Category: Travel Guide

Whenever I’m on vacation or visiting a city on a short break, I try and soak up as much of the real, local culture that I can – I find it the best way to really explore a new place. I’m not a huge fan of crowded tourist traps where people aren’t people anymore. At overrated…

Barcelona’s Gràcia Festival or Festa Major de Gràcia takes place in August each year for a week and is one of the city’s most anticipated events. This year it will take place from August 17 to 21, 2018. Here are nine reasons why you should visit this most unique of festivals. It’s one of the…

After nearly three decades since the Berlin Wall came down as unexpectedly as it went up, there is surprisingly very little that remains in physical of the Wall today. You can visit Berlin wall (the spots that remain at least) yourself, or you can join a tour (recommended as you’ll learn so much more about the history and see…

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Seeing is believing: Mike Unwin falls for the tempting twitter of the greater honeyguide It’s early morning in Kafue National Park, Zambia, July 2008. I’m one of six on a guided morning walk, and our guide is a bird. The bird first appeared five minutes ago. It’s nothing special to look at: a typical ‘little…

[ad_1] Why your Tanzania itinerary ought to embrace the Usambara mountains An oasis of cool (in each senses of the phrase) in northeast Tanzania, the Usambaras kind a part of the traditional Eastern Arc chain of mountains that run in a damaged crescent from the Taita Hills in Kenya to Tanzania’s Southern Highlands. They stretch…

[ad_1] Concentrating on just some easy strategies can add curiosity and actually raise your pictures, says Edward Selfe, resident non-public information and photographer within the South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.   1. These vultures have been touchdown on the website of a giant mammal carcass. Repeating occasions, comparable to vultures touchdown each few moments, give…

Being English, it was always a question of politeness. We’d already tested the phrase on Mauro, the Sardinian owner of The Good Bear Café in Bath. He’d reacted with nods of approval, so we knew it would work, even if the accent still needed a bit more espresso. “Possiamo portare il cane?” (sort of: ‘can…

There’s no doubt that the world has fallen in love with Japan: it’s beautiful landscapes, rich history, quirky pop culture and fascinating mix of new and old. It’s no wonder that many of us aspire to “be more Japan” and absorb some of these unique traditions into our everyday lives. Lucky for us, award-winning publisher…