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…
Kind of trip
Road trips
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France
Peugeot e208 on Corsica
Over a week on Corsica I drove 865 km in an electric Peugeot e208. How it coped with the mountains, where and how I charged it,…
Austria
Nissan Ariya - comfort for long journeys
We put the Nissan ARIYA through its paces on hot summer motorways and winding Alpine roads in Carinthia: generous range and real long-distance comfort, but not…
Austria
Carinthia - Austria's southern region
Warm lakes, Alpine scenic roads, long-distance cycle routes, medieval Gmünd, lively Klagenfurt and hearty local dishes: what to see, do and eat in Carinthia, Austria's sunny…
Germany
German Alpine Road - Bavaria, mountains and history
The German Alpine Road has been voted the world's most romantic driving route. A 450 km journey from Lindau to Berchtesgaden, past castles, lakes and Alpine…
Germany
Alpine test of the Nissan Leaf - German Alpine Road
I drove the entire 450 km German Alpine Road in an electric Nissan LEAF. Here is how the car coped and where you can charge along…
Poland
Renault Megane E-Tech - a report from the holiday trail
By electric car to the Baltic: 570 km from Warsaw to Kołobrzeg and back in a Renault Megane E-TECH. Charging stops, real energy consumption and what…
Malta
Two days, two islands - a tour of Malta and Gozo
Valletta, the Three Cities, Marsaxlokk, the Dingli Cliffs, Mdina and Popeye Village on day one, then Gozo's bays, salt pans and Ta' Pinu basilica on day…
Ukraine
Travelling in Ukraine - transport, traffic and roads
Observations from a week in Odesa and Bessarabia: pedestrian crossings, petrol stations, road conditions, the extraterritorial road through Moldova, electric cars, marshrutkas, Uber and Soviet-era youngtimers.
Poland
My first camper van experience - Renault Trafic campervan
A few days on the roads of Podlasie in the Renault Trafic Wavecamper: how it drives, how the seats, beds, kitchen and pop-up roof work in…
Italy
Southern Italy - Apulia and Calabria in one trip
A week-long, 1000 km road trip from Bari through Apulia, Basilicata and Calabria: the trulli of Alberobello, baroque Lecce, the Sassi of Matera, the Riviera dei…
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…