Kyrgyzstan
The plateau’s position on the Chinese border means it has been closed to most tourists in recent years. I think we may have been the first Westerners ever to go to the area in w
Latvia
I haven't been to Latvia yet, but I've included community reports from those that have.
Morocco
I spent 3 weeks in Morocco in 1990 on holiday and returned in 2019 for a short and productive visit to the Anti Atlas and Western Sahara.
Norway (Excluding Spitsbergen)
I've been to Norway several times but only once for mammal watching. It is a beautiful country but it can sometimes be hard to enjoy a place where you need a bank loan to buy a bee
Poland
I spent three nights in Bialoweisa "Village" (which is more of a town in my opinion). The hotels were nice and the food was superb - go those potato pancakes, mushrooms and the Rus
The Azores
I haven't been to the Azores yet, but I've included community reports from those that have.
Russia
I visited Moscow twice in 2008. It is has more than its fair share of expensive hotels, traffic jams and beautiful women. There are a few mammals in the city parks, or so I was tol
Serbia
I spent a week in Belgrade in October 2016. I didn't see - nor make any effort to see - any mammals. But I have included community reports from those that did.
Syria
Talila is 3 hours and $4 on the bus from Syria, near the town of Palmyra. Before I went I contacted the very helpful May Abido from Eco Tourism Syria. She was out of the country bu
Tunisia
Tunisia is the most liberal of the North African countries I have visited - or perhaps I mean the most tolerant. In any case, it was good to see a mixture of young women wearing