By region
The world by region
Balkans, Caucasus, Central Asia, Arabian Peninsula: four groupings you travel across country by country, and that hold together better than a whole continent.
Why think in regions?
A trip is rarely planned at continental scale. You go to the Balkans or the Caucasus, not "to Europe" or "to Asia": distances are short, borders are crossed by bus, and a single itinerary easily strings together three or four countries in a fortnight.
These pages gather the countries of one grouping and every guide we have written about them, so you can compare before choosing. See the world by continent