Europe and Middle East

Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in Europe and Middle East. independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

Korcula Island Guide to Croatia’s hottest new island.

28/04/2015 by .

Exploring Split. Croatia’s vibrant pleasure playground

23/04/2015 by .

Guide to Scotland’s best whisky festivals. Discover a world of whisky wonder.

22/04/2015 by .

Mostar

22/04/2015 by .
Mostar view from the bridge

Never has a city been so defined by a bridge.   Paris may have its Pont Neuf, Venice the Rialto, but only Mostar has the 16th century stone bridge commissioned by Suleyman the Magnificent which, with its swooping contours and picturesque banks, is among the most photographed in the world.

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Sarajevo

21/04/2015 by .
Sarajevo bridge view

it’s a sleepy green city surrounded by mountains, with a  beautiful river traversed by picturesque bridges running through it.   New colourful glass towers, some of them university buildings, are punctuated with cafes full of young people sipping beer, smoking shisha pipes and revelling in the first sunshine of the Sarajevo spring.

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Karlovy Vary. Film and facials.

11/02/2015 by .
Karlovy Vary Czech

These days it may be better known as a spa destination, or for its famous annual film festival, and considering it was once one of the most sought after destinations in Europe and a veritable magnet for the rich, famous and downright aristocratic, Karlovy Vary (or Carlsbad as it’s otherwise known) owes its very existence to sheer fluke.

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Brilliant Guide to the carnivals of Frankfurt Rhein-Main

10/02/2015 by .
Guide to the carnivals of Frankfurt Rhein-Main

it is carnival season again, and this year TripReporter offers up a Guide to the carnivals of Frankfurt Rhein-Main a German region comprising one of the biggest collections of carnivals in Europe.

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Emilia-Romagna. Discover the beautiful Jewish heart of Italy.

02/02/2015 by .

Via del Babuino is My favourite street in Rome. Discover why I love it.

26/01/2015 by .
1280px Campo Marzio   Palazzo Sterbini 2

Andy Mossack reveals why Via del Babuino is my favourite street in Rome. Find out just why he loves it so much!

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Weekend in Monaco. Discover the glitz and glamour playground of Europe.

23/01/2015 by .