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19 May 2026
vietnamDa Lat Travel Guide: Vietnam's Highland City for Coffee, Waterfalls, and Cooler Weather
Da Lat sits at 1,500m in the Langbiang Plateau in the Central Highlands — cool enough for a sweater in January, warm enough for a t-shirt in April. The French built a hill station here in 1907; the Vietnamese kept the villas, added strawberry farms and coffee plantations, and made it the country's most popular domestic honeymoon destination.
Henrik Vinter
8 February 2026
united kingdomScotland's Highlands: A Self-Drive Guide for First-Timers
The Scottish Highlands span approximately 9,500 square kilometres across the north and west of Scotland, but what matters to a driver is this: Inverness to John o' Groats is 150km; Inverness to Fort William is 65km; and the North Coast 500 circuit totals 830km of primarily single-track road through terrain that changes radically every 20 minutes. Plan for an average of 60kph—not 80—because single-track roads with passing places, sheep, and weather collapse any pretence of speed. A realistic Highland road trip requires either seven days for a compact circuit or ten to fourteen days if you're committing to the North Coast 500 route properly.
Henrik Vinter