The Helpful Stranger

Providing an authentic and honest opinion on travel destinations

Destinations & Itineraries

Below are my travel itineraries. Feel free to use/steal them. All of my travel is independently organised, planned and completed using public transport.

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South America – 7 Month Itinerary

Check out my post on crime and safety in South America!

October 2022

Spain – Madrid

Cuba – Havana

October & November 2022

Colombia Bogota, San Gil, Barichara, Santa Marta, Minca, Lost City Trek, Tayrona Park, Palomino, Cartagena, Medellin, Salento, Cali, Ipiales

November & December 2022

EcuadorOtavalo, Quito, Banos, Riobamba, Cuenca, Guayaquil, Galapagos Islands

December 2022 & January 2023

PeruMancora, Trujillo, Huaraz, Lima, Arequipa, Cusco, Paracas, Huacachina

February 2023

Bolivia La Paz, Copacabana, Isla del Sol, Sucre, Potosí, Uyuni

February & March 2023

ChileSan Pedro de Atacama, Valparaiso, Santiago, Easter Island, Punta Arenas, Puerto Natales

February & March & April 2023

ArgentinaSalta, San Miguel de Tucuman, Cordoba, Mendoza, El Chalten, El Calafate, Rio Gallegos, Ushuaia, Buenos Aires, Puerto Iguazu

April 2023

UruguayMontevideo, Punta del Este, Colonia del Sacramento

ParaguayAsuncion, Filadelfia, Encarnacion  

April & May 2023

BrazilFoz do Iguacu, Curitiba, Sao Paulo, Paraty, Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Natal

May 2023

Portugal – Lisbon

Balkans – 5 week itinerary

Check out my introduction to the Balkans!

September 2023

Bulgaria Sofia, Plovdiv

North MacedoniaSkopjeBitolaOhrid

Kosovo PristinaPrizren

October 2023

Albania TiranaDurrësBeratShkodër

MontenegroPodgoricaBudvaKotorCetinje

Croatia – Dubrovnik

Bosnia & HerzegovinaMostar, Sarajevo

Tunisia – 1 month itinerary

Check out my post on the best form of public transport in Tunisia, the louage!

November 2023

TunisiaTunisSidi Bou SaidCarthage, DouggaKerkouaneBulla RegiaBizerteSousseKairouanEl JemMonastirSfaxTataouineKsar Ouled SoltaneChenini & Douiret, DjerbaToujaneMatmataDouzTozeur

Central America – 3 month itinerary

Check out my post on public transport in Central America, and my post on Central American border crossings!

January 2024

Mexico Mexico CityTepoztlánMoreliaPatzcuaroTzintzuntzanGuanajuatoSan Miguel de AllendeQueretaroPueblaOaxacaSan Cristóbal de las CasasPalenqueCampecheBacalar

February 2024

Belize Belize City, Caye Caulker, Belmopan, San Ignacio

Guatemala Flores, Lanquín, Quetzaltenango, San Pedro la Laguna, Antigua, Guatemala City

March 2024

El SalvadorSanta Ana, Suchitoto, San Salvador

Honduras Copan Ruinas, Lake Yojoa, Tegucigalpa

Nicaragua LeonManaguaGranada, Ometepe

April 2024

Costa RicaSan JoseLa FortunaMonteverdeQuepos – Manuel AntonioPalmar Sur

Panama BoqueteBocas del Toro, DavidPanama City