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Kotor, Montenegro4 August 2026

The Bay That Isn't a Fjord

Kotor sits at the end of a drowned river canyon under 1,700 metres of limestone. Eleven hours on a bus to get here, 1,350 steps to get above it, and the cruise-ship arithmetic that decides your day.

3 min read12 nightsBus from Ljubljana, eleven hours, two borders

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Marseille, France2 April 2026

Marseille Does Not Want to Be Liked

Two weeks in a city that refuses to perform for visitors, a ferry to a prison island, and a walk into the Calanques that I got slightly wrong.

3 min read13 nightsOvernight from Barcelona via Portbou

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San Sebastián, Spain8 March 2026

Thirty-One Bars and a Cold Bay

A pintxos crawl through Donostia conducted with a notebook and no dignity, plus the case for swimming in the Bay of Biscay in March.

3 min read6 nightsSud Express to Hendaye, Euskotren over the border

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