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The Greece Border, Live: Cameras and Wait Times Reported by Travellers Themselves

Live cameras from the three border crossings into Greece, plus the waiting time travellers report themselves - check before you...

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Kimolos: the Secret Greek Island Where the Beaches Are Empty Even in July

A small volcanic island in the Cyclades with a thousand residents, reached by two ferries - and precisely why it...

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The Greek border and Thessaloniki live: check the queue before you set off

Live cameras from all three border crossings, waiting times on a weekday versus a weekend, and the Thessaloniki ring road...

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Petra: The Pink City Carved Into Rock That Waited 2,000 Years for You to See It

One of the new seven wonders of the world, hidden in Jordan's desert. A narrow canyon, a facade carved into...

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The City That Made Ronaldo: Funchal Is an Atlantic Pearl That Doesn't Ask You to Understand Football to Love It

Portugal crashed out of the World Cup, but the home city of Madeira's most famous son stayed put - with...

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The Greece Border Live: How Long the Wait Is at Bogorodica Right Now

The queue at the Greek border changes by the hour. Bogorodica is empty tonight, but the morning wait was far...

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Xi'an: the City Where an Army Waited 2,200 Years Underground, Found by Accident With a Single Strike of a Shovel

China's Xi'an is a living museum - a 14-kilometer wall, Muslim markets and the Terracotta Army, hidden for centuries until...

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Cape Verde: The Islands the World Cup Put on the Map, but Which Still Smell of Fish, Not Tourists

Ten volcanic islands lost in the Atlantic, with Caribbean beaches, African rhythm and a Portuguese soul. One of Africa's best-kept...

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San Marino: the World's Oldest Republic, Three Towers Above the Fog and a Stubbornness Seventeen Centuries Old

A country of 61 square kilometres wedged in the middle of Italy, which has stayed independent for over 1,700 years....

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Greece 2026: The Checklist of Documents, Gear and Fines Before You Drive South

Passport, international driving permit, green card and the kit your car must carry - plus the new border fingerprints and...

29 June 2026 Read more →

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Odeceixe: The Little Town in the Algarve Where the Mediterranean Still Smells of Fish, Not of Tourists

On the northern edge of the Algarve, a village of white houses with an 18th-century windmill and a beach voted...

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Six Towns on the Costa Blanca Where the Mediterranean Still Smells of Fish, Not Tourists

From Altea to Dénia - six Spanish coastal towns worth the detour, away from the packed beaches.

28 June 2026 Read more →