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Paris to the Basque Coast: Bordeaux, Europe's Biggest Dune and the Surf at Biarritz
France's Atlantic route by rail: Paris to Bordeaux's wine bars, the Dune du Pilat above Arcachon, surfing Biarritz, and Basque Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
Moldova and the Country That Isn't There: Chișinău to Tiraspol
A long weekend in Moldova: Chișinău's wine bars, the underground Cricova cellars, cliff monasteries at Orheiul Vechi and a marshrutka into Transnistria.
The West Coast Run: Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi via the Tea Hills
Malaysia's classic west-coast route: Kuala Lumpur, Cameron Highlands tea estates, Ipoh's kopitiams, George Town street food and a ferry out to Langkawi.
The RN7 by Taxi-Brousse: Antananarivo to the Vezo Coast
Three weeks down Madagascar's RN7 by taxi-brousse: Antsirabe, lemurs in Ranomafana, Isalo's canyons and reef-blue water at Ifaty on the Mozambique Channel.
Cusco, the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu Without a Tour
How to do Cusco, Pisac, Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu independently: colectivos, the budget train options, tickets, and acclimatising right.
Uganda Overland: Nile Rafting to Gorillas on Public Buses
Two weeks across Uganda by bus: grade-five rafting in Jinja, crater lakes at Fort Portal, tree-climbing lions, Bwindi's gorillas and Lake Bunyonyi.
