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Birds in Paradise – Costa Rica
Migrating birds from two hemispheres meet the endemic residents in the middle – in incomparable Costa...
Shades of Shan
This traditional highly colourful and practical rural craft, still practiced in Myanmar today, has its origins steeped...
A slow train to ‘nowhere’
This sleepy ponderous train ride gives us a sense of overall fulfillment when visiting the old British Burma colonial...
Wat – no Croft or Jones?
The temples of Cambodia’s Angkor Wat complex are a fascinating insight into ancient kingdoms that now appear to owe...
At home in the Muong hills
The Ngoc Son Ngo Luong Nature Reserve in Vietnam not only offers you some of the most stunning scenery you’ll ever...
Do do Vilamendhoo!
If the notion of white-sand barefoot luxury with unparalleled crystal-clear snorkelling turns you on – then...
A taste of old Rangoon
Hidden away in corners of Yangon, Myanmar, are memories of the often unwelcome presence of occupying nations....
Ha Long? About two days.
We find that high expectations are often disappointed, whereas greater pleasures can be derived from the unexpected. Ha...
Sophisticated Swiss
It’s not often that at the end of extended travel abroad we look forward to the flight home – but with Swiss...
Tribal Troubles – Marginalised in Madhya Pradesh
Many contemplating travel to India are discouraged by its poverty but the root cause and solution to this often lies in...
