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[DeepL Translation - needs review] A gem of a travel essay, like a little story When I think about it, it was an extravagant and reckless trip. We didn't know when we were going back (we were going to stay as long as we had the money), we didn't know where we were going to stay (random travel was our dream), we didn't know the language, but we were going to take as many different vehicles as possible, make as many detours as possible, and go to the African continent. /My friend and I met at...
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(4/5)旅ドロップ is a collection of bite-size (drop-size?) essays about the author's experiences traveling. Each essay is a different vignette about travel—both domestic and international—that is only a few pages long, making it easy to read quickly. I quite liked the length and format of the essays — they’re just long enough to transport you to the destination before moving on to the next one, much like the act of traveling itself.
I would recommend 旅ドロップ if you like to travel and are looking for a light
Little vignettes around travelling
I read this while travelling around France, and it was a nice read. There is a nice mix of travels in Japan, and travels across the globe.
Each sketch is only 3-4 pages, so it's very easy to dip in and out of.
Quite a few came from writing for 九州 travel board, so there's slightly more weighting towards 九州. This was nice for me, since I've spent a lot of time there!
Reading it all in 3 days was a bit much, it did feel slightly formulaic by the end, but I don't think I'd have felt that if I rea