7 out of 8 Unesco Geoparks designated in 2021 are in Europe

saimaa lake, east finland. photo miguel virkkunen carvalho
Lake Saimaa, FInland. Photo Miguel Virkkunen Carvalho.

Unesco has designated eight new geoparks in 2021 in an unconventional manner. The pandemic has restricted international travel, making research trips to proposed new sites difficult or impossible. Unesco decided to select the 2021 geoparks from candidates that the organization had already explored … Read >

A campervan from Tesla, or a phone booth at the back of Cybertruck?

tesla cybertruck with cyberlandr camper

Many nature-loving campers are eagerly waiting for electric campervans that come with decent range. Tesla cars are renowned for their long range, but the company hasn’t produced a van at all. It has, however, created a futuristic pickup truck known as the Cybertruck. Another company, Stream It, has designed … Read >

Europe travel news: status of restrictions in EU countries, travel recovery for summer, Airbnb regulation

espelette village in france, basque region: a shop with chef and bar on the pavement
Espelette, France in the Basque region.

News for April 2021

EU countries officially agree to digital health pass, available by summer

To make travel in Europe easier, EU has decided to introduce a health pass that will include information about passholder’s Covid-19 status. A super fast schedule is planned: the … Read >

Europe leads the way to sustainable travel

bohus lodging, vandrarhem
Accommodation for travelers in Bohus, Sweden’s southwest coast.

A crisis like a worldwide pandemic inevitably causes many long-term changes. Governments, businesses, families and individuals re-think the policies and customs they have. Euromonitor, a market research consultancy, has conducted an extensive study on global tourism, and concluded that sustainable travel is … Read >

Europe travel news: Madeira for digital nomads, tour ideas, electric campervan, road trip Iceland

iceland road trip. photo ferdinand stöhr
Iceland by Ferdinand Stöhr.

A village in Madeira Island has opened a center for digital nomads

Madeira is a pretty, mountainous, green island in the Atlantic Ocean off the North African coast. The small island belongs to Portugal, but since it is quite faraway from the continental Portugal, it has … Read >