photo journal for Borobudur (Java)
We’ve been in Borobudur for about half an hour when two young girls approach and request we take a photograph with them. Reluctantly, we oblige.
Read Morephoto journal for Bangkok
What started as a small trading post on the banks of the Chao Phraya River now beckons travellers to South East Asia. Bangkok has a number of attractions pulling in visitors.
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Driving north of Bangkok into a humid, tropical landscape, the last thing you’re expecting to see is rows and rows of vines. Unlikely as that may be, Khao Yai is one of three major regions used for Thai winemaking - a new industry for Thailand, dating back only three decades.
Read Morereflections on Reading 2022
We did read other books in 2022 but these highlight the best. In some cases these are widely recommended works but others, in our opinion, have flown largely under the radar.
Read Morephoto journal for Lisbon
Hills, they are the overriding memory of our time in Lisbon & the aches they left in our calves. As the home to one of the most in-vogue pastries around the globe, those hills may be necessary punishment.
Read Morephoto journal for Kuala Lumpur
Big, hot, humid and overcrowded, to many Kuala Lumpur is nothing but overwhelming. For tourists, the main attraction in the city is the Petronas Towers - for six years they were the world’s tallest beaten later by Taiwanese and Dubai building projects.
Read Morephoto journal for Santorini
Few hear “Santorini” uttered without picturing whitewashed buildings climbing volcanic hills with blue domed churches that stand out like shiny baubles on a tree. To the ancient Greeks the island was known as Thera, after its mythical ruler Theras.
Read Morephoto journal for Newcastle upon Tyne
Although one of the UK’s major cities, few make the journey to visit the Tyne and Wear capital, Newcastle. From a distance, little is understood of what makes this city tick (aside from a notorious nightlife, well-documented across Britain’s tabloids).
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Not so long ago if you were going to compliment English sparkling wine you’d probably feel compelled to soften that compliment with “actually”, or similar. A few years on, Britain’s vineyards have proved themselves as prestigious as those in Champagne.
Read Morephoto journal for Tulum
Despite bars, cafés, pool sides and beach clubs teaming with the influential, we have the Cenote Naharon all to ourselves for a good hour before two girls arrive. They choose a palm tree next to where we’ve spotted a lounge of Basilisk Lizards to pose for their next post.
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