Back in 2011, when I first visited Dubrovnik, in Croatia, it was much less touristy than it is today. Despite this, the number of visitors to this UNESCO site was still fairly high. Six years on and today, at 20 Euros, a climb along those same city walls is still the highlight of a visit […]
Not many people have been to Albania it seems. In fact I was surprised at how few seem to know where it is. Bordering with Greece, Montenegro, Kosovo and Macedonia, Albania is often overlooked. Being so close to the likes of Croatia and Italy, it would be difficult not to assume some similarities to those […]
With a lifetime of adventure, south-east Asia is way up on my recommendations list. At this time of year as we start preparing to scrape ice off our windscreens before work, it’s the palm fringed islands that I would suggest if you are planning an escape. Throughout south-east Asia many islands are becoming so popular […]
I can’t believe it was just over ten years ago that I took my first big trip overseas! Back then I carried a mobile phone, just for emergencies. My only line of communication was the short spurts spent in internet cafes. I wrote a journal and my companion was a dog eared guidebook. I sent […]
I knew very little about Albania until my visit in September. My knowledge was limited to a bunch of preconceptions built from sporadic research each time this destination made it back into my to do next list. Finally I was going to visit. Not yet part of the EU, one of the biggest exporters of […]
The food in Morocco is as diverse as it’s culture. With the Berber, Arabic, French and Spanish influence, wherever you travel around Morocco you can find a variety of local specialities and of course numerous versions of the originally North African Berber dish, tagine. So where to start on the menu? Here’s my recommendations for […]