FAR SIDE TRAVELS

BY TIM CAMPBELL NOVEMBER 2020 1. Why Go Sat at a junction between east and west, Warsaw has history and form. Now part of the modern...

by Tim Campbell August 2020 Why Go Each of these three small towns has its own unique attraction. Klaipeda being the furthest away on the...

by Tim Campbell Nov 2020 Why Go As the capital of this ex soviet city, it’s difficult not to be amazed by Vilnius. I think it is probably...

By Tim Campbell Oct 2020 HUGE VALLEYS AND IDYLLIC BEACHES IN LATVIA? If you know anything about Latvia then you’ll know that it’s...

By Tim Campbell Oct 2020 Why Go? Ask anyone what they know about the Baltics and they will probably mention Finland, knowing that it’s in...

By Tim Campbell September15, 2020 Why go? As soon as you arrive in Tartu you notice how diverse it is. Close to the Soviet border there...

If you like “medieval”, cheap prices and friendly people then Tallinn is the destination for you. It’s on the edge of the Soviet Union...

It was November and Spain is a great place to escape the cold British winter. Ryanair had a deal on for £10 return. So viva Espagne. Ole!...

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao State of the Art. Not so much a museum as a masterpiece, the Guggenheim is a must see when in northern...

My Athens to Pindus 4-Wheel Drive trek through Central Greece was to be the journey of a lifetime. As a child I had dreamed of faraway...

About a half mile from Syntagma Square, the heartbeat of Athens, Greece, sits the giant Athens War Museum, covering 3000 years of...

At the entrance to Wadi Rum national park in southern Jordan there is a railway station for only one train. The station is not for...

Wadi Rum is truly a wondrous desert kingdom and known for its most famous occupant, Lawrence of Arabia. Its name in Arabic means "Valley...

After a four hour flight on Royal Jordanian Airlines from London Heathrow I touched down at night struggling to see anything much out of...

I had planned the trip for months. Espen, my son, was going to be on spring break from school over Easter, and I wanted to take him...

Once home to famous Indians Geronimo and Quanah Parker, who chased wild buffalo across the open plains, this wilderness area is reputed...

Amsterdam is a fascinating city to visit, and renting a bicycle is the best way to go or just tour around on the trams. It's a magical...

Dubai Famed for its wealth and skyscrapers, this Middle East metropolis has become one of the favourite destinations amongst travelers...

Budapest – Living the Dream Set on the banks of the Danube, Buda and Pest combine into 23 districts to make this city, probably, the most...