Lyn Fuchs had heard Bulgaria was a poor country devoid of amenities, but found instead succulent food, tasty wine, soulful music, and attractive women. Somehow he muddles through.
Matt Pointon finds the vagaries of Albania's public transport systems make his journey across the country something of a challenge as this report sees him heading into Tirana.
Australian Roland Boer rediscovers his ancestral lands at a leisurely pace. His bicycle tour of Holland's dams and dykes reveal a country that might be flat but has hidden depths.
Paris might be the city of romance but is a place where pampering usually comes at a cost. Macrui Dostourian finds a local hammam provides the spa experience at a fraction of the usual cost.
Some people visit Corsica to laze on the beaches. Not Joanna Drange. She heads off on one of Europe's most challenging mountain routes that heads from the lowland heat into an exhillarating world of sheer drops and summer snow.
From fashionable bars to sultry beaches, the French Riviera fulfils all Iain Miller's travel dreams. It's a perfect place, he says, to plan your next vacation.
Heading out of Zaragoza on a rickety mountain bus, Peter Morgan finds a high-altitude Spain that never makes it into the travel brochures: the Ordesa National Park.
Fireworks and firewater make Malta's village festas a tradition to celebrate, says Lisa Vassallo, as tourism gradually changes one of the Mediterranean's most captivating islands.
In a sleepy hostel in Holland, Tom Bristow witnesses an unlikely encounter where an American pensioner and a Spanish policeman bond across a linguistic and generational chasm.
A man with no money can never be fleeced. Kris Mole continues his journey around Europe's capital cities, begging beds and blagging transport. Not so easy in Denmark after dark..
