“It’s not the destination, but the journey, that matters”
Speaking of journeys, I have had the great fortune in some cases, and extreme misfortune in others, of experiencing some rather unusual modes of transport. We normally associate travel with boredom and...
View ArticleDelicious dishes from around the world
Some people make food the key focus of a trip abroad and there are a plethora of cooking courses and market tours that can be done almost anywhere in the world. I belong to the group of people who...
View ArticleHow Well-Travelled Are You?
How well-travelled are you? The map above shows in green the 34 countries I’ve visited. According to the TravBuddy website, I’ve only visited a measly 17% of the world! I had better get cracking then....
View ArticlePostcard of the Week: Easter Island
Easter Island, officially part of Chile and sitting in a very isolated part of the Pacific Ocen, has a fascinating past. Most people know of the island only because of the ‘moai’ (the...
View ArticleWhy You Should Learn… Spanish
Following on from my post last week about learning Mandarin Chinese, here’s the second post in my series on the top 10 most spoken languages in the world. No. 2: Spanish 420 million native...
View ArticlePostcard of the Week: Ski Portillo, Chile
While on first glance you may think this is the wrong season for this postcard, think again. This is actually exactly the right time of year to go skiing in Portillo, in the Chilean Andes, as...
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