Wroclaw (PL) to Berlin (DE), by bus

By Boat

• Rhodes to Athens (GR)
• Napoli to Stromboli (IT), and vice-versa
• Mainland to Tortuguero (CR)