Edvard Grieg’s Troldhaugen – in the home of Norway’s musical king

by Sara Dobak | Featured, Norway

Click on this link, close your eyes and listen for a couple of minutes. What does the music make you think of? Even if you already recognise composer Edvard Grieg’s classic ‘Morning Mood’ masterpiece, there is no doubt this is one of those musical works of genius...

Within the walls of Arequipa’s Monasterio de Santa Catalina

by Sara Dobak | Featured, Peru

The atmosphere here in Peru’s Santa Catalina monastery, rarified by altitude, is tempered by streams of sunlight bouncing off the orange, cobalt and raspberry hues of the convent’s walls. Dazzlingly bright plazas are framed by arched cloisters, whose shadows are...

8 fabulous reasons to love Slovenia

by Sara Dobak | Featured, Slovenia

When I booked my first flight to Slovenia a few years ago, it was quite simply because Ljubljana was the cheapest destination in mainland Europe that came up in my search. I was about to set off on a round-the-world backpacking trip and had no real idea where to...

The East Side Gallery – Berlin’s Cold War Canvas

by Sara Dobak | Featured

For a city saturated with graffiti at almost every turn, it’s hard to imagine how any one section of Berlin’s urban art canvasses could stand out. But here, along a 1.3km riverside stretch at Mühlenstraße, a generation’s hopes, dreams and frustrations lie splattered...