Understand before visiting

Responsible travel

Costa Rica

Cahuita on foot from Playa Blanca to Puerto Vargas

A visit to Cahuita works best when you separate its three rhythms: the coastal trail, the reef and the cultural life of a Caribbean town.

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Practical guides

Nauru

Nauru on a coastal loop through Anibare, Buada and Topside

A tiny island where one road connects coastline, mining and memory: what to prioritise, when to hire a guide and what to check before booking.

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Culture

United Kingdom

Neolithic Orkney from Maeshowe to Skara Brae

A two-day visit that connects tomb, ceremonial circles and settlement without reducing western Mainland to a sequence of stops.

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Culture

India

Dholavira reveals a Harappan city shaped by water

On the island of Khadir, Dholavira offers a walk through a stone-built Harappan city whose reservoirs and drainage systems were designed for a water-scarce landscape.

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Practical guides

Russia

Russia travel should wait amid security risks and limited consular help

Consular advisories agree in discouraging tourist travel to Russia. Before thinking about routes or bookings, it is worth understanding the risks, limited assistance and what to review if you are already there.

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Culture

Georgia

Vardzia and Khertvisi: Exploring the Upper Mtkvari Valley

A day of rock-cut architecture, medieval painting and riverside landscapes to help you decide where to stop and what to check before setting out.

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Culture

Armenia

Garni and Geghard through the Azat Valley and the Basalt

A short trip from Yerevan linking an archaeological site, a gorge of basalt columns and a living monastery carved into the rock.

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Nature

Poland

Białowieża for understanding old-growth forest and bison

In Białowieża, the key decision is not finding an animal, but choosing which kind of forest you want to experience and under what rules.

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Culture

Brazil

Serra da Capivara in three days with guides and two museums

Choose your base carefully, follow guided routes and visit two museums to approach the rock art and caatinga without reducing the park to a single stop.

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Routes

Austria

The Semmering Railway: trains, viaducts and a walk between Semmering and Breitenstein

The Semmering Railway is best experienced by combining a full train journey with a section on foot: this is how to understand its curves, viaducts and the mountain’s true scale.

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Culture

Cambodia

Sambor Prei Kuk from Kampong Thom in Three Temple Groups

A day at Sambor Prei Kuk offers a way to approach ancient Ishanapura without reducing the visit to a succession of ruins: it is worth organizing the three main groups, planning the final leg from Kampong Thom carefully, and leaving time for a slower reading of the forest, brickwork and water.

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Culture

Serbia

Golubac and Lepenski Vir: Understanding the Serbian Danube

A journey through the gateway to Đerdap combining a medieval fortress, a prehistoric settlement and realistic decisions about time, terrain and transport.

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