Tiny Atlas Guides to the world’s most unforgettable experiences
Tiny Atlas is all about those fantastic travel experiences you need to do at least once in your life. We’ve picked some pretty weird and wonderful stuff along with some sensational, breathtaking highlights that make you realise you’re a traveller rather than a tourist, giving you the opportunity to really make the most of some of the world’s more unusual destinations.
You’ll find a brief intro and description of each suggestion and, if it takes your fancy, you can click through for the full skinny and detailed instructions on how to make it happen.
Please note, all Tiny Atlas adventures assume you’re travelling from the UK – it doesn’t mean they’re no use if you’re elsewhere in the world, but the ‘getting there’ information won’t, of course, apply. Don’t worry if the detail isn’t available for your particular choice, they’ll all be online very soon so just check back regularly. If your trip is imminent, email us and we’ll get a shuftie on so you don’t miss out! Tiny Atlas guides also include great tips for neighbouring attractions, accommodation, etc, together with useful contacts, phone numbers and websites.
1: Take the Longest Trolley-Bus Ride in the World
Stretching over Ukraine’s stunning Crimean mountains, this charming trip from Yalta to Simferopol is definitely one to tick off your list…
2: Rug Up for Dog-Sledding on an Icelandic Glacier
This sublime treat brings you closer to nature in more ways than one, but don’t forget to pat your dogs and tickle their bellies afterwards by way of a thank you…
3: Catch the Midnight Train to Moscow from St Petersburg
It might sound like it’s swathed in intrigue and espionage at the height of the cold war, but this adventurous little jaunt allows you to make the most of two fine Russian cities…
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4: Go Horse Riding on the Outer Mongolian Steppe
Experience the freedom and exhilaration of this wonderful mode of transport against a stunning backdrop – and if you’re lucky, you might get a horse called Keeley, like me…
5: Visit Pripyat’s Abandoned Fun Fair in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
This one’s not for the faint hearted, but is certainly one of the most extreme tourist trips you can undertake. It’s still very radioactive though, so you do it at your own risk…
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6: Tour Prague in a 1959 pink Škoda Felicia convertible
If you’re going to take a city tour of Prague, the only way to do it is in one of the Czech republic’s native little cars – moreover a hot pink Škoda Felicia… fabulous!
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7: Dine against the Menorquin sunset at Sa Pedrera d’es Pujol
Ok, so it might be down to personal taste, but we’re going to venture to say that Sa Pedrera d’es Pujol at Caserío Torret, in stunning south west Menorca, could well be the best restaurant in the world…
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8: Stay in a ‘Haunted’ Signal Box on the Remote North Norfolk Coast
We can’t guarantee you’ll see any ghosts, but this delightfully quirky little 1901 residence in Happisburgh, built for a railway that never came, has to be one of the coolest places you could ever stay at, and it’s brimming with atmosphere and charm…
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9: Enjoy ‘Eggs Vincent’ for Breakfast in the Beautiful Ypres Salient
The rebuilt, reinvented, sleepy corner of Belgium is a perfect base for a World War 1 battlefield tour… it’s also a beautiful and friendly location for a break of any kind, especially if you stay at Vincent Vandelannoote’s wonderful Ambrosia Hotel and indulge in his breakfast speciality!
10: Touch a Deep Blue Iceberg in Greenland
What can we say..? This is an extra special one that really takes your breath away, but you have to be in a boat small enough to get up close and personal, so choose your tour operator carefully…
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- Jim: Thanks for sharing your experiences. I am doing a similar trip in September and I am greatly looking forward to...
- karo: Thanks for sharing! Believe it or, this helps me better plan the four days i’ll be spending in Crimea.
- Gonzalo Casielles: I went to Menorca for the first time when I was seventeen and fell deeply in love with the island....
- Matoses: Great article Nige. Please find my opinion about Sa Pedrera D´es Pujol and a compilation of Menorca´s best...
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