Gozo is Malta’s ‘second island’. Tiny, less than one third the size of Malta and a population of just 35,000. Locals think of themselves as Gozitans first and Maltese second. It’s closer to Tripoli than…
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From Bardolino we caught a bus back to Verona, then a train to Venice. It’s low season. The weather can be foul, but we hoped the absence of crowds would compensate. As Henry James said…
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Leaving Azerbaijan, we were looking for somewhere warm in Europe as the year tracked steadily through autumn. We had decided on Malta but was there somewhere closer for a quick hike beforehand? A random travel…
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Described by the Lonely Planet as ‘Azerbaijan’s loveliest town’, Sheki is in the hills up near the Russian border, about six hours drive from Baku. It’s a quiet place where we enjoyed a few days…
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Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, lies 28 metres below sea level, making it the lowest lying national capital in the world and the largest city in the world below sea level. It’s ancient golden era was the…
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