Two Rooms and a Tree: Quirky accommodation in Xalapa, Veracruz

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

Best of 2019

A new year kicks in and beckons me to review the previous travel year. A weird one, I feel – … More

Writing about Koh Phangan makes me think of a distinction that was hot in my college days, and that I … More

Sometimes you need to slow down. Your travel partner needs to relax by the pool, get a massage, why not. … More

This is to mountains. Mountains big, mountains small. Mountains dry and mountains lush. Mountains famous and hills unknown. Chamonix to … More

Going through my online photo albums, I am stunned by how many pictures feature cans or bottles of beer. I … More

Sometimes you dream a destination, but real life lets you down. Not that it wasn’t as good as you’d read … More

As yet another trip to the Land of Smiles approaches, I can’t help but revel in the couple of short, … More

I read about Sangkhla for the first time in travelfish.org, after my first Thai trip. It featured on the Thailand … More

Preface What I can say: I am delighted to finally be able to publish Czarina Platino’s reflections on her beloved … More