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.
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Nature and parks
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Argentina
A practical guide: the Iguazu Falls from the Brazilian and Argentinian sides
How to visit the Iguazu Falls from both Brazil and Argentina: tickets, transport across the border, the Devil's Throat, the trails, the Bird Park and which…
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…
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…
Croatia
Croatia's Istria - ranking the top attractions
Istria, Croatia's northernmost region bordering Italy and Slovenia, offers far more than the Adriatic coast. Here is my subjective ranking of its greatest attractions, from Rovinj…
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…
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…
Thailand
Trekking in the Thai mountains
If you are in northern Thailand, a trek is well worth considering. For me it was the highlight of a week-long stay: elephants, waterfalls, jungle, hill…
Jordan
Jordan, Petra and Wadi Rum: beautiful, cheap and close
Cheap flights to Eilat put southern Jordan within easy reach: a short hop across the border lies Petra, the rock city of the Nabataeans, and the…
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka - live your own Asia Express
Two weeks of the Polish winter are enough to see Sri Lanka properly. A self-drive route from the Negombo fish market and Colombo through Dambulla, Sigiriya,…
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,…
Spain
Santander - gateway to northern Spain
Seven days and 2,500 km from Santander: the El Pendo cave in Cantabria, Bilbao, San Sebastián, Pamplona, Bardenas Reales, Galicia and Santiago de Compostela, Asturias and…