At the end of the road
Remote villages
Villages at the end of the road, or past it: how to reach them and how to visit with respect.
Remote villages · Sri Lanka
Meemure: one of Sri Lanka's most remote villages
About 400 people, one rough road over the Knuckles Range, and a peak from the Ramayana. How to reach Meemure from Kandy, where to stay, and how to visit without spoiling it.
Remote villages · Tristan da Cunha (UK)
How to visit Tristan da Cunha, the world's most remote inhabited island
222 people, no airport, and six days at sea from Cape Town. How to get permission, find one of a handful of berths, and what to do once you land.
Remote villages · Georgia
Ushguli: one of Europe's highest villages, under Georgia's tallest peak
Medieval stone towers at 2,100 m, snowed in for half the year, beneath the 5,193 m wall of Shkhara. How to get there from Mestia, what to see, and when the road is open.
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