Off the Beaten Path — Travel articles & guides

Paris tops out at 11.2°C in November with twelve rainy days. In Muscat it is 30°C and three millimetres of rain all month. Ten destinations…

A self-drive 4x4 trip across Namibia: the dunes of Sossusvlei, an Etosha safari, Damaraland and Fish River Canyon. Routes, budget, gravel-r…

The sea is still warm in Milos and Djerba, the deserts of Jordan and Oman are walkable again, and Andalusia gets its autumn light: 10 desti…

Swiss steam, a 285 km/h Shinkansen, the Harry Potter viaduct, Sri Lanka's blue train for under $3: our top 5. And No. 1 is neither Swiss no…

Kenya, Suriname, India, Azerbaijan: some destinations require an authorisation obtained before boarding, and the airline checks it at the d…

Silk Road museum cities or the nomadic mountains of the Tian Shan? An honest comparison of Central Asia's two gateways: 2026 visa rules, fl…

Alpine lakes, nights in shepherds' yurts and Tian Shan treks: everything you need to plan a trip to Kyrgyzstan, from visas to a day-by-day …

For a first two-week trip to the Caucasus, Georgia is the simpler choice. But Armenia wins for specific traveller profiles, and since 2026 …

Armenia is visa-free for most EU, UK and US travelers on short stays, with direct Paris-Yerevan flights and budgets from €30 a day. UNESCO …

Active armed conflict, travel advisories at their highest level, arbitrary detention risk... but also very low street crime. The sourced fa…

Paying in Uzbekistan in 2026: Visa and Mastercard in big cities, cash everywhere else. The currency is the som. Bring crisp, new US dollars…

Do French citizens need a visa for Uzbekistan? A 30-day visa exemption, an e-visa from USD 20, passport rules, OVIR registration: the verif…