Travel Stories

Dec 11, 2014 • 6 min read

There you are, playing table tennis with a stranger in the middle of a park. All around you loom primeval trees festooned with vines. Around noon, you…

Dec 9, 2014 • 4 min read

With a beautiful coastline backed by a whole heap of craggy mountains, Montenegro has an abundance of scenic driving routes. Whether on the main highways…

Dec 8, 2014 • 5 min read

There are few places on earth as festive-feeling as Barcelona's chocolate-box medieval heart over the Christmas period (which here runs until Epiphany, or…

Dec 5, 2014 • 5 min read

Amsterdam's canal-ribboned cityscape, quirky Dutch design, innovative architecture, and inherent practicality and sense of humour give rise to some…

Dec 1, 2014 • 7 min read

A new three-day trekking route is giving local communities the chance to guide travellers deep into the Guatemalan jungle through the Maya Biosphere…

Dec 1, 2014 • 7 min read

Central America is one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet but its natural assets are just part of its allure. The “sweet waist of America", as…

Dec 1, 2014 • 4 min read

The run up to Christmas is one of the most charming times to visit Barcelona, its streets hung with twinkling lights and lined with craft and food markets…

Nov 26, 2014 • 2 min read

When our authors hit the road they're on a mission to hunt down the fresh, the transformed, the hot and the happening. Here are a few of our favorites…

Nov 25, 2014 • 6 min read

If you’re heading to Guatemala, it's probably a given that you’ll be going to Lago de Atitlán. The lake’s captivated pretty much everybody who has set…

Nov 21, 2014 • 5 min read

The Dutch capital is a watery wonderland. Amsterdam's Unesco World Heritage-listed Canal Ring was built during the Golden Age after the seafaring port…

Nov 20, 2014 • 4 min read

Bangkok’s easiest green getaway, Ko Kret is an artificial ‘island’, the result of a canal being dug nearly 300 years ago to shorten an oxbow bend in the…

Nov 13, 2014 • 10 min read

Before 14 October 2014, the Annapurna Circuit trek in Nepal was more associated with carefree young backpackers snapping selfies and eating apple pie than…

Nov 11, 2014 • 5 min read

All too often, the Caribbean’s default tourist mode is its carefree picture of beaches and rum. Rinse and repeat: it’s a staggeringly successful formula…

Nov 11, 2014 • 4 min read

For a tiny country, Singapore has some serious green space. Today, you’re more likely to see a squirrel scuttle across your path than come face-to-face…

Nov 5, 2014 • 5 min read

Sparkly beaches, serene coves, a grand castle and jaw-dropping vistas: just a few of the reasons the one-time fishing village of Bodrum is a Turkish…

Oct 29, 2014 • 5 min read

Mexico City is fast becoming one of the world’s great capitals. Contrary to its reputation for being dirty, crowded and dangerous, this city has a rich…

Oct 24, 2014 • 4 min read

One of the world’s great wonders, Machu Picchu is the holy grail for any traveler visiting South America. A common misconception is that one needs to…

Oct 23, 2014 • 5 min read

Bold, brazen and beautiful, Montréal is a tantalizing tale of two worlds: new-world energy and excitement meets old-world glamour and grace. Take in the…

Oct 21, 2014 • 6 min read

3am. Stars hover over a misty mountain temple. A gong sounds, rousing you from sleep on a thin floormat.

Oct 20, 2014 • 5 min read

The Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, is the country's largest and liveliest city. It's been a Lithuanian centre of power for centuries, going back to the days…

Oct 16, 2014 • 8 min read

Australia’s coast was just made for road tripping. Thousands of kilometres of sun, sand and surf, dotted with lazy beach towns, quirky accommodation, big…

Oct 16, 2014 • 6 min read

The story of Malta's capital is inextricably linked with the island's mythology – after laying Valletta's foundation stone in 1566 the Knights of St John…