I had a blissful nights sleep due to the rocking of the train and woke to the most spectacular mountain views imaginable. High mountain peaks, laden with snow and “snow ghosts’ everywhere (trees so covered in snow they look like white ghosts). Breakfast was a feast with preserves, orange juice, tea and coffee on offer [...]
We flew from Livingstone to Mfuwe via Lusaka, where we were met by our guide from Mfuwe Lodge and transferred for one hour to the lodge. The drive was really interesting as it travels through a number of villages, so there is lots going on and lots of people out walking along the road. On [...]
We were up bright eyes and bushy tailed (well beady eyes and bushed tails!) at 4.30am this morning for our transfer from Banff to Calgary. All our drivers have been really friendly and chatty but I was quietly relieved when this driver discretely turned off the bus lights 10 minutes after the journey began to [...]
For their language study, Mark and Kirsten go to a local school for adults who did not get to finish what we would call high school. There are many different reasons why these students didn’t get a chance to finish school. For some they had to drop out of school to work, to take care [...]
Ladakh is surrounded by two of the world’s mightiest mountain ranges, the Great Himalaya and the Karakoram; it lies athwart two other, the Ladakh range and the Zanskar range. Trekking in Ladakh, an online adventure tour website offers tour services to Leh Ladakh, a land like no other. This website gives complete information on different [...]
The Great Wall of China is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in northern China, built, rebuilt, and maintained between the 5th century BC and the 16th century to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire from Xiongnu attacks during various successive dynasties. Since the 5th century BC, several walls have been built [...]
The Red Square is the most famous square in all of Russia and one of the most famous in the world next to Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Currently separates the Russian government headquarters: The Kremlin and from there leave the main streets of Moscow, which later become highways that run throughout the country. Looking from [...]
Milford is a fjord located in the south island of New Zealand, where we see a scene of immense beauty that some have dubbed the eighth wonder of the world. Located in Fiordland National Park, a remote area of 1,200,000 hectares which houses wonders of nature as the second highest waterfall in the world. In [...]
Route 66, travel from coast to coast of the United States was until relatively recently, mythic journey, an adventure drive through allowing U.S. and know a great number of States touring unforgettable landscapes. Major highways are being built, improvements in communication by rail and especially domestic flights have wasted a lot of glamor to one [...]
Is coming carnival season, and with them one of the most famous of Spain: The Carnival of Cadiz. A couple of years ago I was fortunate to attend and the truth is that the festival is incredible. For a Madrid like me, it is difficult to explain what it is like to see something like [...]
