The Guardian • 29th August 2024

Austrian town gets its lederhosen in a twist over modern art

Bad Ischl is the first alpine town to be awarded European capital of culture status, bringing nudity and surreal sculptures to a rural area more in tune with classical music and mountain pursuits

The Guardian • 1st August 2024

Scaling the fairytale peaks of Saxon Switzerland in Germany

The dramatic landscape was beloved of Romantic painters and hardcore climbers. But the spa town of Bad Schandau provides a gentler introduction for skinny-calfed explorers.

The Guardian • 3rd July 2024

Across Turkey by train: riding the Mesopotamia Express

With lengthy stops for side trips, this long-distance journey is a joyful, social experience accompanied by great food and music.

The Guardian • 7th May 2024

Why clubbers are raving about Germany’s cross-country Techno Train

With DJs, bouncers and bars, the Nuremberg train offers a complete clubbing experience – and some lovely views of the Bavarian countryside.

The Guardian • 23rd March 2024

Not just cheap beer and old buildings: an arty weekend in Prague

A new sleeper train from Brussels is bringing the Czech capital’s contemporary art scene within easy reach of rail travellers.

The Guardian • 21st December 2023

Dresden – the city that saved my Christmas

The city’s Christmas markets and baroque architecture will revive even a flagging festive spirit, while its street art is an edgy pick-me-up.

The Guardian • 16th December 2023

‘So good I went five times’: travel writers’ favourite discoveries of 2023

We asked 23 Guardian travel writers to share their best experiences of 2023, from elegant spas and an art deco cinema to a new ‘megalith’ and a futuristic hotel.

The Guardian • 23rd September 2023

On the midnight express train across Turkey

On the final journey in our long-distance rail series we take the Doğu Express, which runs east from the Turkish capital, Ankara, towards Kars and the border with Georgia.

The Guardian • 22nd September 2023

From sulphur baths to Stalin’s home: five great trips in Georgia

Spectacular mountains and valleys, natural hot baths and a Soviet-era ghost town are all just a day trip away from the Georgian capital, Tbilisi.

The Guardian • 16th September 2023

Witches, DJs and dancing in the aisles: on board the Culture Train from Berlin to Poland

Musicians, dancers and a tarot-card reading artist animate the nearly five-hour journey to Wrocław from the German capital.

The Guardian • 29th May 2023

From Berlin to Brussels, the night train renaissance gathers speed with the new European Sleeper

The latest capital-to-capital sleeper is one of Europe’s most eagerly awaited new routes – and connects London to Berlin in 16 hours.

The Guardian • 10th May 2023

Music and mountains: a green city break in Slovenia

Rugged mountains, cave dragons and sustainable cuisine … Kranj packs a punch for a town aiming to leave little trace.

The Guardian • 10th April 2023

My gothic pilgrimage to the set of Netflix’s Wednesday in Romania

Tourism here was once all about Dracula, but the Netflix show is drawing young visitors keen to see where the gothy teen unleashed mystery, mayhem and murder

The Guardian • 19th October 2022

‘I’m hoping there will be more queer imams’: South Africa's gay imam has created an LGBTQ+ safe space

Muhsin Hendricks, the ‘world’s first gay imam’ wants to help LGBTQ+ Muslims in South Africa reconcile their sexuality with their faith.

The Guardian • 6th August 2022

Into the sun: Albania’s beaches, mountains and ancient towns

Despite its dark 20th-century past, the country is now a traveller’s paradise of amazing landscapes, coast and historic cities.

The Guardian • 13th March 2020

‘No school, no skating’: the Indian skate park bringing children together

Bringing skateboards to children in Madhya Pradesh gives them enthusiasm to go to school.

The Guardian • 20th November 2019

Thai opposition leader disqualified as MP over election law breach

The maverick leader of a new Thai political party that finished third in the general election has been stripped of his seat in parliament for violating election law.

The Guardian • 19th November 2019

Thai cave rescue film opens in Bangkok

Independent movie The Cave tells story of boys trapped underground at Tham Luang complex, with big-budget releases to follow.

The Guardian • 6th November 2019

Crackdown in Cambodia as opposition leader vows to return from self-imposed exile

Sam Rainsy has pledged to restore democracy in Cambodia after four years in wilderness, but faces arrest when he enters the country.

The Guardian • 6th November 2019

‘Losing my mind’: former beauty queen pursued by Iran fears for her health

Bahareh Zare Bahari is in limbo in Manila’s airport, saying Tehran wants her back to punish her for criticising regime.