East Europe

Just an hour from Tallinn, you can explore Estonia’s oldest protected area as either a day trip or an overnight stay. Here’s how. 

Make the most of one day in Ljubljana with this 24 hour itinerary for the best parts of Slovenia’s capital.

Deep underground near Krakow, Poland, you can find secrets in the salt.

Merging whimsy with grit, Budapest fires the imagination and fills the camera card. Here’s an inside guide on how to spend two days in Budapest, complete with a bespoke 48 hour Budapest itinerary.

Close Your Eyes and Think of Latvia

If I asked you, without pause for a heartbeat, what first comes to mind when you think of travel to Latvia, I wonder what I’d hear.

A man casts a glance over his shoulder before arching back and casting his line into the water. The street chatter and rush hour traffic drown out the subtle splash but from the look on his face, you’d think he stood alone in the countryside, miles from anyone, miles from anywhere.

Riga’s medieval town centre glistened in the morning sunlight like a child’s box of treasure: cobbled streets with pale pink and blue facades, rough-slated spires and live music from stringed instruments played by lively arms in blooming blouses.