A Five-Stop Guide to the Galapagos Islands

A Five-Stop Guide to the Galapagos Islands

A remote volcanic archipelago best known for its incredible wildlife, it took Charles Darwin’s 1859 work, On The Origin of the Species, to really put the Galapagos Islands on the map. As the area emerged into the public eye, the Galapagos became a protected site, with...
The Best Ways to Explore Egypt by Land and River

The Best Ways to Explore Egypt by Land and River

To talk of Egypt without referencing the mighty Nile would be to mention Venice without speaking of its lagoon or winding canals. Yet, while the watery artery is important, Egypt is hardly reducible to it. Instead, countless artefacts, temples, tombs, monasteries,...
The Stunning Temples of Angkor

The Stunning Temples of Angkor

Reputations have a habit of preceding the greatest sites in the world, and so it is with Cambodia’s Angkor, the 150-square-mile Mt Olympus of the Hindu faith. This was once the center of the medieval Khmer kingdom, a place of great cultural and spiritual importance....
Five Things to See In and Around Sarajevo

Five Things to See In and Around Sarajevo

Surrounded by dramatic mountain scenery, the vibrant city of Sarajevo has an outstanding selection of world-class sites that belies its dainty size. From historic Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian architecture to towering minarets and magnificent mosques, Sarajevo’s very...