Ypres (also known as Ieper) is a place with a haunting past. Expect to be moved when visiting this city that played such an important role in the First World War and saw the loss of a generation of soldiers during the fierce battles that took place here and in the surrounding areas. It is …
New South Wales is Australia’s most populated state, and home to its largest city, Sydney. The first thing that comes to mind when you think of NSW, or even Australia, might be the iconic Sydney Opera House, but there’s plenty more urban and regional delights on offer for tourists to NSW to enjoy. From relaxing …
Close to both Dallas and Fort Worth sits the mighty city of Grand Prairie, which has often been voted one of the best cities in the state of Texas. The city can easily be visited as part of an exciting road trip around the United States, and if you are looking for some legendary Texas …
When you think of Iraq you may well think of smoky battlefields, cruise missiles, and charging tanks. Years of conflict have besieged this country, and while Iraq continues to struggle with political strife, there is much to see here other than just the scars of war. This country is one that is covered in natural …
Jordan occupies one great cut-out of the Arabian Peninsula. Sandwiched between the more tumultuous nations of contested Israel, Iraq and Syria, it’s long been considered one of the rare stable enclaves of the region; one replete with mind-blowing UNESCO World Heritage Sites and totemic cultural hotspots – not least of all the carved ancient Nabatean …
Trodden by the Berbers of old and raided by Barbary pirates, settled by the Phoenician Greeks, and then home to the mighty city of Carthage, Tunisia has a grand place in the annals of both the North African and European story. (After all, it was host to the only major rival to Rome across the …
Marred in the minds of many a tourist by the ever-present threat of one Joseph Kony and his so-called Lord’s Resistance Army, the nation of Uganda is actually one of Africa’s up-and-coming gems. Yes, you’ll have to be careful, and there are warnings that need to be heeded about traveling to the contested and conflicted …
Swaziland is a curious little place in more ways than one. For starters, it’s one of the few landlocked countries in Africa, and comes entirely encompassed by the borders of Mozambique and South Africa. Secondly, it’s tiny, which is pretty unusual for this part of the world. Yep, the whole country covers only 17,000 square …
Bahrain is famous for its gorgeous pearls which used to make their way all over the world from its bustling ports. Contrary to popular belief, it was these precious jewels from the sea that first made this Middle Eastern hub rich, rather than its more famous oil. In recent times however, this liquid black gold …
Landlocked and languishing at the crossroads of south and central Asia, Afghanistan has been carved up and altered by countless peoples. In the days of the ancients, Neolithic tribespeople arrived here from the Indus Valley. Then came the phalanxes of Alexander the Great, ranging over the greater phalanx of mountains that is the Hindu Kush …