Category Archive: Travel

Unforgettable first trip to Tokyo

Unforgettable first trip to Tokyo

Wonderfully enriching days and nights in Japan’s magnificent capital metropolis, primarily a research trip, but plenty of time for culture, shopping, walking and talking: and …

 

La Suite, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

La Suite, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Cultured owner Francois-Xavier is a former bigwig at the Paris Bourse who regularly holidayed in Rio – France’s relationship with Brazil is almost as old …

 

La Passion Hotel, Cartagena, Colombia

La Passion Hotel, Cartagena, Colombia

There are hundreds of reasons why you should visit Cartagena – and almost all of them are clustered together within the 16th-century walls of the …

 

Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Marvilhosa

Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Marvilhosa

Pulsating, self-confident and exploding with energy, Brazil is South America’s potência fantástica, the most impressive nation on the continent by milhões de milhas. Bowing to …

 

Colombia Maravillosa

Colombia Maravillosa

We had a short but stimulating break in Colombia. Gorgeous colonial Cartagena streets Cartagena, widely touted as the most perfectly preserved colonial city in the Americas, …

 

Bocas del Toro, Panama Paradise!

Bocas del Toro, Panama Paradise!

Rachelle and I found a little window in the rains and settled down for a muy tranquillo week on the beautiful Caribbean island of Isla …

 

Trekking through Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica

Trekking through Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica

We landed in San Jose from Mexico City, spent an entertaining day in the capital shopping for wellies and cheap rucksacks, then enjoyed a wonderful …

 

Mexico City: culmination of a dream

Mexico City: culmination of a dream

When we first started dreaming about a round-the-world adventure, Ciudad de Mexico was the first destination on the itinerary. We’d both spent time in Mexico …

 

Spectacular Sydney: home one day?

Spectacular Sydney: home one day?

For various reasons we’ve spent several weeks longer Down Under than originally planned, and very lovely they were too.Sydney is a truly spectacular city I’d …

 

Wendy Whiteley’s Secret Garden: Sydney’s best kept secret

Wendy Whiteley’s Secret Garden: Sydney’s best kept secret

Lovely lunchtime stroll round this beautiful hidden garden, stunningly positioned overlooking Sydney Harbour. The entrance to the hidden garden An artist and cultural icon, Wendy Whiteley …