What to do and see in colonial Salta, Argentina
Nicknamed ‘La Linda’ – The Beautiful – Salta has a high reputation to live up to. The city in the northwest of Argentina was founded in 1582 by the Spanish
A (half)day trip from Salta to San Lorenzo’s cloud forest
WHAT: Hiking it up to the tranquil pueblo of San Lorenzo and its enormous cloud forest of Quebrada de San Lorenzo WHERE: 10 km north of the colonial town of
A day of walking around the charming town of Posadas, Argentina
Sometimes you arrive at a place and it just totally surprises you in a positive sense. Before arriving in Posadas I expected to find an obscure border city in the
Getting the creeps at Castle Frankenstein, Germany
WHAT: A visit to the old castle of Frankenstein, one that’s totally in ruins and rumoured to be the inspiration of Mary Shelley’s most famous book WHERE: 5 km south of
A voyage to “The Mission” of the Jesuit order in San Ignacio, Argentina
WHAT: A visit to the religious settlement of the Jesuits in San Ignacio WHERE: In the town of San Ignacio – surrounded by dense tropical forests. About an hour away from
A walk on the island of Hvar in Croatia
WHAT: Exploring the lovely island of Hvar by foot WHERE: The island of Hvar, in front of the town of Split on the south of Croatia HOW LONG: Take a
The o so pretty rainbow rocks of Humahuaca in Argentina
WHAT: The magical and colourful ‘Cerro de los 14 Colores'(Mountain of 14 colours) of Humahuaca WHERE: 30 km east of Humahuaca, about an hour of driving from Humahuaca HOW MUCH:
PHOTOS: a visual diary of Cahuita in Costa Rica
Life in the Caribbean town of Cahuita is slow and though tourism is developing on the eastern shores of Costa Rica, it doesn’t feel like it’s touching upon the laidback
Hundertwasser’s funky ‘Waldspirale’ in Darmstadt, Germany
WHAT: Gazing at the wonderfully weird and colourful ‘Waldspirale’, a creation of the Austrian architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser. WHEN: Whenever you like! HOW LONG: You can walk around the building in
Peleş: a fairytale-like Romanian royal palace
WHAT: One of the better decorated, inside and out, palaces that both Romania and Europe can give you WHERE: 45 km from the lovely town of Brașov, reachable by train
How it grows in Costa Rica
Basically any plant or tree knows how to sustain and grow in Costa Rica. The grounds are so fertile and the rain and sun are never far away. As a
The bizarre Hill of Crosses in Lithuania
WHAT: A visit to the Hill of Crosses – a site of pilgrimage for Lithuanians WHERE: 12 km from the town of Šiauliai, halfway between Riga and Kaunas or Vilnius
