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Travel diary: Cuba

I should have known from the start that it was futile to try to wrap my head around the mix of contrasts and contradictions that is Cuba. We tried, though, and had a great twelve days there.

We weren't expecting to be back in Transnistria!

Is it safe to visit Transnistria?

Transnistria is a breakaway republic that’s technically part of Moldova, but doesn’t regard itself as such. Some people think it’s dangerous, but we didn’t find it so.

Uk front door with ivy

Home on the road: the housesitting podcast

Housesitting is a great way to immerse yourself in a destination and live like a local. In this housesitting podcast, we talk about how we started housesitting and how you can try this alternative (and cheap) form of accommodation.

Eleven Instagram photos of Berlin

Berlin is a fantastic city, packed full of monuments and spectacular architecture. Check out Berlin’s capital with these Berlin Instagram photos.

Bullet trains and cherry blossoms: the Japan podcast

Japan is a country of contrasts, which has a lot more to offer the independent traveller than just geishas and sushi. In this episode, we talk to Andres Zuleta of Boutique Japan Travel about what to do in the land of the rising sun.