Lonely steppes, wild animals, and hospitable nomads – welcome to Mongolia! The “Land of Blue Skies” is the ultimate destination for everyone who wants to experience pure nature away from the crowds. But Mongolia is also home to a creative breeding ground for globally recognized and award-winning filmmakers, Olympic champions, and world-famous scientists. Although Mongolia…

Formally, Estonia is the most northerly of the three Baltic states (Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia itself.) Most Estonians, however, feel culturally closer to the Finns than the Latvians and Lithuanians. The Estonian capital Tallinn and the Finnish capital Helsinki are only 85 kilometers apart – to be overcome in 90 minutes by ferry. Estonians and…

Madagascar is the 4th largest island in the world, being almost as large as Spain and Portugal combined. The island is also known as the “sixth continent,” which is due to the enormous amount of animals and plants that can’t be found anywhere else in the world. Madagascar’s treasures also include dense rainforests and tropical…

🇮🇸 Volcanoes, glaciers, waterfalls, polar lights, geysers, and endless expanses – Iceland is pure nature! Iceland is the largest volcanic island in the world while it’s the second-largest island in Europe. It’s also the most sparsely populated country with a current population of ~364,000. People are said to be the happiest in the world with…

🇦🇹 Österreich (“Austria” or the “Republic of Austria”) is a landlocked country in Central Europe that occupies an area of ​​83,879 km² (32,386 sq mi). There are about nine million inhabitants that all use the metric system. The capital of the parliamentary republic is Vienna. Even though the national language is German, “Austrian Standard German” (a variation…