The Last Stop

Each issue, the Outlook Travel team goes off the beaten track, taking a look at essential hidden gem destinations from across the globe. We call it: The Last Stop.

Socotra Island : The Last Stop

By Rachel Carr 4 Min Read

Nestled between the Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Sea in the Indian Ocean, Yemen boasts one of nature’s best-kept secrets – Socotra Island (Socotra), the…

Bologna : The Last Stop

By Lauren Kania 4 Min Read

Bologna is a medieval maze of elegant architecture and winding side streets, radiating charm far too often overlooked in favour of more touristic, neighbouring cities…

Urbino : The Last Stop

By Lauren Kania 3 Min Read

Delicately nestled between the sloping foothills of the Northern Apennines and the languid breeze that carries the salty, citrus scent of the Adriatic Sea, lies…

Batanta : The Last Stop

By Lily Sawyer 4 Min Read

Part of the Raja Ampat, an archipelago of over 1,500 tiny islands situated off the coast of West Papua, Indonesia, Batanta is nothing short of…

Martha’s Vineyard : The Last Stop

By Lucy Pilgrim 3 Min Read

An underappreciated diamond off the coast of Massachusetts, Martha’s Vineyard brings quintessential East Coast luxury to a bespoke island.

Saint Helena : The Last Stop

By Travel Team 3 Min Read

A small island in the South Atlantic spanning just 122 square kilometres, Saint Helena is a haven of unspoiled natural beauty.

Socotra Island : The Last Stop

Nestled between the Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Sea in the Indian Ocean, Yemen boasts one of nature’s best-kept secrets – Socotra Island (Socotra), the largest in its archipelago, comprising around 95 percent of the land mass.

By Rachel Carr 4 Min Read

Bologna : The Last Stop

Bologna is a medieval maze of elegant architecture and winding side streets, radiating charm far too often overlooked in favour of more touristic, neighbouring cities like Rome, Milan, or Florence.

By Lauren Kania 4 Min Read

Urbino : The Last Stop

Delicately nestled between the sloping foothills of the Northern Apennines and the languid breeze that carries the salty, citrus scent of the Adriatic Sea, lies the ancient city of Urbino, Italy.

By Lauren Kania 3 Min Read

Batanta : The Last Stop

Part of the Raja Ampat, an archipelago of over 1,500 tiny islands situated off the coast of West Papua, Indonesia, Batanta is nothing short of an isolated paradise.

By Lily Sawyer 4 Min Read

Martha’s Vineyard : The Last Stop

An underappreciated diamond off the coast of Massachusetts, Martha’s Vineyard brings quintessential East Coast luxury to a bespoke island.

By Lucy Pilgrim 3 Min Read

Saint Helena : The Last Stop

A small island in the South Atlantic spanning just 122 square kilometres, Saint Helena is a haven of unspoiled natural beauty.

By Travel Team 3 Min Read

Ishigaki Island : The Last Stop

The subtropical island of Ishigaki is the most-populated landmass within Japan’s Yaeyama Islands – a remote archipelago found 400 kilometres southwest of Okinawa’s main island, and approximately 75 miles from Taiwan. 

By Travel Team 3 Min Read

Unalaska : The Last Stop

Separating the Pacific Ocean and the choppy waters of the Bering Sea is the Aleutian archipelago where Unalaska Island is positioned.

By Travel Team 3 Min Read

Fogo Island : The Last Stop

Amidst the wild seas of the North Atlantic, Fogo Island is so remote that, according to the Flat Earth Society, this landmass represents one of the four corners of the Earth. 

By Travel Team 2 Min Read

Pitcairn Island : The Last Stop

An outpost in the South Pacific, Pitcairn Island is the only inhabited land mass of the world’s most remote group of islands.

By Travel Team 2 Min Read

Prangli Island, Estonia : The Last Stop

Far from the tourist throes of Tallinn and situated in the scenic Gulf of Finland on Estonia’s Western shores, Prangli Island measures just 6.5 square kilometres. 

By Travel Team 3 Min Read

Isle of Eigg, Inner Hebrides : The Last Stop

A hunk of rock cast adrift in the Atlantic, the Isle of Eigg is the second largest of the archipelago of The Small Isles in the Scottish Inner Hebrides.

By Travel Team 3 Min Read