In some places the biggest headache associated with air travel is often not Covid tests or vaccine passports, but the hassle of getting to and from...
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Bukhara in Uzbekistan is today home to just a few hundred Jews, but their cultural legacy is rich and indelible. The historical Uzbek city of Bukhara...
Following Ukraine and Serbia, here is the latest in our series of five unpopular opinions about the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. This...
Romania’s Transfăgărășan Highway is one of the most celebrated roads in Europe. Open for just a few months each year, it attracts tens of...
Țuică – a strong spirit hugely popular in Romania, essentially the national tipple – is a taste I have in more than two decades failed to...
A walk around the superb medieval city of Kotor in Montenegro suggests it’s business-as-usual for the country’s lucrative tourism sector...
The Baltic Sea may not be as warm as the Med or the Aegean – to say the very least – but the thousands of beaches in the region are...
Belgrade is a city of many impressive landmarks. From the classical grandeur of the Victor Monument overlooking Great War Island to the bold...
The Prince of Wales last month chose a book about rural Romania, Along the Enchanted Way, as one of five favourites featured by his wife the Duchess...
Animation in Kosovo was a decade ago viewed as little more than cartoons for kids. Now it is increasingly seen as a valid form of art, and it’s...
Where once Europe was divided, now a cycling route brings people together from across the world. Part of EuroVelo 13 and running through Austria...
Let’s be honest: pyramids are not the first thing that come to mind when thinking of Bosnia and Herzegovina. But one Bosnian town is...
Belarus may have a puritanical president whose increasingly repressive regime tolerates little dissent, but the gamblers who throng from neighbouring...
