 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)
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 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)
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 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)
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 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)
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 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)
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 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)
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 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)
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 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)
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 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)
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 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)
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 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)
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