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Looking for your next escape? Here you find posts on everything from island hopping, city breaks, safari and trekking.

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Islands

Guide: The 9 best beaches in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is surrounded by the kind of beaches that travel dreams are made of. Whether you're craving golden...

Travel blog: Jungle trek on the pirates island of Ilha Grande

Once Ilha Grande was inhabited by pirates, lepers, and criminals. Much has changed on the island, which today is...

Travel Blog: Con Dao Island – the unknown paradise of Vietnam

With a bloody past as a penal colony the secluded Con Dao Islands have been a rather unknown area...

City escape

Guide: 11 things to do in Old Sukhothai

Many travel to Sukhothai solely to visit the historic temples. But the small town of Old Sukhothai, where you...

Travel blog: Arequipa – the white city of volcanoes in Peru

Arequipa means 'behind the volcanoes' in the language of the Incas. We spent a day in the colonial city...

Travel blog: Lima is a taste of Peru

During our summer holidays we travelled around Peru, which offered historic cities, stunning natural experiences, world-class food, and an...

Safari in Africa

Travel blog: Adrenaline rush on safari in Kenya

Kenya is one of the few countries in the world where you can experience an overwhelming diversity of wildlife....

Travel blog: The Maasai – the superstars of the african savannah

We know the iconic image: a red-clad Maasai proudly eyeing the endless savannah. For decades, the red-clad Maasai have...

Guide: 20 travel tips for safari – what to pack and how to prepare

We have interviewed an experienced safari guide who comes up with 20 of her best travel tips on packing,...

Trekking

Travel blog: Hiking in snowshoes in the Austrian Alps

With snowshoes you can hike anywhere in snow-covered landscapes, and the technique only takes a few minutes to learn. In...

Guide: Hiking around Mont Blanc – from cabin to cabin

What does it really take to hike Tour du Mont Blanc? What are the trails like, what equipment is...

Travel blog: Tour du Mont Blanc #2 – daily routines, clothing and packing tips

The Swiss Alps kept us company on the second stage of Tour du Mont Blanc, where the landscape and...

Journeys by boat

Travel blog: Slow boat to Laos – a journey on the Mekong River

How many days does the trip take? Can you sleep on board the slow boat? The questions were lined...

Photo essay: On floating markets in Vietnam

The two floating markets in the city of Can Tho were among our favourite experiences on the Mekong River...

Travel blog: My Tho – the gateway to the Mekong River

The vast Mekong Delta is the heart of southern Vietnam. Here, one of the world's longest rivers divides into...