I’ve only really seen Amsterdam in this country.  A favourite weekend destination for Brits seeking a party, it can feel a bit over-run with tourists, but it nonetheless remains a…

I spent a couple of weeks travelling around the coast of this Mediterranean country. The people are very friendly and though places still bare the scars of the 1990s war,…

I haven’t seen much of Sweden and my only visit coincided with Stockholm celebrating it’s 800th anniversary. Very cool – there were even Viking wandering around. When: May 2002 for…

Ah, Friendly Finland!  I have a soft spot for this country possibly due to the fact that the first time I visited I was coming from Russia and the Finns…

I thoroughly enjoyed my brief visit to this Baltic state. View Estonia in a larger map When: October 2001 Where: Tallinn (the capital) Who: with fellow teachers from the British…

Spain is absolutely one of my favourite countries.  In my mind it has it all: beach, mountains for skiing, variety of culture, great art and architecture, fantastic food, great weather….

Home to one of the world’s greatest archeological monuments, Ankor Wat, Cambodia’s troubled past has scarred it deeply and left it one of the poorest nations in the world.  I…

A varied and beautiful country, South Africa has heaps to offer and is a great place to visit.  I went with a friend and we hired a car and drove…

I loved, loved, loved Zimbabwe.  I spent nearly a month there in August 1998. I finished one overland tour, then did part of another before heading back to the UK….

During my only visit to Zambia I saw just a small part of the country.  I went during the overland truck tour and we went to the capital, Lusaka, and…