THE ATACAMA DESERT
The Atacama Desert in Chile lies 1000km north of the capital Santiago. It’s a two hour flight to Calama then a 90 minute bus trip to the...
COLOMBIA’S COFFEE REGION BY MOTORBIKE
Colombia is a far more remarkable country than what the news headlines really say. With the promise of peace looming after 52 years of...
CITY OF ANGELS
For many tourists the Los Angeles experience may be limited to the airport area, Disneyland and the Anaheim amusement parks, and perhaps...
CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA
Landing in Cartagena immediately confirms you’ve arrived in a true Caribbean destination; clear blue skies, steaming hot and an airport...
GORILLA POT LUCK
Visiting the mountain gorillas of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in south-western Uganda remains one of my most memorable, thrilling,...
MEXICO HAS IT ALL
It's home to one of the world's largest mega cities, dusty villages, volcanoes, mountains, beaches, deserts and enough history and...
ONE ECUADOR … TWO EQUATORS?
Ecuador is the Spanish word for Equator, but does this explain why Quito, Ecuador’s capital city, is privileged enough to have two...
THE COLOURFUL HISTORY OF YUCATAN
There are so many stories and myths surrounding the Maya Mexicans who are the indigenous people in Yucatan. They were blood thirsty...
MACCHU PICCHU… SURPRISINGLY ROMANTIC
When one imagines a romantic holiday destination, one conjures images of swimming in the crystal blue waters of Tahiti or strolling hand...
