
The coffee is slightly too sweet, the windows hang heavy with legs of cured meat, the central streets are choked with sunburnt tourists, and I…

We were at the end of our dubious four-and-a-half month voluntourist teaching placements in Northern Vietnam. We had by now overcome the shock of the…

Get there: Mendilauta Kalea 13 Cost: About €1.80 for a Spanish-tasting coffee. That’s all we bought. You might think that a review of an obviously-placed…

Get there: Calle Monte Talai-Mendi Cost: €7.10 a night for a 2-person tent. A more comprehensive price list can be found here. Don’t let accommodation…

“I got raped once,” Adam laughed nervously, like someone confessing that they still pick their nose and eat it. I laughed nervously too, a laugh…

Get there: Begin at the sign that says, “Cami de la Canaleta” opposite Hotel Siracusa on the main strip of Escaldes-Engordany. Follow the cobbled path…

Get there: If you’ve got a car, Soldeu is the next major settlement past Candillo and isn’t hard to Google maps. Clear maps are also available from…

Get There: Walk along Av. Carlemany in Escaldes-Engordany and you’ll come across this large wacky sign about half way down… turn into the alley and…

Get There: Nicolson Street, Edinburgh Cost: Adults £6; Students and concession £3.5 Occasionally when traveling, a hobo can lose their enthusiasm for museums. In the…