Like a Local — 6 Insider Tips for Your City Break to Venice

The watery city of Venice, also known as La Serenissima (The Most Serene), is spread across more than 100 islands in a lagoon. These islands are connected to each other with around 435 bridges. Masses of tourists come every year to see its romantic canals and numerous cultural sightseeing attractions. We’ll help you feel like a local in this crowded city and reveal highlights that you’ll find off the typical tourist paths.

Living the Green Life

Camping means experiencing the world in all its beauty and being free to travel in harmony with the seasons. To ensure that you and future generations can create memories while camping in the great outdoors, you should look at the labels on the gadgets and gear that you purchase and make sure you’re buying sustainable, fair trade products. Unfortunately, lots of camping equipment these days may contain microplastics or chemical additives that can be harmful to the environment. We’ve put together this list of gadgets and companies that pay attention to fair trade and sustainability so you can feel good about what you buy.

Seven Thrifty Trip Tips: Visiting Vienna on a Budget

A stroll through Schönbrunn Palace followed by a Wiener schnitzel in the city centre and a trip to a coffee house: You’ve got to reach deep into your wallet to do the most popular things in Vienna. If you look carefully, though, you’ll find that there are a number of free and affordable activities available for you to explore Vienna and see it from a different perspective. Whether it’s a stroll through the botanic garden and castle park at Belvedere, a meal at Deewan, the Pakistani “pay what you want” restaurant, or seeing the free Sunday showing of Tatort (a German TV police crime drama) at the Top Kino and Schikaneder cinemas: In Vienna, you can still do a lot with a little. Check out our seven budget-friendly highlights:

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Island Hopping via Motorhome

Within just a few hours, you can escape the Northern European winter and enjoy endless springtime weather with a trip to the Canaries: The archipelago simultaneously provides plenty of sunshine, gorgeous and varied vegetation, and a mystical volcanic landscape. Although a well-developed ferry network connects the islands, few campers actually make the journey. Camping on the Canaries is relatively easy, as there’s a campsite or stopover on nearly every island by now, and in many places, you can park your vehicle for a night and sleep there. If you get away from the tourist hotspots and hotels, the islands are still an insider tip! For a one-of-a-kind camping holiday, look no further.

Camping & Cycling: The Best Routes in Europe

Camping isn’t the only way to get close to nature; cycling is as well. So what could be better than combining the two? There are great long-distance routes all across Europe, and they often pass by campsites geared towards cycling nomads. As you pedal your way through a variety of landscapes, you get to decide when the day's journey ends — or doesn’t. In this article, we’ve put together a list of the best and some of the most adventurous cycling routes in Europe for you.

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Discovering Dublin on Foot

If you want to get to know Dublin, then take a page from James Joyce, and explore this vibrant city on the Liffey on foot. The bronze statue at the corner of Earl Street North and O’Connell Street shows Joyce nonchalantly propped up against his cane, casually cross-legged, his hat tipped to one side as he gazes into the distance. As you stroll along, you’ll experience the city from a flâneur’s perspective, drifting through the streets of Dublin like Leopold Bloom in Joyce’s "Ulysses."

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The Top 7 Campsites in Albania

Do you always want to travel, but don’t know where you want to go next? Let us suggest a great destination for your next camping adventure: The Balkans. But we’re not talking about the typical trip to Croatia or Bulgaria: It’s time to try out something new! Let yourself be whisked away to one of the prettiest and most pristine countries in the Balkans, nestled between the Adriatic and Ionian Seas. We’ve picked out seven of the nicest campsites in Albania for you. Albania is Europe’s most affordable country to travel to, and there you’ll find 300 days of sunshine, untouched beaches and hidden bays — all the necessary elements for an unforgettable camping trip! What are you waiting for?

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