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Rain can put a damper on any camping trip, but it doesn’t have to spoil a getaway with the tent. With our tips, you’ll be prepared. We had picked a perfect spot by Lake Pühajärv in the south of Estonia. But just when the fire started crackling, we felt a

As a child, every summer meant waiting and waiting. We didn’t go on holiday until mid-August, so it always took a while before my holiday spirit bubbled up. Camping in the garden provided an excellent antidote to that endless wait. I pitched my tent in the backyard, but, or so

Away from the touristy coastal areas, beaches and English pubs lie the Troodos Mountains. Wild mountain passes, ghost villages and not a metre of tarmac: this is definitely not the Cyprus you know from airbrushed travel brochures. It is eight in the morning when Tasos puts a shot glass of

Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, is the last divided city in Europa – split between two communities, living side by side but with a border separating them. Since 1989, when the Wall came down in Berlin, Nicosia has been Europe’s only divided capital. Walk from one side to the other

Hidden behind a barricade in Northern Cyprus lies Varosha, once a glamorous resort town on the Mediterranean coast, now a haunting ghost town frozen in time. We unravel Varosha’s secrets, confront the conflicting emotions of curiosity and guilt, navigate the geopolitical complexities and contemplate the ethical implications of visiting a