Five quirky, quaint, quality, luxury hotels, worldwide
If you eschew glitz for the sake of it and seek instead something with real character, then take a look at our top five choices of accommodation in five different countries To avoid favouritism and so that we don’t have to make a choice, we’ve listed these wonderful places alphabetically Al Maha, Dubai ‘Based on a Bedouin tent’ is a statement as far from reality as saying the Orient Express is based on a freight...
Geoff’s Ecuador & Galapagos photography tips
This guide, as with others, is of specific interest if you are primarily going to Ecuador & Galapagos for photography rather than as a tourist interested in wildlife. Although covering digital still photography much of it is relevant to movie photography as well. It’s not exhaustive in detail but covers most of the areas that you need to consider. Much has been written about Galapagos photography in particular and I spent a lot of...
Cherrie’s Ecuador personal packing list
As with most travel it’s down to comfort and common sense. Be aware of the environment you’re going into and how you like to feel generally. If you’re travelling to Ecuador, the Cloud Forest, Amazonia and Galapagos as we did then you’re going to need a fair selection of alternatives – as well as your ‘little black number’ for the evenings! You’ll find that most in the forests wear safari colours (khaki, beige, stone) &...
