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Colombia

A guide to Colombia and its surprises

Fuel priced by the gallon, prices quoted without the zeros, departure boards sorted by city and peacocks guarding jungle lodges: practical tips and surprises for anyone…

Bogotá, Cartagena

Tunisia

Tunisia - a Sahara you will fall in love with

Southern Tunisia beyond the beaches: the troglodyte homes and Star Wars scenery of Matmata, nomadic Douz, a night in the Ksar Ghilane oasis, a desert sunrise…

Douz, Matmata

Cambodia

Phnom Penh - sights of Cambodia's capital

Phnom Penh beyond Angkor: Lady Penh's hill and its temples, the Royal Palace, the Champey Academy of Art, cyclo rides, the S-21 prison and the Killing…

Phnom Penh, Choeung Ek Killing Fields

Cambodia

A guide to Cambodia - 30 practical tips

A 30 USD visa on arrival, dollars and riel, tuk-tuks via Grab, temple etiquette, ferries to Koh Rong and connections via Bangkok: 30 practical tips for…

Koh Rong, Koh Rong Sanloem

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates - which emirate is the most interesting?

Record-breaking Dubai, cultured and calmer Sharjah, and Ras Al Khaimah with its mountains, red desert and beaches: how to combine three emirates for the best possible…

Al Hefaiyah Mountain Conservation Centre (Kalba), Dubai

Interviews & tips

Pascal Brodnicki - travelling through food

An interview with chef and TV presenter Pascal Brodnicki about eating well in France, culinary surprises in Asia, his dream trip to Vanuatu and why local…

Agadir, Ardèche

Malaysia

Mulu National Park - dazzling, exotic nature

A UNESCO-listed park in Sarawak, reachable only by plane: giant caves, the bat exodus at Deer Cave, a 480-metre canopy walkway and practical tips on tickets,…

Deer Cave, Gunung Mulu National Park

Malaysia

Wild Malaysia, or meeting proboscis monkeys on Borneo

A week by car around Sarawak on Malaysian Borneo: Kuching, the orangutans of Semenggoh, the Serikin border market, Bako National Park with its proboscis monkeys, Damai…

Borneo, Damai Beach

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,…

Bandar Seri Begawan, Kampong Ayer