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About Sander Groen

Sander Groen (1971) is an award-winning travel writer and photographer based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Groen is a regular contributor to Holland's second-largest daily newspaper, largest travel magazine, largest monthly magazine and largest weekly magazine.

International titles that have published his travel features include ELLE, Millionaire and National Geographic Traveler.

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Namibia | Africa Incognita

Dancing lizards, fossilised footprints, petrified acacias and eerily well-preserved skeletons galore amidst the orange sand dunes of the world’s oldest desert. Welcome to Namibia, Africa’s sunniest and quietest sandbox. Read on >



Turkey | Island hopping in Istanbul

Istanbul makes a splendid city trip, but give it a day or three and the bustle, heat and chaos will smother you. Hop on a ferry and within the hour you are in the car-free and carefree Princes' Islands, where time stands still and every day is Sunday. Read on >



Switzerland | The Bernina Mystery

It is Switzerland's most splendid train journey and according to UNESCO one of the three best in the world: the Bernina Express. Sander Groen misses his connection in Chur, yet has the train ride of a lifetime - on a rickety-rackety red rollercoaster. Read on >



Spain | Murder on the Robla Express

Agatha Christie would have committed a crime to come along: a long weekend on a nostalgic luxury train through North-Spanish mountain scenery amidst colourful characters in a bar carriage with an inexhaustible gin supply. Read on >



Spain | Pedro Almodóvar's Madrid

There is no better guide to Madrid than the bad boy of Spanish cinema, Pedro Almodóvar. Sander Groen visits a dozen enticing film locations - from the bustling flea market out of Dark Habits to the slick cocktail bar from his latest flick. Read on >



Turkey/Iran | The 10.55 Train to Tehran

Once a week, the train to Tehran departs from Istanbul. By plane the trip takes three hours; the Trans-Asia Express will get you there in three days and three nights. Sander Groen boards a Persian party on wheels. Read on >



Spain | Mallorca's Wild Side

Rowdy Germans and dowdy Britons elbow each other out on Mallorca’s busy beaches. Take a slow train through the mountains and you will see a totally different side to this holiday island. Sander Groen gives you the seven best of the wild west. Read on >



More than 100 press-ready travel features

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