Hiking is often mistaken for a strenuous outdoor activity, requiring years of experience. Lavinia Patrascu believes that, even though climbing a mountain should never be taken lightly, the reality is that almost anyone can embark on a memorable journey towards an imposing mountain peak.
Eastern Europe is filled with newly-popular destinations, and you might not think getting from place to place would be complicated, but it usually is. Cristina Puscas is a native travel writer who offers expert advice on how to do it cheapest and best.
Belarus may be one of the least visited of the former Soviet republics, but Katie Aune explains why you should ignore everything you've heard and add Belarus to your next Eastern European itinerary.
From jumping into the freezing ice-holes to ditching Santa Claus on Christmas, Oksana Arkhypchuk explores strange Ukrainian holiday traditions that can still be witnessed in the rural villages
Sitting at the crossroads of old trade routes that linked Western Europe with the Far East, Romania confuses at first with its … latinity. The mix of Orient and Occident is specific to this country and it sets Romania apart from her Eastern European colleagues.
There's more to the Czech than Prague and Jennifer Miller spent about a month and a half discovering it. Join her and experience the "real" Czech Republic, from caves to castles, absinthe to beer, not to mention the deepest abyss in Eastern Europe.
Are you looking for an alternative to Prague's overpriced restaurants and accommodation and its Disney Land feel? Try Budapest, and take a look at the following eight reasons why you should visit Budapest now before it's too late.
It's hard to imagine how people in Sarajevo can still smile after all they have been through. Nicolas De Corte went to went over to have a taste of a city of which the history is filled with war, war and more war.
Hiking is often mistaken for a strenuous outdoor activity, requiring years of experience. Lavinia Patrascu believes that, even though climbing a mountain should never be taken lightly, the reality is that almost anyone can embark on a memorable journey towards an imposing mountain peak. 
Eastern Europe is filled with newly-popular destinations, and you might not think getting from place to place would be complicated, but it usually is. Cristina Puscas is a native travel writer who offers expert advice on how to do it cheapest and best. 
Belarus may be one of the least visited of the former Soviet republics, but Katie Aune explains why you should ignore everything you've heard and add Belarus to your next Eastern European itinerary. 
From jumping into the freezing ice-holes to ditching Santa Claus on Christmas, Oksana Arkhypchuk explores strange Ukrainian holiday traditions that can still be witnessed in the rural villages 
Sitting at the crossroads of old trade routes that linked Western Europe with the Far East, Romania confuses at first with its … latinity. The mix of Orient and Occident is specific to this country and it sets Romania apart from her Eastern European colleagues. 
Spring is in the air in Eastern Europe and as Tristan Cano discovers, there is no time like the present to head East.
There's more to the Czech than Prague and Jennifer Miller spent about a month and a half discovering it. Join her and experience the "real" Czech Republic, from caves to castles, absinthe to beer, not to mention the deepest abyss in Eastern Europe. 
Are you looking for an alternative to Prague's overpriced restaurants and accommodation and its Disney Land feel? Try Budapest, and take a look at the following eight reasons why you should visit Budapest now before it's too late. 
It's hard to imagine how people in Sarajevo can still smile after all they have been through. Nicolas De Corte went to went over to have a taste of a city of which the history is filled with war, war and more war. 
Never heard of Albania? Jessica Hoolko gives us eight reasons to put the beautiful Balkan state at the top of our travel wish-list. 