A guide to Austrian cuisine: why schnitzel is legally veal only, what the Sacher vs Demel cake war is really about, and how Vienna's coffee culture works, with 2026 prices.
Five main lakes of Switzerland, each with its own character, an honest downside and a tip on when to go to catch the water and mountains at their best.
Two UNESCO sites, a cobbled descent, and a funicular above the Dnipro. A ready-made centre route for one and two days, with honest notes on queues and hills.
Cuban cooking is simple: rice, beans, pork and rum. Here is what to order, why a paladar beats a state restaurant, and how to get around the food shortages of 2026.
Bulk on a card, a cash reserve in euros or dollars, and exchange anywhere but the airport. Here is the scheme that skips the overpaying.
Beer cheaper than water, a pork knuckle big enough for three and a sauce that soaks everything. Here's what real Czech food actually is, what it costs and why trdelník has nothing to do with Czech cuisine.
A castle, a skansen, cherry blossom in late March and Europe's longest linden alley. A ready one-day route with an honest tip on when to come.
Where the sea is warm, the visa is simple and the price is fair in winter. Five destinations broken down by weather, visa and budget.
The cuisine crowned the best in the world in 2025 rests on fish, lime and thousands of potato varieties. We break down ceviche, cuy, pisco and the food scene of Lima.
Lisbon, Porto, Sintra and the Algarve in one trip. A ready-made route, when to go for the ocean, and where to head for pastel de nata and fado.
Albania is really two countries in one: the turquoise coast of the Riviera around Saranda and Ksamil, and the stone Ottoman towns of Berat and Gjirokaster up in the mountains. And for now it is still cheaper than its Adriatic neighbours.
For a short European holiday Ukrainians do not need a Schengen visa, visa-free travel works. Here is when a visa is actually required, the types and what to prepare.
A Belgium guide for a short trip: four cities within an hour of each other, what to fit in around Brussels and Bruges, when to go and what to taste.
The Potemkin Stairs and the Opera fit into two hours, while the sea, the courtyards and the Moldovanka deserve a day of their own. Here is how to build the route.
Not where the charter flights land. Rocky Costa Brava coves, black Canary sand, «Caribbean» Balearic turquoise and wild Atlantic dunes: we break down which beach suits whom and when to go.
Krakow, Zakopane, Gdansk and Wroclaw on one route: what to see in Poland, whether you need a visa in 2026, when to go and how much time to set aside for each city.
Vienna, baroque Salzburg and postcard-perfect Hallstatt sit just two or three hours apart by train, yet it is often the alpine lakes that leave the strongest impression.
