Riding into battle in Ouarzazate
byWe sat astride our trusty steeds, praying our nerve would hold and the day be victorious. I subconsciously adjusted my helmet for the fourth…
Destinations
Discover Tunisia – a destination with flavour
byTunisia is fast becoming a popular year-round alternative to the traditional European holiday, and with UNESCO World Heritage Sites, endless desert and over 700…
Afternoon tea – the London way
byI love London, and make a couple of forays into the big city each year on the pretext of taking in some culture, seeing…
What is it like to visit North Korea?
byWhen I think of North Korea it’s about nuclear weapons, and an insular authoritarian dynasty that so many inhabitants want to flee. I’ve seen the…
Super power turtles at Bangkok’s Banyan Tree
byI was busy painting my toenails and Hubbie was earnestly flicking through millions of TV channels in the vain hope of something decent to…
Sofitel So Bangkok – luxury sky living Thai style
byHubbie is feeling oh so masculine at the moment! He’s sitting in an arty farty club lounge just along from Bangkok’s gay district, eating…
Can I love and hate Bangkok?
byIs it possible to both love and hate somewhere at the same time? Bangkok is one of those places that travellers are either drawn…
Tamarind Cooking School, Luang Prabang
byFancy learning to cook buffalo guts? I’d finally psyched myself up to asking hubbie if he fancied doing a class at Tamarind Cooking School with…
A Day Trip to Kuang Si Waterfalls from Luang Prabang – by Boat
byThis is a review of a day trip to Kuang Si Falls from Luang Prabang with Banana Boat Laos. A couple of months ago…
Living Land Rice Farm – being farmers for the day
byA day ago I would have found nothing quite so terrifying as a gigantic hairy spider scuttling past just milimetres from my bare leg,…
Top things to do in Luang Prabang
byTop things to do in Luang Prabang They told me 5 nights in Luang Prabang was too long. They told me the town is no…
The tale of the Indonesian gecko
byWe’d arrived exhausted and late in Bali, and after a couple of hours in a stuffy taxi had finally reached the sublime Bambu Indah…