Belgium
Baarle-Hertog-Nassau: a Belgian-Dutch puzzle
A town where the border between Belgium and the Netherlands runs through houses, shops and cafés: the enclaves of Baarle, its smuggling past and the Polish…
Travel style
Culture and heritage
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Brunei
The sultan and his sultanate, or a visit to Brunei
Two days in Brunei are enough: the water village of Kampong Ayer, the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, the Royal Regalia Museum and the Tamu Kianggeh market,…
Interviews & tips
Muniek Staszczyk: "I've been to 55 countries, I watch the world"
The T.LOVE frontman talks about hitchhiking to Rome in 1987, working in London in 1989, polar bears on Spitsbergen, Africa, Albania and the places he still…
Russia
Visa-free travel - St Petersburg's top attractions
A free e-visa, cheap flights and a city full of palaces, canals and museums: practical tips on transport, food and prices, plus the Hermitage, the Aurora,…
Portugal
Central Portugal
Central Portugal without the crowds: the spa town of Caldas da Rainha, Templar Tomar, Belmonte and its crypto-Jews, the fortified towns of Sortelha and Almeida, the…
Brazil
A Brazilian mix: Rio de Janeiro, Paraty and Ilha Grande
Rio's iconic beaches and views, the colonial town of Paraty and the wild island of Ilha Grande: a condensed overview of what Brazil has to offer,…
France
A city break in Bordeaux
Bordeaux, its vineyards, oysters on the Bay of Arcachon, the Dune du Pilat and day trips to medieval Sarlat and Rocamadour: a city break full of…
United Arab Emirates
The mysterious emirate of Sharjah
One of the least known of the seven emirates: authentic Arab culture, 20 museums, the Rain Room, two coastlines, mangroves and the red desert, all close…
Morocco
Morocco's most interesting places in 10 days
A 10-day loop from Marrakesh: the Atlas Mountains, Ouarzazate, the Draa Valley, a night in the Sahara at Erg Chigaga, Paradise Valley and Essaouira, with practical…
Albania
Albania in 5 days - Tirana, historic towns and the coast
A five-day road trip around Albania from Podgorica: Kruja, Tirana, Berat, Gjirokastra, Saranda, the Porto Palermo submarine base and the wild Gjipe beach.
Laos
The best of Laos in a week
An 8-day route through Laos's three biggest attractions: Luang Prabang with its dawn alms giving and Kuang Si waterfalls, adventurous Vang Vieng and the capital, Vientiane.
Brazil
The incredible Amazon: caimans and piranhas, in the jungle and on the backwaters
Three days at Lake Juma from Manaus: the meeting of the waters, swimming with piranhas, a night-time caiman hunt, a night in hammocks in the jungle…