Travel Stories

First-person trips sent in by readers. 22 guides from the Mynatour archive.

Mali, Africa

MY TRIP TO MALI: HALT IN TERYA BUGU

Let's try to close our eyes and imagine we happen to be in West Africa in the 60's. Colonialism has just come to an end, the French military troupes have…

United States, North America

ON THE ROAD TO BIGNESS

From Brooklyn's wonder wheel started our trip; from the wonder's desire starts every trip. Imagine a car, two girls, three weeks, four maps, five t-shirts…

Myanmar, Asia

Impressions of Myanmar

Myanmar (Burma) is known because of the dictatorship settled since 1962 and the lack of respect for human rights, but is still quite unknown as a touristic…

Netherlands, Europe

European getaway among the meadow flowers

The Dutch tulip season is just around the corner, as the Netherlands celebrates National Tulip Day in january. Just to see these flowers blooming is what…

Indonesia, Asia

Important Checklist When Traveling To Bali, Indonesia

Bali is one of the most visited places in Indonesia. A lot of people from different parts of the world visit Bali on a regular basis. If you are planning to…

India, Asia

Adventure of a lifetime in Ladakh India

Arriving in Ladakh is possibly one of the greatest adventures in the world. Whether you travel on bus through the land of high passes from Spiti or take a…

South Africa, Africa

100 Days To Go SA

When you go to South Africa don't leave home without Binoculars and a zoom lens for taking great wildlife shots. If you forgot them at home for whatever…

Italy, Europe

Travel local with Discovering Umbria

More and more travellers are discovering the beauties of Umbria, beautiful land, famed destination of the Grand Tours travellers and Land of the Saints, very…

South Africa, Africa

1 Cycle, 1 Country, 70 Days and 9000km (South Africa)

READ MY BLOG AT EXPLORE SA Starting in Johannesburg I am going to cycle the whole of SA and document its undiscovered beauty, known beauty, stories, giving a…

Flaming Crater, Derweze - Turkmenistan

Derweze is an isolated village in Turkmenistan with a very sparse population of just 350 inhabitants located in the middle of the Karakum Desert. The Derweze…

My banana is jet-lagged

Go Local! Its holiday time soon, so we’ll all be getting ready to feast. Before you start cooking all those veggies for the Christmas table, think about…

Netherlands, Europe

SolaRoad, the street to the future

This is happening! The 1 st solar-powered road is open to the public. Since November 12 th 2014, 70m of bike lane in North Amsterdam are equipped with solar…

Italy, Europe

Another Sardinia, a step in to the history

I went through a stormy summer, both in heart and mind. You need to know that after an almost six years relationship with a woman (we lived together for…

Uruguay, South America

Eco-adventure in Cabo Polonio

As part of my Sabbatical year trips, I went from Buenos Aires to Uruguay, in January 2011.Among the different regions we visited the wild Rocha, whose most…

Peru, South America

The Incan Ruins of Moray, Peru by Bicycle

Maybe you're in Cusco, Peru for a couple extra days surrounding a Machu Picchu trip. Maybe you're re-visiting Cusco for a second time to see what else the…

Italy, Europe

Set your passion for travelling free

There is a wonderful land in the Mediterranean , known worldwide as soon as you say the word "mafia". There's not much that can be done about that! You can…

Walking through history

I always wanted to do the "Camino de Santiago" but it was never the right moment, more appealing, exotic and relaxing destination were winning the last…

Italy, Europe

My house is your house

A place where houses are really open and where everyone is welcome! The smell of sunshine, the sea and of the countryside as well as home made tasty dishes…

South Africa, Africa

Cape Town Part 4 - Langa Township walking tour

This is the fourth video in the series to promote responsible tourism in South Africa. From our first destination, Cape Town. We interview Jennifer Aston…

South Africa, Africa

Cape Town Part 5 - Langa Township walking tour

This is the fifth video in the series to promote responsible tourism in South Africa. From our first destination, Cape Town. We continue our walking tour…

United Kingdom, Europe

Walk the Thames Docklands

A meet up event. From Green-London-Walks-Days-out-and-Weekends A great healthy walk alongside the wonderful river Thames. The Urban Orchard is a Magical…

United Kingdom, Europe

Escape the City! - Walk the London Loop Section 6

A meet up event. From Green-London-Walks-Days-out-and-Weekends I have a confession. At this time of year I have an obsession with Grass. Not the kind you…