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After reporting on river pollution on the Ishker River, I needed a break. I wanted to relax, get some writing done and recover from a bout of sickness. (Side note: my sick day coincided with others exploring canyons and turquoise waters, but hey, silver lining – I got to witness

Quiz question: which country has a Riviera in its south, Alps in its north and serves the best pizza outside of Italy? Answer: Albania. This is perhaps the last country in Europe where travelling still equals real adventure and where a small budget poses no problem. City guide Eri had

In April 2022, we spent several weeks on Skopelos, one of the islands of the Northern Sporades. We rolled up our sleeves to keep the island’s ancient kalderimi clear. In between work, we discovered that Skopelos is an excellent destination for hiking. Wait, what are kalderimi? For many centuries, Greeks

Everyone knows Kos, Corfu, Crete or Santorini, but Greece has more than 200 inhabited islands. And they all have something to offer. We visited Skopelos and Ikaria – lesser known but far from unloved scions of the Greek archipelago. Where the rule is: Long live the long life! So this

Nestled in the corner of Northern Cyprus, a country recognised by Turkey and literally no one else, lies the city that the Greeks call Ammochostos and the Turks Gazimağusa. The rest of the world knows it as Famagusta. This historical pearl testifies to a rich past, influenced by all the