Off the beaten path

Explore Florence Off the Beaten Path

Florence is one of the busiest tourist destinations in Italy. Most people arrive eager to visit its main museums, stroll on the famous Ponte Vecchio and gaze at the beautiful panorama from Piazzale...

Dhaka- the most vibrant and chaotic city in the World

The area of Dhaka has been inhabited since the first millennium. The city rose to prominence in the 17th century as a provincial capital and commercial center of the Mughal Empire in South...

This may sound crazy but... don't take a phone or laptop

Whenever I take a trip of any serious length I don't take a mobile phone or laptop with me. I just feel they are unnecessary. To elaborate... for one thing I love reading so getting through a couple...

My favorite day trips from Madrid

Let’s face it, Madrid is wonderful. You can spend a lifetime in Spain’s capital city and still discover something new almost every day. But sometimes a day out of the hectic metropolis is...

El Mirador, the Lost Mayan City in the Guatemalan jungle

There are countless well-known tourist attractions in the world – easy to reach and with good transport connections. And then – there is something for adventure people of Indiana Jones kind...