Beer, meat and veg! I've never been in any rush to travel the cities of Europe. Firstly I'm not a big fan of cities and secondly I haven't got to the age where I appreciate spending the remaining hours of my life in an art gallery, museum or antique house. Don't get me wrong, I …
Running on empty. The next thirty hours would involve a lot of going up, a lot of panting, a lot of going down and, not a lot of sleep! Day four began a tad earlier than usual so that we could beat the traffic that would inevitably descend on the Barancco wall. Literally what it …
Pole-Pole. "From the Western world, where a premium is set on efficiency and progress, it was delightful to come into this Arcadian land of easy simplicity, wooded hills, sunshine, and cheroots. No one is ever in a hurry in Burma, and though, as we sometimes found, this can be most aggravating, one is forced at …
This is Africa. Meet Katherine, a Canadian lass I met in Croatia this June. Katherine told me a story about her friend wanting to climb Mount kilimanjaro and that when she too suggested that she would be up for the challenge, her friend promptly laughed. Not being one to be doubted, Katherine booked herself on …
Fifty and none the wiser! I stood at the cash machine for bloody ages trying to work it out. Translated into Icelandic currency, the ATM either offered between 10p and £1.50 or £120 and £1,000! Thankfully after starring at the transaction summary for some time I came to the conclusion that I was in …
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