Med Europe

Albanian Mikpriste - Dhermi, Albania It's high-noon hot on a forsaken beach in Dhermi, Albania. Jann Huizenga tries to strike up a conversation with the only other soul around.	Naples Bites Back - Naples, Italy For Jolyon Rose, there are two ways to travel - you can sightsee or you can see. Naples is a real, pumping, vibrant, decaying and living city. It's a place to feel, to see, to be.

The Maltese Beer Can - Malta John M. Edwards heads to Malta, discovering a traveller's liquid pride along the way.	Two Weeks in the Balkans - Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro Tom Barry highlights atrip around the Balkans - a unique opportunity to capture a snapshot of a region that is evolving as quickly as anywhere in the world.
Go to Turkey; Justine's Quick, Dirty and Comfortable Guide to Turkey - Turkey Justine Merrill offers her list of 'must dos' in Turkey.	Why We Travel - Isle of Capri - Isle of Capri, Italy Mark Tisdale comments that there are many reasons to travel, but sometimes the things we remember best are those unplanned moments.
Food in Italy: Italian Cooking and Dining - Italy Suzanne Pidduck outlines the dos and don'ts for dining in Italy.	Turkey Day - Turkey John M. Edwards, a Mayflower descendant, becomes a pilgrim in Turkey
Living and Breathing - Sarajevo, Bosnia Dave Hogan discovers that while Sarajevo has forgiven, it certainly will not forget.	The Cartographers of Antalya - Antalya, Turkey All caveats aside, Chris Sexton thinks the Turks are terrible mapmakers.

Thoughts from an Island - Sliema, Malta Kristin Mock comments how we have unlocked the complexity of DNA, mapped the entire human genome, plopped aircraft on foreign planets and the moon; and yet, we haven’t found our place or our purpose.	A Home and a Place - Swieqi, Malta Kristin Mock's second place of residence in Swieqi - after a week of living with a patriotic Maltese woman and many cats - was one disastrous cry between reality and expectation.
Cats and Paradise - Sliema, Malta Kristin Mock and her friend take on an animal-activist challenge.	Five Words for Love - Luqa, Malta Malta, on its elevated, distant pedestal, gleaming from travel guides and history books, leading a mystical life on a vague splattering of land, was indeed something Kristin Mock imagined worthy of love.
Best Place to Stay in Tuscany, Italy - San Gimignano Italy Justine Merrill fell in love with San Gimignano, Italy.	What Time do We Get There? - Venice, Italy and Vienna, Austria Tour guide, Katy Hyslop, describes this not-your-average train journey, and certainly not one she'd want to repeat, but it's a great bar story.
Go to Turkey: A Quick & Dirty Tour Guide Joe Ehrlich provides the "Quick & Dirty" tour guide to Turkey for those with limited time who still want to make the most of their trip - and avoid the standard tourist traps.	Sailing the World - Holland America Style - Mediterranean Sea In ten days, Tom Dwyer managed to visit eight countries (Italy, Croatia, Greece, Malta, Sicily, Monaco, France and Spain) and did it in total comfort and style - and only unpacked once.

Back to Bosnia - Bosnia-Hercegovina According to legend, the fountain at the Gazi Husrevbeg mosque is enchanted. One drink and to Sarajevo you will return. Two drinks and in Sarajevo you will remain. Enchantments and legends aside, Sarajevo won Jacki Banks' heart almost instantly. No magic required.	The Baked Monks Of Malta - Floriana, Malta A visit to the Capucine Monastery of Floriana, Malta, where the dried mummies of monks used to be kept in alcoves and some can still be seen lying in their coffins.