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Gateways to South East Asia III: Bangkok

This is the third of a series of entries on gateways to Asia – you know, the kind of places … More

Bangkok, barbecue, charoen krung, Food, khao san road, Krung Thep, Layover, rooftop bars, stopover, Sukhumvit, talad rot fai, temples, Thailand, traffic

Travel in times of home confinement (II)

The government finally decided they’d let us take the kids for a walk. Following the 1111 rule, of course – … More

confinement, coronavirus, COVID-19, family, kids, slow travel, travel philosophy, travelwithkids, tres cantos

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

Airports, beer, Chungkin Mansions, Food, Hong-Kong, museum, sights, stopover, Tsim Tsa Tsui, View

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

Bukit Bintang, gateway, heli bar, Jalan Alor, Kuala Lumpur, Layover, Malaysia, rooftop bars, stopover, sunset

Travel in times of home confinement

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

confined travels, confinement, coronavirus, COVID-19, hometravel, reflection, Spain, travel philosophy, tres cantos

Repeating Ayutthaya, Thailand

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

ayutthaya, Bangkok, buddhism, Food, history, ruins, Thailand, transport

Comparo: Thailand v the Philippines (II)

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

buddhism, Food, Kanchanaburi, lechon, music, Palawan, religion, som tam

Comparo: Thailand v The Philippines (I)

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

Bangkok, casaroro, chantaburi, Chiang Mai, dumaguete, El Nido, Krabi, negros, Palawan, Philippines, Port Barton, railay, sanuk, Thailand, travel comparison

Texcolo Waterfall, Veracruz

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

beauty, Mexico, nature, Texcolo, veracruz, waterfall, Xalapa, Xico

Following the Footsteps of Cortés in Xico, Veracruz

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

Hernán Cortés, Hiking, history, Mexico, nature, pre-hispanic, religion, sunset, travel guides, veracruz, Xico, Xicochimalco

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