As if Turkey’s political woes were not enough, Lee Ruddin causes a flap in an Istanbul cafe when he ventures that Turkish coffee is inferior to… Starbucks.

Lee Ruddin finds oases of calm in Morocco’s most visited city. Along with the locals he takes refuge in the many public gardens that are part-hidden in Marrackesh.

There are many reasons to visit Bulgaria. Lee Ruddin adds climbing its fourth-highest mountain to the list.

Lee Ruddin finds history hangs heavy as he finds while he’s getting selfies against Bombay’s famous Gateway to India, everyone else chooses their background as the Taj. And that’s the Taj Hotel, not the wonder-of-the-world in Agra.

Lee Ruddin eavesdrops on tourists, fresh from a cruise ship, asking for advice. And sticks an oar in.

Lee Ruddin braves the heat to walk from Mdina to Valetta, six long miles under an almost-African sun.

Despite the best intentions of determined guides, Lee Ruddin is curiously un-moved by many of Iceland’s much-hyped attractions.

Lee Ruddin finds coachloads of tourists have turned Auschwitz into selfie central. So he walks to Płaszów to feel the atmosphere of Europe’s most goulish – and unlikely – visitor attractions.

An already gloomy Lee Ruddin finds Italy’s canal city more sinister than benign.

The communist era hangs heavy on the newly-fledged Czech Republic. Lee Ruddin takes a tour of the capital city’s KGB museum to learn about life under totalitarian rule.

Lee Ruddin finds many of Sri Lanka’s famous highlights overrun with travellers and spoiled. The overlooked town of Matara is much more to his liking.

When Budva gets flooded with revellers, Lee Ruddin needs a breath of fresh air. A daytrip to BiH gets him out of Montenegro and proves just the tonic he needs.

On Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast, Lee Ruddin misses the ferry for Dubrovnik. This proves a blessing, as the island of Korčula has a more immediate and accessible charm.

Seven nights at sea prove all-too-brief an experience for Lee Ruddin, who steams across the Atlantic from the UK to the USA. The Queen Mary II, one of the world’s largest vessels, is just too large and busy.