Plitvice Lakes in Pictures
Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia became at National Park in 1949 and is one of the largest National Parks in southern Europe. Added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979, it now sees over one million visitors each year. Try not to visit in the height of summer when the crowds can...
12 Things to see and do in Bruges
Sitting on the train to Bruges I got chatting with a lovely Belgian woman and her two young daughters, one of whom was carrying a pet snail on a tissue. They were on their way to Knokke, a coastal town where they have a holiday home. At that moment I so wished to join...
A visit (or two) to Kuang Si Falls
Kuang Si Falls are located approximately 30km from Luang Prabang and are the most popular day trip from town, for a very good reason. The calcium in the limestone rocks causes the water to appear the most beautiful aqua blue, and a dip in one of the many levels of rock pools is the...
