CHINA – The Best and Worst of Beijing (in my humble opinion)
Beijing as been a dream destination for mine for years – So exotic, so exciting… Former home of the Emperor and birthplace of Maoism, dumplings, spring rolls… My good friends […]
MONACO – Monte Carlo: Still Just For Millionaires
Hmm… I’ve never seen a “Monaco and Southern France On A Shoestring” on the Lonely Planet shelf in my local book shop. I’d never even stay in Monte Carlo if […]
AUSTRALIA – Farm Adventures in Bowral For The City Folk
On this farm there are no cows that need milking or chickens to be fed. No labour to be done whatsoever. Not by us at least. I can’t believe I […]
CUBA – Still in Havana…
<Notes from Novemeber 29, 2009> Today I had Sunday lunch with my Cuban friends and their mates. Instead of eating at my friend’s home we met at the El Rapido […]
JAPAN – How To Eat In Tokyo for $20 a Day
Everybody knows about Tokyo’s famous $70 pineapples and $150 sushi lunches, but who tells us where to find the best $6 noodles shops? Having spent so much of my […]
CUBA – Doing it the local way in Havana
Fine arts and government cheese.
SYRIA – Notes from Damascus
Rose Jam and Roman treasure in the oldest inhabited capital city in the world.
remarkable travels 