Leisure Around the World

The euro, slow buses, left-hand driving and a Gozo ferry you only pay for on the way back. A no-fluff practical guide to Malta: budget, stays, seasons, entry.

A bread on the UNESCO list, a rabbit dish born of protest and a bitter-orange soda. A Maltese food guide with prices and rules for finding honest places.

Left-hand driving, a divided island and visa-free entry on biometric passports. A practical Cyprus guide: car hire, buses, seasons and the real risks.

A 20-plate meze, a cheese that refuses to melt and lamb slow-baked for half a day. A practical guide to Cypriot food with prices and honest-taverna markers.

Why you cannot buy dirhams in advance, how to haggle from a third of the price, what separates a petit taxi from a grand, and the five scams waiting for tourists: a no-romance guide to Morocco.

Why couscous is a Friday ritual, why tea gets poured from half a meter up, and what to order at the Jemaa el-Fnaa stalls: a practical guide to Moroccan food with prices and etiquette.

Solotvyno is called Ukraine's Dead Sea: the lakes' salinity of about 200 g/l holds your body on the surface by itself. We break down when to go, how to get there and how much a holiday costs.

The order of steps that gets a trip to assemble itself: destination and dates first, then the budget, and only then flights and lodging. No agent, no overpaying.

The question of «where to go with kids» is answered by the west and centre of Ukraine: the Carpathians with lifts, the thermal water parks of Zakarpattia, Uman, Kyiv and the fortresses of Podillia. We gathered places by region with approximate prices and tips on when to go.

The Western Wall, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the golden Dome of the Rock and the Via Dolorosa within a ten minute walk of one another: what to see in Jerusalem, the rules at the holy sites, and an honest word on safety.

Sizes, the liquids rule and outfits over quantity, how to pack for several days with no checked bag.

An international permit is valid only together with your national license. We break down where you will not be allowed behind the wheel without it, why even it does not help in Japan, and how to get the document at an MVS service center in a couple of days.

Pay only in the app, read the reviews not the photos, and count the final price with fees: a short guide to renting on Airbnb without walking into a scam.

Berehove cellars pouring Leanka, the "Chervene Vyno" festival in Mukachevo and a four-kilometre tunnel under Serednie: where to go for Zakarpattia wine and how to pair a tasting with a thermal pool.

A town on the water in the Danube Delta, where canals replace streets and a boat beats walking. The zero kilometre of the Danube, the marshes, Lipovans and Danube herring.

A painted wooden Church of St. George, a Gothic church, Bruno Schulz traces on the city walls and a thousand years of salt: a half-day route and how to get there.

Travel safety comes down to a few plain habits. We cover pickpockets, common tourist scams, passport copies in the cloud, digital hygiene, and the number 112.

A cheap trip rests on three expense categories: the ticket, the accommodation and the small stuff on the ground. By managing them, you can realistically cut your trip budget by a third without giving up the journey itself.