Walking from our drop off point next to the cathedral in the New town, I could have been anywhere. There is no hint, on the surface at least, of the death and destruction that rained down on the historic town of Mostar after the break up of Yugoslavia. Like a...
At this time of the year you don’t need to travel far and wide to experience some holiday fun. Cities all over the world put on various festive treats for everyone to enjoy. My home city of London hosts Winter Wonderland, a huge German Christmas market and...
Compared to the Argentinian side you would be forgiven for thinking that a quick hop over the border to the Iguazú Falls Brazil wouldn’t be needed; but you would be wrong! True, there isn’t nearly as much to see on this side of the river than...
Iguaçu Falls; even the name sounds exotic (it means ‘big water’ in the local Guarani language). While a great many more people nowadays have actually heard of them, the relative expense of actually getting there puts off a lot of people. I have been...
“Mister, your water for washing”, was the usual wake up call but tonight I was already dressed and in the finishing stages of packing up my gear for the final time. Machu Picchu awaited and we didn’t want to be late. After our unusually light...