Transylvania, Romania
Transylvania instantly conjures images of vampires, bats and Dracula. But there’s far more to this region of Romania, which Nicola and I set…
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Ithaca, Greece
I’m not really used to taking particularly relaxing holidays (see Vietnamese cave trek; driving through Bosnian mountain passes etc.), but Ithaca is one…
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Valletta, Malta
Visiting somewhere for a stag do is very different to a normal holiday. You become semi-nocturnal, and spend more time in bars than…
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Prizren, Kosovo
Kosovo, at the time of writing, is the world’s second newest country. I was visiting Macedonia with my friend Dave, so it seemed…
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Skopje, North Macedonia
Skopje isn’t a city that attracts many tourists. Many Eastern European cities are busy with stag dos, couples on city breaks and backpackers,…
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Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Europe’s oldest inhabited city, Plovdiv has been ruled by many and invaded by many more. Revival Bulgarian houses sit alongside stark soviet concrete…
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Dinan, France
Dinan shouldn’t be confused with Dinard. Although they sound similar, one is a lovely little Breton town near Saint-Malo, while the other is…
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Perros-Guirec, France
Every so often, we carefully pack the MG, I pretend to know what’s going on under the bonnet, declare that it’s ready for…
