History | Castle | Cathedral | Church Arriving in Toledo is like being transported in time to a medieval fairyland. It is the imposing bulk of the Alcazar which is chiefly responsible for this feeling – strange... More |
Cheese | Golf | Mountains | Trout | Wine Farms | Golfing Surrounded by the spectacularly sheer Hottentots Holland mountains and only ten minutes from the beach at Strand, Somerset West has a spectacular natural backdrop. The fact that... More |
Graaff Reinet, bypassed by the major national roads, is very much a forgotten treasure of the Great Karoo. 7 hours from Cape Town, 4 hours from Port Elizabeth, and 12 hours from... More |
History | Cathedral | Hot | Mosque | Quaint | Lazy Cordoba is not nearly as well known as its more illustrious and more populated neighbours, Granada and Seville - but this might be the best possible reason to pay it a visit. It... More |
This tiny little town 24km from Perugia is famous for being the home of the celebrated philanthropist Saint Frances (San Francisco), and the basilica of the same name. The... More |
Cafes | Museum | Outdoor Eating | Ruins | Traffic Athens may not be as grand as it was 2000 years ago, but it’s still worth a few nights en route to the ruins or the islands. Strangely, most of today’s attractions were also... More |
Beaches | Beaches | Car Rental | Island | Seafood Restaurants Skiathos is quite a big island, and is very popular among families travelling with children, and also with older travellers. Basically, it’s not party central – although the town... More |
Wine | Seafood | Walk | Wine This place is so quaint and picturesque that it was inevitable that it would become indelibly etched on the tourist map.
Comprising five tiny fishing/winemaking... More |
Cricket | Parks | Colonial Harare used to be a very pleasant place to live. It still is if you’re one of Mugabe’s cronies. But for the average resident of the city, life now is very difficult. In years gone... More |
The mere fact that all of these epithets are so globally accepted should illustrate that Paris is unlike any other city in the world. It’s been the all-time tourist favourite... More |
I really loved Edinburgh. It's hard to find a better preserved ancient city, and the weather wasn't even too bad. I was there for a week, and although it was freezing, I don't... More |
This is Argentina’s second biggest city, and definitely far and away the largest university town in the country. The nightlife here is fantastic – cheap studenty bars and huge... More |
If it weren’t for the world famous cataratas, very few people would ever visit Foz. It’s got a population of about 300 000, a fair few high rise buildings, and a very soulless... More |
This was my first port of call in Argentina – a country in which I ended up spending two years – so I have fond memories of it. I had come from Brazil, and my first impression was... More |
Coffee Bay seems to be the number one backpackers’ destination in the Transkei. Everyone you meet on the road has either come from there, is headed there next. I’m not quite sure... More |
This Patagonian fishing town is famous for one thing and one thing only: its proximity to the world famous marine reserve at Peninsula Valdes. The peninsula is the kind of place... More |
I guess I've already said more than enough about Buccaneers, but I really can't sing its praises enough. So, I'll tell you about the safari More |
Coffee Bay seems to be the number one backpackers’ destination in the Transkei. Everyone you meet on the road has either come from there or is headed there next. I’m not quite... More |
The road to Mpande (the nearest 'town' to The Kraal) is absolutely atrocious, but if we could do it in a Golf, then so can you. And it sure is worth it. First impressions of The... More |
Oudtshoorn is a quiet Karoo town at the foot of the Outeniqua mountains. It gets amazingly hot in summer, so make sure you stay somewhere with a swimming pool. Oudtshoorn first... More |
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