Kosovo
Kosovo - the unknown Balkans
A day trip from Montenegro to Kosovo: border formalities, car insurance, Peja and two great Serbian Orthodox monasteries under KFOR guard, the Patriarchate of Peć and…
Kind of trip
Road trips
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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…
United Kingdom
Around Scotland by electric car
A July road trip around Scotland in an electric BMW i3: Loch Lomond, Glencoe, the Isle of Skye, the North Coast 500, Dunnet Head and John…
Greece
Greece - the mountains are an interesting alternative to the islands
Northern Greece as an alternative to the islands: the gold of the royal tombs at Vergina, the Meteora monasteries, Metsovo and the restored stone village of…
Slovenia
Slovenia - Slavic mountains
A weekend loop around Slovenia starting from Budapest: Kamnik, Škofja Loka, lakes Bohinj and Bled, Planica, the hairpins above Kranjska Gora, the Tolmin Gorges, Piran, the…
New Zealand
New Zealand - a few tips
Practical tips for New Zealand: accommodation and shop prices, campervans and campsites, strict rules on bringing in food, fuel costs, single-lane bridges and how parking is…
United Kingdom
Cornwall - the UK you don't know. And you'll love it
Cornwall in summer: Clovelly, Hartland Point, the beach and sea pool at Bude, the Camel Trail from Padstow, St Ives, the Minack Theatre, Mousehole and St…
Albania
The two faces of Albania
Two short trips to Albania two years apart: a run-down Leskovik reached from Greece in 2015, and a friendly, café-loving Shkodra with Rozafa Castle reached from…
Interviews & tips
Tips and tricks
Two dozen practical tips from years on the road: hiring and inspecting cars, eating safely, beating jet lag, planning nights rather than routes, vaccinations, lounges, tides…
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
A summer road trip through Bosnia and Herzegovina: Počitelj on the Neretva, Medjugorje, the Dervish Monastery in Blagaj, the Old Bridge in Mostar and multicultural Sarajevo.
Interviews & tips
Arkady Fiedler - an electric car and cable ties
An interview with Arkady Fiedler, grandson of the famous Polish travel writer, before his attempt to cross Africa from south to north in a standard Nissan…