Reading Time: 2 minutesSouthern Argentina has well over 300 glaciers, many of them located in the Los Glaciares National Park. We visited two of the largest glaciers, Perito Moreno and …

Reading Time: 3 minutesKosovo is generally described as a “partially recognised state” and a disputed (with Serbia) territory since it formally declared independence from Serbia in February 2008. This landlocked …

Reading Time: 3 minutesLuxembourg, also known as Lucilinburhuc, is a landlocked country. Its capital, Luxembourg City, is one of the three official capitals of the European Union (EU) together with …

Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile extremely small, just like the Lilliputian people living on Jonathan Swift’s fictional island of Lilliput, Europe’s smallest countries may be holding the biggest surprises for intrepid …

Reading Time: 4 minutesUzbekistan is vast with wide expanses of semi-desert open fields, and a few large towns and cities with an ancient history dating back to long before they …

Reading Time: 3 minutesWe start our journey of Uzbekistan in the fast-developing capital of Tashkent. A city proud of its history and poised for the future! Tashkent is the financial …

Reading Time: 6 minutesKnown in Japan as Okinawa Shotō, Okinawa consists of no less than two dozen islands scattered around the main island, referred to as Okinawa Honto.  Located far south …

Reading Time: 3 minutesAn interesting 18-hour overnight train travels from Tashkent to the town of Urgence from where it is a 30-minute shared taxi ride to the ancient city of Khiva. Buy …

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe railway line between Khiva and Bukhara takes a detour via Navoi to the north which will require a change of trains. The faster way from Khiva to …