First-hand travel guides for quieter places, nature escapes and road trips - with honest opinions and practical details from trips I actually take.
By Zane - travel agent, Sustainable Tourism graduate and passionate traveller.
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Quiet landscapes and nature stops.
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Historic towns, wildlife and slower days.
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3 posts Portugal Porto, Gaia, Madeira, river views, wine country and volcanic trails. 
9 posts Spain Bardenas Reales, Aragón waterfalls, quiet detours, and summer escape routes. 8 posts Latvia Kuldīga's old town, Sigulda's forest valleys and castles, Engure's wild horses, and Ķemeri's open bog landscapes. 
3 posts Morocco Medinas, palaces, city posts, and strong opinions. 
1 post Netherlands Amsterdam in winter, canals, museums, Noord and markets. 
1 post Japan Nikko in winter, mountain shrines, frozen waterfalls and quieter Japan. From the journal
Europe Canary Islands, Spain
Gran Canaria is far more than its beaches: a week of cloud forest, volcanic mountains, quiet villages and Atlantic coast.
A week exploring Gran Canaria beyond the resorts, from Agaete and Las Palmas to Roque Nublo, Artenara, Maspalomas and Barranco de las Vacas.
Europe Valencian Community, Spain
Puntal dels Llops is a small Iberian fortress from the fifth century BC, on a hilltop above Olocau.
Europe Kurzeme, Latvia
A Baltic city where blown-up forts, a prison hotel, music and a wide beach make for an unexpectedly versatile coastal break.
Liepāja is the third biggest city in Latvia, and in 2027 it will be a European Capital of Culture.
Latvia Kurzeme, Latvia
A barefoot walk where every step tells a story.
A sensory guide to Valguma Pasaule, with mud, stones, water and forest underfoot.
Europe Valencian Community, Spain
The Sierra Calderona is a natural park of pine and cork oak forest, red rock and small villages, sitting between Valencia and Castellón.
Europe Aragón, Spain
Teruel's Mudéjar architecture has been on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1986.
Europe Kurzeme, Latvia
Between Jūrkalne's high sandy banks and the little harbour town of Pāvilosta lies one of the quietest, wildest stretches of Latvia's Baltic coast.
