Hello! I’m Matt and I just booted up Globe.pub, a Lemmy instance focused on world travel. I’m trying to build a cozy and friendly home for people who used to have that sort of community on Reddit.

Right now, we have two communities:

  • !japan@lemmy.globe.pub – for anything and everything relating to visiting the country of Japan
  • !onebag@lemmy.globe.pub – travel light, avoid lost luggage, and move faster with one backpack, rather than a giant checked roller bag

Community creation is open – if you have a favorite destination or a specific travel-related topic, we’d love to host your conversations about the places you like to go and the ways you like to explore.

Welcome | välkommen | fáilte | ようこそ | selamat datang!

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    1 year ago

    Great timing! In September I’ll be traveling to Japan for two weeks - and I’m gonna try to one-bag it!

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      1 year ago

      Highly recommended! That’s how I did my last trip. It was so nice to be able to hop onto a metro train and get going without having to drag my luggage too. Where are you thinking of going?

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        1 year ago

        I’m flying into Tokyo on a Thursday. Going to stay a night, then take the train to Osaka for the weekend til Tuesday. Then heading west to Hiroshima for a bit, back to Osaka for the next weekend. Spend a night in Kyoto, then back to Tokyo until I fly out.

        That’s the loose itinerary at least, I really have no idea what I’m going to do while I’m there 😅. Lots of walking around town and maybe some nature excursions if anything calls out to me.

        I was going to go with a friend, but life got in the way and they had to bail. So I’ll be flying solo - it’s a bit daunting but I figure the one bag strategy might work well. Less stuff == less to keep track of and worry about.

        (Although I am packing a day bag in my one bag 😁)