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🇷🇸 Republic of Serbia 10 minutes

Storms and unhappy tourists on Serbia's Uvac River

Balkan countries like Serbia are increasingly popular alternative destinations for many travellers. I visited Serbia's Uvac Special Nature Reserve and the Ledena Pecina caves in heavy storms with a group of uncooperative tour members. Here's what my experience was like.

🇺🇸 United States 5 minutes

Cigars, scientists, and hundred‑million‑dollar yachts

Argumentative scientists and superyachts could be either an aberration or sum San Diego up entirely. But its skyline soothed me, and the hand‑rolled cigars I bought from a street seller proved you can still enjoy yourself here for twelve dollars.

🇮🇳 India 5 minutes

A surreal stay at Namah Resort, Radisson’s very individual hotel

Luxury hotels in India are a great way to escape the crowds and the noise of the subcontinent, but they can be wonderfully odd. At Namah Resort I got: traditional dancing set to bagpipes, a lifeguard in heavy canvas fatigues, and curried potato faces.

🇮🇳 India 10 minutes

Catching the Hirakud Express from Delhi to Agra

My train journey from Delhi to Agra on the Hirakud Express started in the pre‑dawn crush of New Delhi Station. Read on to see why travelling between India’s major cities by train is chaotic, memorable, and challenging—yet far more rewarding than flying.

Italy to Croatia by train: the rolling stock

🇸🇮 Slovenia 5 minutes

Italy to Croatia by train through Slovenia and the Karst Plateau

In 2024, a direct train linked Italy to Croatia for the first time in over 90 years, slipping through the limestone hills of Slovenia. The beautiful route was an economic failure and wasn't reintroduced in 2025. Ride it with me to find out why.

The view of the Kvarner Gulfover from Rijeka

🇭🇷 Croatia 10 minutes

In Rijeka. A day in Croatia’s overlooked port city

Croatia’s Dalmatian coast gets most of the attention, but Rijeka offers scenic hikes, World War II history, and seafront dining—if you don’t mind a little gritty industrialisation in the mix. Here’s how I spent a day getting to know this underrated port city.

Agathi beach on the Island of Rhodes on the way to the Rhodes–Marmaris ferry.

🇹🇷 Turkey 10 minutes

Enduring the Rhodes–Marmaris ferry crossing from Greece to Türkiye

You can travel between the Greek island of Rhodes and Türkiye on the daily Rhodes–Marmaris ferry. It’s a pretty crossing, but a very difficult pleasure cruise thanks to the queues, touts, and savage heat.

The turquoise pagoda and lotus ponds of new Guìhuā park where I recovered after my Guāshā massage.

🇨🇳 China 5 minutes

A painful guāshā massage and the ancient gardens in Xīndū

Guāshā is a traditional East Asian healing therapy where flat stones are scraped across the skin to release tension and improve circulation. Share in my experience with this intense ritual.

The shopping mall walkway leading to the local Chinese supermarket

🇨🇳 China 3 minutes

Exploring Chinese culture in a supermarket in Héféi

A walk through a local supermarket in Héféi became an unexpected crash course in Chinese culture. Wander the aisles with me to explore attitudes toward fresh food, booze, and the very different ideas of acceptable body types for men and women.

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