The end of the world as we know it - an expanse of views, hiking and the southernmost...checks notes...everything.  Off most tourist trails and yet surprisingly accessible.

Often passed over by snobs as being 'cucina paver' (the food of the poor) Tuscan cuisine gives a unique insight into the culture, history and pride of a region known but poorly understood by tourists.

Dawn over Borneo is worthy of any 'Make the Most of Your Time on Earth' feature.  A reasonable amount of planning needed but well within most 'average' hikers' reach.

It's hard to think of a more twilight zone destination than Turkmenistan.  It receives fewer tourists than North Korea, is surreally resplendent in white marble  and whose main attraction is the 'Door to Hell' flaming gas crater. That alone was enough to make me visit.  

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Article 'Perhaps The World's Weirdest Destination' published by Travelmag, March 2025

Let’s be honest - Tirana probably isn’t on your European city break shortlist. That’s your first mistake. Albania’s capital is one of the most surprising cities in Europe: compact, affordable, and full of intriguing contradictions.  These contradictions make it refreshingly impossible to crowbar into tired tropes of ‘East Meets West’ or ‘the Paris/Venice of the East’ – it simply doesn’t fit and is all the better for it.

You may not have heard of the Lofoten Islands but you'll have seen them on social media.  

300km north of the Arctic Circle with what Lonely Planet has called some of the greatest views on Earth.  They're not wrong, particularly in the glorious midnight sun.  Some things are worth going to the ends of the earth for.

Everyone makes a beeline for the 'Big 3' Tuscan cities, Florence, Pisa and Siena. 

Yes, of course you should visit these but if you want a perfect car-free holiday, base yourself in the beautiful town of Certaldo, equidistant between the Big 3 and with culture, gastronomy and soul that is charm, even by Tuscan standards.