Lesser known "travel routes"?

I saw a post regarding someone island hopping the Indian ocean, and also after meeting someone who was doing every island in sequence down the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean...what are some routes that are off the beaten path? I'm talking about routes as in: regions that lend themselves to be traveled together due to border/geography Some of the more popular ones in general - Banana Pancake Trail, Interrail across western Europe, bussing down the west side of the Andes. I think these 3 probably are 50% of the subreddit and there's a reason why...it's cheap, accessible and rewarding. I'd say more recently the western Balkans, Almaty/Tashkent/Bishkek loop, and road trips around southern Africa are a bit more out there but still very common among backpackers. So has anyone done, planning to or met someone doing a route or countries that you had never considered before? --- **Post Details:** - **Subreddit:** r/solotravel - **Author:** u/Western-PayDay - **Score:** 16 upvotes - **Upvote Ratio:** 87.0% - **Comments:** 20 - **Posted:** 7/14/2025 - **URL:** https://reddit.com/r/solotravel/comments/1lzsfpp/lesser_known_travel_routes/