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Travel in the Land of Snows is a guaranteed adventure, with the wildest routes in High Asia. Its combination of extraordinary landscape, extraordinary people and high adventure makes Tibet special. Michael Buckley author of Tibet: the Bradt Guide Tibet is a land of superlatives – with the world’s highest peak (Everest), the world’s deepest gorges (Yarlung…
It remains impossible not to be enchanted as you approach from the air, looking down on sparkling turquoise waters, darkened only by patch reefs, and punctuated by the billowing triangular white sails of passing dhows. Chris and Susie McIntyre, authors of Zanzibar: The Bradt Guide Zanzibar is one of our hot destinations for the year…
Get better acquaintainted with national hero Amir Timur in his hometown of Shakhrisabz. There has been a settlement here, in the upper reaches of the Qashqa Darya River, for at least 2,700 years. The modern highway from Samarkand overlies a much older route across the mountains, but though it was a well-situated trading post, it…
Visas Getting there and away Getting around Visas For getting into Svalbard, neither passports nor visas are required for nationals of the countries that signed the original Spitsbergen Treaty. These countries include all EU and EFTA countries, as well as Japan, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and many others. However – important – a…
Devon’s combination of moor, river and sea is an invitation to travel slowly, whether on foot, bicycle, horseback or in a canoe. The less energetic can watch the scenery gently unfold from the comfort of a steam train or riverboat, or potter around a quintessential English village. Hilary Bradt and Janice Booth, authors of South…
Accommodation is the number-one expense for travel in Iceland: where you lay your head determines just how expensive your trip will be. The good news is that Iceland has a lot of variety in accommodation (hotels, guesthouses, hostels, and homestays); the not-so-good news is that standards are not at all standard. Iceland follows its own…
Author’s story ‘Diverse’ is the word that springs to mind when describing a country whose landscape spans 2,766,890km2 (from the Tropic of Capricorn to the South Pole). European architectural influences in the northwest and central regions contrast with the rugged, undeveloped terrains of the deserts and southern Patagonia that seem to remain the land of the indigenous peoples and…
One needs to take the Azores at their own speed. Fight it, and you will be frustrated; relax along with it and you will return a different person. Old-world courtesy prevails, a reminder of the many tiny niceties of life that have been sacrificed to the exigencies of faster lifestyles. Murray Stewart, author of Azores:…
Dumfries and Galloway is home to some of the most glorious scenery of the Scottish Lowlands, scenery which for this particular Scot, even after all these years, can still fill me to bursting every time I see it. Donald Greig, co-author of Slow Travel Dumfries and Galloway A first visit to Scotland’s southwest corner is a trip of…
The cobbled streets that wind through whitewashed little towns and villages are lined with locally owned small shops where produce is made mostly by hand to centuries-old traditions. Alex Robinson, author of Alentejo: the Bradt Guide The Alentejo is Andalucía as it used to be. Crumbling Moorish castles sit perched on craggy hilltops. Tiny towns of cobbled…
Small villages busy themselves with local, volunteer-run events, and cyclists or walkers on the quiet lanes are rarely disturbed by something as vexing as a car. There’s so much for the Slow visitor to enjoy. Hilary Bradt & Janice Booth, authors of Slow Travel East Devon and the Jurassic Coast: the Bradt Guide Mention holidays in Devon, and…
Small, but perfectly formed and easily negotiated, Bratislava is the ideal weekend-break destination. The ‘Little Big City’ constantly regenerates and improves on its already spectacular setting and world-class facilities. Lucy Mallows, author of Bratislava: the Bradt Guide The legendary Casanova knew Bratislava and declared it ‘the most beautiful city in Europe’, and he knew a thing…
Health With Dr Felicity Nicholson For up-to-date information on health issues across Africa, click here. Before the inevitable terror inspired by reading the health section sets in, it should be made quite clear that healthcare options in Senegal are among, if not the best in West Africa. There are certain health issues inherent to tropical climates, but with…
The beaches around Cap Skirring are some of the country’s finest © Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, Wikimedia Commons The jewel in Casamance’s crown, the low-key resort of Cap Skirring has a jaw-dropping stretch of beach where cows graze and tourits laze. Situated just north of Cape Roxo, where the coast finishes its longitudinal course and takes a…
The tiny city-island of Saint-Louis is lapped on either side by the waters of the Senegal River © Antpun, Dreamstime History feels close enough to touch in Saint-Louis, its architecture steeped in 19th-century grandeur. Dripping with balconies and bougainvillea, the stately ochre homes and warehouses of old Saint-Louis, with their toothless wooden shutters and Marseillaise clay…