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San Marino: Day trip or overnight stay in this tiny country? San Marino | Europe Published: September 2018 | Disclosure: My accommodation was provided by the Blogville project For such a minuscule country, San Marino provides a fascinating collection of unique facts, outstanding views and an impressive history.  Given its size though, many people opt to take just a day trip to San Marino from one of it’s neighbouring Italian cities and not spend a night or more getting to know it. As the fifth smallest country in the world, and surrounded by Italy, it’s easy to see how San Marino could merely be a novelty country tick while travelling around the Emilia Romagna region of Italy. But I for one think that this micro-state deserves at least one night of your vacation. Overnight or day trip to San Marino? San Marino is more extensive than most people would assume, given the old town of the nation, with its three towers perched on the hill, gets most of the attentio...

Chinese countryside and futuristic skylines: Longji, Yangshuo and Hong Kong China | Asia Published: June 2018 | Partner content produced on assignment with Lonely Planet & G Adventures All opinions and content remain my own. This post contains affiliate links. I was a sweaty mess when I arrived at the small village of Ping’an amongst the Longji Rice Terraces. When the time would come to depart, I would still be a sweaty mess but with an additional limp and a huge grin on my face; the next couple of days would be full of (mis)adventures and stunning scenery. The journey to Guilin from Shanghai had been long, 19-hours on a sleeper train, essentially the largest, 40+ bed dorm I had ever slept in, had left me slightly dazed and as our transfer deposited us at the park entrance, the final drive and 20-minute hike to get to the hotel seemed like a killer. A hot shower in the cutest accommodation I had ever seen though quickly had my travel buzz back in time for a massive fe...