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As Icemage said, Meriphutad and West Ron are the real timewasters. To not follow the roads, put it on autorun (7 on keypad) and use the /map to guide you generally, though each zone has obstacles not obvious on the map. You can /map then hit [Esc] fairly fast, and have a general guide of where you are headed at all times.

There is a shortcut in Taronghi (I won't spell any of these right ><) Canyon, take a left after you zone then the second path to the right, though this won't save much time.. Meriphudad Mountains are much faster by staying near, but not on the roads and cutting corners where needed. This involves switching sides a few times but is an easy way to get through fast, there are much faster routes away from the roads though on Icemages map.

Sarumounge to Jugner is straightforward, in Sarumounge stick to the roads to the north then turn west, or head west early and go the opposite route to Jeuno->Garliage Citadel. Rolanberry just head to Batallia, and in Batallia just head west and avoid the hills on the map to get to Jugner. Stick to the road in Jugner.

In La Theine head west, stay slightly north of the crag, head to a valley with a lake and continue past the bottom of the lake. When you get to the open area with a crevasse, there is a path up on the left hand side below the northwest corner of the valley. From there, head back to the road all the way to sandy.

Good luck with it ^^

Edit: West Ronfarue can be tricky, best to head north past the outpost, then head northeast at the next mountain. Check the map regularly, and don't get stuck behind any mountains.