the GapBeetle team

Puglia: our top 5

Puglia is becoming increasingly popular. For many years the heel of Italy was a favourite Summer destination for Italians and a few “in the know” Europeans. Now, Puglia is having its moment. Deservedly so, as this light-filled peninsula, with crystalline seas and a cluster of UNESCO Heritage Sites is hard to resist.  Choosing just 5

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Utah: Canyonlands NP, an insider guide by @jen33travel

Author: Jen Rogers @jen33travel and Jenrogers33.com Canyonlands is over 330,000 acres of dramatic desert in southeastern Utah. Its sandstone walls were carved out by the Colorado River and its tributaries much like Grand Canyon and eroded with time, leaving behind an Island in the Sky, a huge flat-topped mesa full of panoramic outlooks, and miles of

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Croatia’s six most remarkable places by local @kookylovestotravel

Author:  Valentina is Croatian, digital nomad and traveller: @kookylovestotravel, youtube, kookylovestotravel.com I am proud to be Croatian and call this country my first home. Growing up here wasn’t that easy, but I must say I had the best childhood ever running wild amidst the natural beauty of Croatia. When I mention Croatia to someone today,

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Cappadocia: the best sights and hikes by @ungracefulguide

Authors: Luke, Katie and Cora @ungracefulguide and theungracefulguide.com It goes without saying that one of our Turkey highlights, and favourite sunrises to date, has to be from Cappadocia home to the iconic dawn balloon flights. Even if heights aren’t your thing and you’ve no desire to take to the skies, watching this magical setting is definitely

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