Quito, the capital city of Ecuador, sits in the Andean foothills at an altitude of 2,850 meters. It is undoubtedly one of the most attractive cities in South America given its geographic location and its well preserved historic centre that was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1978. On Continue Reading
Neuschwanstein – A Tale of a Mad King and his Fairy Tale Castle
It has always been a dream of mine to visit the 19th century fairy tale castle that was the inspiration for Disney’s Sleeping Beauty. We had 5 days in Munich and one of those days we had allocated to spend at Neuschwanstein Castle. If we had had more time then Continue Reading
San Pedro de Atacama – A unique desert experience
[no_toc] San Pedro de Atacama and its surrounding landscape has to be the most unusual scenic location we have ever visited. Although this northern Chilean village is by no means a budget location compared to its northern and eastern neighbours, we just had to come here to see the Martian Continue Reading
Diving Malapascua Island Philippines
[no_toc] Malapascua Island is a small Island off the northern tip of Cebu in the Philippines and is renowned for the only place in the world where you can scuba dive with Thresher Sharks. The Thresher Shark is a type of mackerel shark and can grow up to 5-6 meters Continue Reading
Delight your taste buds with a Hanoi “Street Food” Tour
[no_toc] I felt like I was back in primary school perched on a tiny plastic chair, except back then my butt was a lot smaller! Here though there was no classroom or teachers, just the noise of a busy street and passing motorbikes, the company of my four companions and Continue Reading