Australia and New Zealand are two of the world’s most popular tourist destinations. Travellers adore our prized assets: Uluru, Sydney Harbour, Kakadu, the Great Barrier Reef, The Daintree, Auckland Harbour, Queenstown. But one of our crowning glories is the enormous number of islands Australia and New Zealand boast.
Not content to...
Bataa Erdene (see photo below) is a bear of a man. Strong, solid, short-cropped hair. He strides through the camp with purpose, checking everything. Before we settle for a location he’s jumped on and off several times from our moving Russian-made van. The difficult terrain makes your bones rattle....
When is a chicken breast not a chicken breast? When it’s a Bolivian one (or two).
I didn’t intend to invite a Bolivian to my boudoir. Nor did I mean to tell him I am pregnant. In two consecutive breaths I’ve done both. Fortunately for me, such exchanges are common...
"Start spreading the news, I´m leaving today, I want to be a part of it, Las Vegas... " If only it sounded better on the ear because this is the town Sinatra should´ve been singing about. It was Vegas that made ole Blue Eyes. And if any town deserves...
For a woman in her mid 70s she’s surprisingly youthful. Graced with a virtually unlined face despite years of struggle with untimely death and loss, she’s a bright-eyed testament to the vitality of her voodoo faith.
For many, the word voodoo conjures up vivid images of death cults, ritual sacrifice...
A visit to India lures Maria Visconti to the Golden Temple Amritsar.
I am back in the Punjab drawn by a desire to get under the skin of this legendary place. With heart beating in anticipation I set foot on the Amritsar train station platform and follow a turbaned fellow...
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Wales is filled with unexpected beauty. Although it may not be a stereotypical holiday destination, Wales has a reputation for adventure, wild landscapes and...