Central Europe is caught between two worlds, the Frankish, Norman, and Mediterranean West and South of Europe – and the mainly Slavic Eastern Europe. At its center is Germany. Only unified into a single nation 150 years ago, its principalities and people have for centuries spread all across this region…
A Guide to South Africa’s 9 Regions
The southernmost country on the African continent, South Africa stretches between two great oceans: the Atlantic to the west, and the Indian to the east. Around five times the size of the UK, this large country is of course famous for the chance to go on safari: savannah and wetlands…
A Guide to Mexico’s 9 Beautiful Regions
Bordered by the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the south, Mexico is a vast country made up of 39 states. Part of North America, it boasts the luxury of having multiple different seas on its shorelines – the Pacific Ocean, the Gulf of California, the…
17 Best Places to Visit in Bavaria, Germany
Bavaria is the southern German region with a culture all of its own. In fact, many of Bavaria’s traditions and much of its cuisine are often conflated with Germany as a whole; beer halls, bratwurst, and that typical Bavarian architecture that makes everything feel as though it’s from a fairytale….
17 Best Places to Visit in Northern Europe
Northern Europe may be known as a place of Vikings and snow – and to some extent, that’s not incorrect. The Viking Age definitely did help to shape the culture of Scandinavia, and yes; there is a lot of snow, too. But it’s much more refined, and much more beautiful,…
15 Best Places to visit in Campania, Italy
A region in the South of Italy, edged by the Mediterranean Sea, Campania is made up of five provinces – Salerno, Caserta, Benevento, Avellino, and Naples. It’s an area of Italy that’s incredibly beautiful, not just for its nature – complete with dramatic coastline and marvelous mountains – but for…
The 25 Most Beautiful Places in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe might not be everyone’s number one travel destination. Communist-era buildings, the conflicts in the 1990s and border disputes in recent years have meant much of the region has been overlooked by potential tourists. But with its patchwork of pretty, pastel-colored old towns, incredible ancient history, exciting nightlife, and…
25 Top Tourist Attractions in Europe
With its layers of history and overlapping of cultures, Europe is a treasure trove of everything from the medieval and ancient to the baroque and art nouveau. Couple this with Arctic conditions in the north and beautiful Mediterranean climates in the south, and there’s a whole side of nature to…
A Guide to the Philippines’ 8 Regions
Composed of over 7,000 islands, the Philippines is an archipelago nation that shares the South China Sea with neighbors Indonesia to the south and Borneo to the southwest. With Taiwan to the north and Vietnam to the west, the Pacific Ocean stretches to the east. This country has a long…
A Guide to India’s 17 Beautiful Regions
From the cold foothills of the Himalayas in the north to the remote Andaman & Nicobar Islands in the southeast; and from the deserts of the west to the marshlands of the east – and all the plateaus, forests, grasslands, and beaches in between, India is a place for exploring…