Last year I travelled to Ibiza without flying. This year, armed with the hard-won knowledge that Mediterranean holiday islands are easily reachable by train and a short ferry crossing, I journeyed flight-free to Malta.
Rail strikes in France almost scuppered my plans, both there and back, but vaulting such obstacles added spice to my 10-day trip.
Flying would have been obviously faster, objectively easier, and certainly cheaper, but it would have been definitely duller. By going overland for most of