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The Uyuni Salt Flats, Bolivia: worth the tour?
The Uyuni Salt Flats, also called Salar de Uyuni, are the largest salt flats in the world. Found in south west Bolivia, they form a unique and magnificent landscape. The salt flats cover an area 10,582 square kilometers. Formed from evaporated prehistoric lakes at...
Orrest Head: a wonderful walk from Windermere
Orrest Head is one of my favourite walks in Windermere. It can be as easy or as hard as you want to make it. You can follow the main trail and be on the summit in about 30 minutes, or you can follow the myriad of other trails and spend several hours exploring this...
Coniston Water walk: a wonderful Lake District hike
One of the best walks in the Lake District, I believe, is the Coniston Water walk. It is a favourite! This Lake District walk has everything: views of the fells and the lake, a lake-shore path, woods, great picnic spots! The route I am outlining here is a circular...
What is the Carnival Parade in Brazil really like?
Topless women riding pink dolphins, towering animatronic tigers, crocodiles breathing fire, hundreds of feathered and sequined dancers dressed as cannabis plants and sunflowers performing the samba through a stadium…This is the carnival parade in Brazil - WOW! I...
The Blue Lagoons, Vang Vieng: an in-depth guide
Vang Vieng in Laos is a stunning location and one of the best things to do while there is to go swim in one (or more) of the blue lagoons. Yes, Vang Vieng had a somewhat notorious reputation as a wild party town, but that is in the past. It is working hard to change...
The Best Things to do in Vang Vieng, Laos
Flashback fifteen or twenty years and Vang Vieng had the reputation for being a wild party town the likes of Koh Phangan. Not anymore… What is Vang Vieng like today? In 2012, after reports of dozens of tourists dying each year in the notorious river tubing, the...
Muay Thai Camp, Thailand: what is it really like?
When we were planning our trip around South-East Asia, I had pictured beaches, temples, street food. I hadn’t predicted that I would spend any time throwing punches! In fact, this was likely something I’d wanted to avoid. I could not have imagined myself training in...
Visiting Sigiriya (Lion Rock) in Sri Lanka
Google search ‘Sri Lanka’ and among the pictures of beautiful beaches and the famous Nine Arch Bridge, you will likely also see a picture of Sigiriya, or as it’s also known: Lion Rock. (I shall use Sigiriya and Lion Rock interchangeably throughout this post.) This...
Dalyan, Turkey: the best things to do
The Turkish turquoise coast is dotted with many gorgeous beach towns, stunning cliff faces, more than a few all-inclusive resorts, and of course, that vibrant blue-green of the Mediterranean. But our favourite discovery was the charming riverside town, Dalyan – a real...
What to do in Tbilisi, Georgia
Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, was founded in the 5th century AD along the banks of the Kura river. It is a real melting pot of a city with a long and, at times, complicated history. The subject of multiple occupations from Persian to Russian, it was a stopping...
Balloon Flight in Cappadocia, Turkey
Cappadocia in Turkey is a world-famous tourist destination with incredible scenery - the fairy chimneys, cave dwellings, underground cities. But most of all, we know it for the stunning images of hundreds of hot air balloons scattered across the sunrise. A hot air...
Steall Falls: two ways to hike
Steall Waterfall (also known as An Steall Bàn) is the second highest waterfall in Scotland. It can be found in Glen Nevis, not far from Ben Nevis in the Highlands of Scotland. In fact, the first time we hiked to Steall Falls we did so because Ben Nevis, the highest...
Hike to the Falls of Glomach
The Falls of Glomach are simply magnificent. At 113 meters high they form the third highest waterfall in the UK and the sight, not to mention the sound, of all that water crashing down is spectacular. But....the falls of Glomach are miles from anywhere in the north of...
Sandwood Bay: worth the hike?
Sandwood Bay on the North West Coast of Scotland is one of the most beautiful beaches in the whole of Great Britain. However, it does require some effort to reach this remote beach! There is no road in so you have to get there under your own steam. Is Sandwood Bay...
Cathedral Cave, Lake District
Cathedral Cave in the Lake District National Park is a stunning landmark in this beautiful area. It will literally take your breath away. It is definitely worth including a visit to this network of caves carved into the hillside above Little Langdale. What is...
Tarn Hows: one of the best places to visit in the Lake District
Post updated March 2024 Tarn Hows is one of my favourite places in the Lake District. It has some of the most magnificent views in the whole of the National Park and is stunningly beautiful at all times of the year. It is a truly special place. We are fortunate that...
The Ruins of Volubilis: worth the visit?
Volubilis was one of the most surprising finds on our tour through Morocco. Roman ruins in North Africa! Who knew? The ruins of Volubilis are really interesting though and definitely worth visiting. What is Volubilis? Volubilis is an important archaeological...
Is Ait Ben Haddou worth visiting?
It is miles from anywhere and quite a trek to reach, so one has to ask: is it worth visiting Ait Ben Haddou? The short answer is yes. Make the trip! We visited Ait Ben Haddou as part of a trip through Morocco, but it is possible to take a day trip from places like...