From the Balkans to the Mediterranean, discover how many countries are in Southern Europe. Here’s everything you need to know. Southern Europe encompasses 17 countries — Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Malta,...
From Austria and Belgium to France and Monaco, discover how many countries there are in Western Europe. Here’s everything you need to know. The boundaries of Western Europe are annoyingly difficult to define. I’m from the United Kingdom, and I’ve...
From Latvia and Lithuania to Serbia and Montenegro, discover how many countries there are in Eastern Europe and why the region’s boundaries are so difficult to define. The map of Eastern Europe has changed considerably, even in the last few decades. Not only is...
With continent spanning borders and a history straddling cultural boundaries, Turkey is a transcontinental nation. Is Turkey in Europe or Asia? Here’s everything you need to know. ‘Turkey is a European country, an Asian country, a Middle Eastern country, a...
From Albania and Montenegro to Serbia and Slovenia; there are 11 countries in the Balkans. Here’s everything you need to know. Until Yugoslavia violently splintered apart in 1991, the map of the Balkans was very different from what you see today. Where...
From Afghanistan and Bangladesh to Pakistan and Sri Lanka, there are eight countries in South Asia; here’s everything you need to know. South Asia is situated in the southern portion of the Asian continent. Geographically, South Asia is bordered by the Himalayas...
Along the Borders chronicles my multi-year journey along Britain's borders, boundaries and frontiers. Published by Penguin Random House, and available now!
