Portugal
Madeira - the island of eternal spring
Madeira offers sea and mountains, levada walks, dramatic cliffs, gardens, espada fish and Madeira wine. Here are the places I recommend on the island of eternal…
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Islands
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Portugal
Madeira's black scabbardfish - ugly as sin and devilishly delicious
Espada, the black scabbardfish, looks frightening on the market stall but is Madeira's pride on the plate. Where to see it in Funchal and where I…
Greece
The island of Kos - a great Greek-style holiday
A week on Kos: the town of Hippocrates, the Asklepieion, hot springs, the mountain village of Zia, the beaches of the Kefalos peninsula and a 3-island…
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…
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,…
Iceland
How to drive around Iceland in a week and treasure the memories for years
Eight intense days around Iceland by car: glaciers and geysers, icebergs and puffins, hot springs, bubbling mud pools and one of the most beautiful beaches in…
New Zealand
New Zealand - can beautiful get even more beautiful? Exploring the South Island
The South Island is considered the more beautiful half of New Zealand. A road trip from the Cook Strait ferry through Abel Tasman National Park, Pancake…
Interviews & tips
Rafał Sonik - my travels, my holidays in the saddle
Rafał Sonik is a millionaire, philanthropist and Dakar Rally competitor. Does he have time to travel, which places does he keep going back to, and what…
Thailand
Ko Chang - one island, two faces
Ko Chang, Thailand's third-largest island near the Cambodian border, is split by its mountainous interior into two very different worlds: a wild east of fishing villages…
New Zealand
New Zealand - the North Island
Two weeks in New Zealand begin on the North Island: Coromandel and Hot Water Beach, Māori culture and geysers in Rotorua, a rain-soaked Tongariro National Park,…
Thailand
Przemek Saleta - in love with Thailand
An interview with Polish boxer and kickboxer Przemek Saleta, who lives on Ko Samui: the rainy season, Thai boxing camps, Sak Yant tattoos, Buddhism and Thai…