Travel Features
 retertertterterter tertertert ertert e tetertetetete teLast Updated (Saturday, 27 March 2010 14:22)  New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Life in the Big Easy
French Quarter, New Orleans. The city’s heart beat is raging. It is pre-Mardi Gras and everyone is in high gear. Mind you, ‘low gear’ simply does not exist in New Orleans. Arriving on a Saturday af [ … ]Last Updated (Monday, 06 April 2009 13:41)  Memphis, Tennessee, USA, Capital of the Blues and Soul
Arriving in Memphis for the 25th International Blues Challenge we hit the ground running. This is our first stop on a twelve day road trip through the southern states of Tennessee, Mississip [ … ]Last Updated (Monday, 06 April 2009 13:11)  It’s Stampede time in the Wild West, Calgary, Canada
Boom town Calgary, Alberta and the stampede is on! It seems like everyone joins in for the 10 day event, the whole town is a sea of cowboy hats, boots and blue jeans. There is a casual feel in t [ … ]Last Updated (Monday, 06 April 2009 13:07)  The Highlands of Kerala, South India
As the early morning sun streaks light across a sea of green, plantation workers ready themselves for a blistering hot day collecting the leaves that will be your morning 'pot of tea'. Covered in burlap and pl [ … ]Last Updated (Monday, 23 March 2009 00:42)  Cochin, Capital of the South Indian Spice Trade.
Arriving in Cochin, South India, is a step back in time. The city, now known as Kochi, has found its way charmingly into the present with a natural sense of preserving the past. The romance is defi [ … ]Last Updated (Monday, 23 March 2009 00:41)  Sailing the Mediterranean Coast of Turkey in a Gulet
Crystal clear waters and deserted beaches treat you to some of the most spectacular views where mountains meet sea and history is packed into every cove and tiny bay. The gullet, a traditional [ … ]Last Updated (Friday, 03 April 2009 20:42)  Glasgow, The Green Hollow of Scotland
Popularly referred to as 'Glesca', by Glaswegians themselves, and romantically referred to as 'the dear green place', Glasgow is Scotland's largest city, located on the River Clyde. As a foreigner the thick G [ … ]Last Updated (Friday, 03 April 2009 20:44)  The Mountains and Alpine Meadows of South Tirol, Italy
If the days of kings, knights, bishops and ladies of the court fascinate you, then South Tirol is the perfect destination with medieval castles dotting the hillsides almost every kilometre. Al [ … ]Last Updated (Friday, 03 April 2009 20:47)  Calabria: Discovering the Big Toe of Italy
Squeezed in between the Tyrrhenian and Ionian seas lay the mountains of Pollino National Park in Calabria. Overlooked by the tourist masses and with less archaeological sites then Tuscany or Sicily, Cal [ … ]Last Updated (Friday, 03 April 2009 20:49)  Finding Peace in Bangkok, Thailand
Hidden away in the chaos of Bangkok lays the Arun Residence, a recently renovated historic Sino-Portuguese river house nestled alongside the vibrant life of the Chao Praya River and set against an exotic vista [ … ]Last Updated (Tuesday, 31 March 2009 09:53)  Singing Rocks of Silence, Meteora, Greece
Even though not everyone is to rise before the morning sun, the ancient bells from the monasteries of Meteora, Greece, continue to echo amongst the rocks, calling to prayer those who give themselves to an [ … ]Last Updated (Friday, 03 April 2009 20:37) |
 French Quarter, New Orleans. The city’s heart beat is raging. It is pre-Mardi Gras and everyone is in high gear. Mind you, ‘low gear’ simply does not exist in New Orleans. Arriving on a Saturday afternoon is like plunging yourself into the deep end of a very deep pool that swirls its way to a m [ … ] Last Updated (Saturday, 27 March 2010 13:27)  Driving South through the Mississippi Delta, USA
The Deep South is a mixture of personality, hospitality and a whole lot of music which lives in the soul of all southerners. The back streets of Clarksdale, home of the Mississippi Delta blues, wher [ … ]Last Updated (Monday, 06 April 2009 13:39)  A roadtrip through Canada's Wild West, Alberta and BC
O.K. We all know that Canada is big. Actually the largest country in the world, logistically speaking. So where do we begin? We are actually only tackling
the south west and that is already [ … ]Last Updated (Monday, 23 March 2009 15:24)  A taste of the Abruzzo mountains of Italy
A blanket of misty cloud has settled in the valley just as the sun is preparing to bring a new day. We have just passed L'aquila, next to the medieval village of Assergi where we have discovered a camping [ … ]Last Updated (Monday, 23 March 2009 10:13)  The beach and the backwaters of Kerala, South India
Slowly meandering along the rivers, lakes, lagoons and small canals in a traditional Kettuvallom (houseboat) brings you close to village life, local tradition and culture. More important though [ … ]Last Updated (Monday, 23 March 2009 00:43)  Bangaram, The paradise of the Lakshadweep atol, India
Our pilot from Kingfisher Airlines circles around the tiny air strip on Agatti Island, one of the 39 atolls which make up Lakshadweep. From above we sense immediately that we have found our se [ … ]Last Updated (Monday, 23 March 2009 00:42)  Cruising the Mediterranean on the Voyager of the Seas
I never thought a cruise ship would be my kind of vacation. However, at first sight of the enormity of the ship I plan to spend 10 days on, I am stunned. Once onboard, cabin found and all saf [ … ]Last Updated (Friday, 03 April 2009 20:40)  Travel the Ancient Trails of Trentino, Italy
From a historical point of view, the Valsugana is one of the most important valleys in Trentino. The Roman road, once Europe's main road, led through the valley connecting the Adriatic with Augsburg. Th [ … ]Last Updated (Friday, 03 April 2009 20:46)  Intrigue and Passion, the Magic of Sicily, Italy
It has been an often used cliche: 'one cannot put a spade into the Italian soil without unearthing something historical'. In Sicily this counts almost literally. Throughout the centuries, Sicily ha [ … ]Last Updated (Friday, 03 April 2009 20:49)  Stepping Back in Time, Ayuthaya, Thailand
Disappear into the ancient world of Siamese dynasties, a period during which no less than 33 kings ruled Ayuthaya, once capital of Thailand. Merchants from around the world flocked to the city, claiming [ … ]Last Updated (Tuesday, 31 March 2009 09:54)  Koh Mook Island, Pearl of the Andaman Sea, Thailand
Landing directly at the beach of Sivalai Resort on the island of Koh Mook, all of the local villagers have been watching the plane touchdown, delivering special guests from afar. Fresh pineapple [ … ]Last Updated (Tuesday, 31 March 2009 09:51)  Eagles Fly High over Berchtesgadener Land, Germany
The sound of a trumpet echoes over the lake. The farmers and local villagers begin to celebrate the beginning of spring, preparing to herd the cattle to the upper alms. Everyone in the village, y [ … ]Last Updated (Friday, 03 April 2009 20:36) |
