Transport

Svan towers and stone houses in Mestia with Caucasus mountains behind.

Mestia and Chalaadi: a base for understanding Upper Svaneti

Two days in Mestia let you combine manuscripts, Svan towers and a hike to Chalaadi Glacier before deciding whether to continue to Ushguli.

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Belogradchik Fortress set among red rock formations.

Routes

Bulgaria

Belogradchik and Magura: Fortress, Rock and Cave Art

A well-planned day in Belogradchik combines Kaleto Fortress, the protected rock formations and Magura Cave, near Rabisha.

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Sunken courtyard and subterranean rooms of a Roman house at Bulla Regia.

Culture

Tunisia

Bulla Regia, the underground houses near Jendouba

Bulla Regia is best explored as a lived-in city: begin with its urban landscape, then descend into the underground domus that preserved mosaics and rooms below ground.

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Suspended walkway in the Iwokrama rainforest canopy.

Nature

Guyana

Iwokrama: combining the canopy walkway, river and mountain

Iwokrama is best experienced as a stay of several nights: the canopy walkway, the Essequibo and Turtle Mountain offer very different rhythms and levels of exertion.

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Culture

Mozambique

Ilha de Moçambique on foot, from the Cidade de Pedra to Macuti

A small, inhabited island where the fortress, museums and macuti neighbourhoods help explain a pivotal Indian Ocean port without separating heritage from everyday life.

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Wooden boardwalk across Viru Bog in Lahemaa National Park.

Nature

Estonia

Lahemaa by car: linking Viru, Altja and the northern coast

A realistic day trip from Tallinn combines an accessible bog, a coastal trail and a former fishing village—provided you accept that having a car greatly expands what you can see.

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Pink neo-Gothic facade of Malabo Cathedral seen from the public square.

Culture

Equatorial Guinea

Planning visits to Malabo Cathedral and Batete Church on Bioko

A brief visit linking Malabo Cathedral with Batete’s wooden church, while keeping sight of the logistical limits and living significance of both places.

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Exterior view of the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro.

Culture

Ivory Coast

Yamoussoukro, a capital shaped by a basilica, lakes and memory

One night in Yamoussoukro lets you look beyond the basilica: this is a capital designed around Félix Houphouët-Boigny, its institutions and its lakes.

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