Walking the long hiking trail of Karula National Park, Estonia

Neanderthalers are alive in Estonia. They sojourn on the banks of Lake Õdri amidst Karula National Park. A big family of buffoons occupied the whole RMK campsite. Magazines, garden chairs and badminton rackets were strewn all over the ground. They were noisy, ate with their mouths so far open that you could see their uvulas, and farted and burped loudly as if it were their way to honour the company of strangers. A few of the men of the company started chopping down trees to feed the fire. In. A. Protected. National. Park.

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Bouillon: a hidden medieval secret of Belgium

What is the first thing that comes to your mind thinking about Belgium? Brussels, Brugge, Antwerp, Ghent? All charming cities with spectacular Grand Places and busy shopping streets. If all you have dreamt of is to have a city trip with museums, cute bookshops and lots of bars, you should probably stick to bigger cities. But maybe you love nature and you’re ready to see a Belgium you’ve never seen before? Then you should take a train and bus to the hilly Ardennes, to the charming city of Bouillon.

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