They took the road northward, cutting across wild country by little-known trails toward the Kadarin, avoiding main roads and villages.

The Way avoids villages, and those it passes rarely have pubs or even stores.

'Generally', because Daniken was at pains to avoid towns, villages or settlements of any size.

Prefers more broken ground, often with scrub, and avoids towns and villages.

They were coming in hard and low on the deck, avoiding radar sites and villages.

You told her to divide into small groups and avoid villages, so as to give no warning.

Whenever it could be done, they avoided villages, traveling, wherever possible, isolated trails.

We shall follow, avoiding villages where possible.

All day he pushed through the hills, avoiding roads and villages.

They are moving, but in places not easily detected - cross country, avoiding villages.