Gateways to South East Asia II: Hong Kong

Second of a series of entries on gateways to Asia. Click here for my take on Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Convenient … More

Gateways to South East Asia I: Kuala Lumpur

It’s a typical scenario. You are making arrangements to reach your dreamed travel destination in South East Asia: Bali, the … More

Today I was due to travel to Mexico but, guess what, COVID-19 had it that it’s time to stay home. … More

It’s not that usual to travel 10000 kms away from home and get to repeat destinations – that is, away … More

In a previous post I began the silly exercise of comparing two indie travel destinations that I totally love. The … More

I’ll be honest. When it comes to travel, I don’t like comparisons of the form, which is better – A … More

It’s important that we visit Texcolo falls, I insisted to my team. Right, but Cortés never passed by, said somebody. … More

Yeah, yeah…what a corny title, you may be thinking. Granted – it could work as just the right title for … More

I was much looking forward to my first full day following the footsteps of Hernán Cortés. Veracruz state was, after … More

I must admit it: there’s something to be said in favour of letting someone else pick your accommodation. Someone who … More