Travel Destinations

Looking for articles about a specific country? Find them all here.

I have been to 68 countries. This site features guides and stories about every single one of them (and a few more).

I visited many of the countries on my 2-year trip around the world. If you want to see posts from the trip in chronolocigal order, go to the page My RTW Route.

Africa

Egypt

Guides

• Is Cairo Safe to Travel?

Stories

• Visiting Cairo in 2018

Kenya

Stories

• How Drawing a Random Circle on a Beach Ball Sent Me to Kenya

South Africa

Guides

• Crossing from South Africa to Zimbabwe on a Bus (Visa on Arrival)
• Visiting Makapan’s Caves in Mokopane, South Africa

Stories

• How My One Week in South Africa Turned into a Month

Tanzania

Guides

• Train from Zambia to Tanzania

Zambia

Guides

• Train from Zambia to Tanzania
• Visiting Victoria Falls in February

Zimbabwe

Guides

• Crossing from South Africa to Zimbabwe on a Bus (Visa on Arrival)
• Visiting Victoria Falls in February

Asia

Bangladesh

Stories

• My Experience of Solo Travel in Bangladesh

Brunei

Guides

• Day Trip to Ulu Temburong National Park
• Scuba Diving in Brunei Darussalam

Stories

• The Nature of Borneo (Travel Memory #30)

Cambodia

Guides/Stories

• Is Angkor Wat Worth It?

China

Guides

• Can You See the Great Wall of China from Space?

Stories

• The Great Walls of China (Travel Memory #10)

India

Guides and Generators

• Random Road Trip in India
• Survival Tips for India

Stories

• Alternative Pictures of Taj Mahal
• Happy Days with a Travel Companion
• I Found Paradise (And It’s called Gokarna)
• I Got off the Train in a Random City in India
• I Had a Noble Mission in Udaipur
• The Monday Diaries – A Look on the Average Days of a Solo Traveler
• Monsoon Travel in Kerala, South India
• Stumbling in Hampi

Indonesia

Guides

• An Atheist’s Review of 10-Day Vipassana Meditation Retreat
• Visiting Mount Bromo without a Tour

Iran

Stories

• Impressions from a Guided Tour of Iran

Laos

Guides

• Day Trip from Vientiane to Buddha Park (Xieng Khuan)
• Hot Air Ballooning in Vang Vieng, Laos
• Slow Boat from Huay Xai to Luang Prabang

Malaysia

Guides

• How to Cross from Sabah to Kalimantan

Stories

• The Nature of Borneo (Travel Memory #30)

Mongolia

Stories

• The Trans-Mongolian Railway (Travel Memory #9)

Myanmar

Stories

• Myanmar in Pictures

Nepal

Guides

• Alternative Stops Between Pokhara and Kathmandu
• 6 Best Places to See the Himalayas in Nepal
• Is Learning Nepali Difficult?

Stories

• Bungee Jumping in Pokhara
• Crossing the Nepal Border and Visiting Lumbini
• “I Hate Thamel”
• Pokhara – How Does It Feel to Stay Still?
• Remembering Michel Felet (Travel Memory #1)
• Rice & Blood for Lunch – Staying in Nepalese Villages
• What’s There to See in Tansen, Nepal?

North Korea

Stories

• I May Have Been to South Korea (Travel Memory #11)
• What Is It Like to Visit North Korea?

Oman

Stories

• The Shopping Malls of Oman (Travel Memory #7)

Philippines

Stories

• What Did I Do in the Philippines?

South Korea

Stories

• I May Have Been to South Korea (Travel Memory #11)

Taiwan

Guides

• 5 Reasons to Love Taipei

Stories

• Pictures from Taroko National Park, Taiwan

Thailand

Stories

• How Thailand Brought Back My Travel Mood

United Arab Emirates

Stories

• The Wrong Season to Visit United Arab Emirates

Vietnam

Guides

• One Week in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

Europe

Austria

Stories

• What About Austria? (Travel Memory #29)

Belarus

Stories

• One Week in Belarus – My Thoughts About the Country

Belgium

Stories

• “Why Didn’t You Stay at Home?” (Travel Memory #15)

Bulgaria

Stories

• Sofia and the Fellowship of Travelers

Czech Republic

Stories

• Czech Republic and the Element of Surprise

Denmark

Stories

• Dream Collectors in the Copenhagen Library (Travel Memory #16)

Estonia

Stories

• It’s Day Number One (and I Already Feel Like I’m Traveling)

Finland

Guides

• Finland by Train: A Guide for Travelers
• Helsinki to Lapland by Train – How to Get to Lapland by Train
• How to Travel to Finland without Flying
• Things to Do in Finland in the Summer

Stories

• Hometown Tourist in Jyväskylä

France

Generators

• Random City in France

Stories

• Remembering Michel Felet (Travel Memory #1)

Germany

Generators

• Random City in Germany

Stories

• The Color of “A” (Travel Memory #4)
• “Have a Nice Life to You” – Meeting a Buddhist Monk in Berlin (Travel Memory #17)

Greece

Stories

• Food Travel in Greece (Travel Memory #24)

Hungary

Stories

• Staying in the Bubble in Hungary (Travel Memory #18)

Ireland

Stories

• Home Exchange in Killarney, Ireland (Travel Memory #19)

Iceland

Guides

• How to Travel to Iceland by Ship

Italy

Stories

• Getting Mugged in Turin (Travel Memory #21)

Latvia

Stories

• Music from Latvia (Travel Memory #27)

Luxembourg

Stories

• Two Hours in Luxembourg City

Liechtenstein

Stories

• Liechtenstein – The Most Unremarkable Journey (Travel Memory #6)

Lithuania

Stories

• Pictures from the Hill of Crosses, Lithuania
• Klaipeda, the Curonian Spit and Why CouchSurfing Can Be So Useful
• The Train to Vilnius and the Kindness of Strangers

Moldova

Stories

• 48 Hour Moldova Travel Experience

The Netherlands

Stories

• Visiting the Netherlands (Travel Memory #25)

North Macedonia

Stories

• No McDonald’s in North Macedonia (Travel Memory #12)

Norway

Stories

• Becoming a Travel Writer in Svalbard (Travel Memory #2)

Poland

Stories

• Poland – A Land of Awesome People and Weird Politics

Portugal

Stories

• The Plants of Portugal (Travel Memory #23)

Romania

Stories

• Traveling to Romania by Accident (Travel Memory #5)

Russia

Stories

• The Trans-Siberian Railway (Travel Memory #8)

Serbia

Stories

• Couchsurfing in Serbia (Travel Memory #13)

Slovakia

Stories

• Bratislava and Beyond – Pictures from One of the Best Travel Days So Far
• Slovak Paradise & High Tatras – Trekking High And Low

Spain

Stories

• At the Mayor’s House in Andalusia, Spain (Travel Memory #20)

Sweden

Stories

• Losing Three Cameras at Once (Travel Memory #22)

Switzerland

Stories

• Getting Found at the Zurich Train Station (Travel Memory #14)

Turkey

Stories

• Sleepless in Istanbul

Ukraine

Guides/Stories

• Visiting Chernobyl and Pripyat

United Kingdom

Generators

• Random City in England (+ FAQ)
• Random City in the UK (United Kingdom)

Stories

• Reunions in the United Kingdom (Travel Memory #26)

North & South America

Brazil

Guides/Stories

• Visiting Penedo, the Little Finland of Brazil

Canada

Generators

• Random City in Canada

Colombia

Stories

• 7 Curious Things I Noticed in Colombia

Mexico

Guides

• Day Trip to Teotihuacan Without a Tour
• A Short Guide to Overland Travel Through Mexico

Stories

• Mexico City – Why I Took a Break from Traveling
• How I Spent Three Months Traveling Through Mexico

United States of America

Generators

• Random City in California
• Random City in Florida
• Random City in Texas
• Random Road Trip in the USA
• Random US City Generator
• Random US State Generator

Guides

• How to Travel from Europe to America by Ship

Stories

• Gleanings for the Hungry – My First Workaway Experience

Oceania

Australia

Guides

• How to Visit William Ricketts Sanctuary Near Melbourne
• 1-Day Great Ocean Road Self-Drive from Melbourne

Stories

• My Impressions of Australia
• Uluru – My New Favourite Destination in the World

Fiji

Stories

• Resort Life in Fiji

New Zealand

Stories

• How One German Word Stopped Me from Flying to New Zealand
• I Wish I Had Seen Hobbiton (Travel Memory #28)

Tonga

Guides/Stories

• Hiking in Tonga (‘Eua Island)