Nestled deep in the Tuscan countryside, not far from the Ligurian coast, Lucca is frequently overshadowed by the hotspots of nearby Florence and Pisa. Significant though those high-volume locations are, they do not have what the ancient town centre of Lucca has.

Hiking down history. Stepping in ancient cities. Admiring ever-changing sceneries. The Lycian Way, one of the most famous hiking trails in Turkey, offers it all. But what the visitors might not expect when preparing for the 30-to-45-day long trail, is the sparkle of emotions that come from their encounters with local people and Turkish hospitality.

Have you already heard about Corsican citrons? This weird kind of lemon made the French “Île de Beauté” rich a few centuries back and is now coming back to everyone’s delight. Let’s travel to a little paradisiac piece of land in Corsica to better know the citron’s journey.

The Marlborough Sounds are a labyrinth of sea-drowned river valleys, rumpled hills, rainforests, and wild rocky coastlines scattered across the northeastern tip of New Zealand’s South Island. Thousands of tiny coves, bays and inlets are fretted into the coastline of the sounds, and the steep-to hills, thickly clad with rainforest, fall in green billows to the waterline.

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