The South of Argentina has fairy tale Alpine scenery, magical lakes and mountains and the best chocolate she has ever tasted. Judith Baker explores the Patagonian lakes.
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South America
The Patagonian Lake District. South America’s Switzerland
14/04/2020 .Insider guide to Buenos Aires
22/12/2019 .
Late morning and I’m joining in a mate tea ceremony in the shade of a tree in Plaza San Martín de Tours in Recoleta. This is serious stuff. No simple teacups handed out here. This is a ritual and there are very strict rules.
Read the full story hereSee Quito like a local
09/10/2019 .
Andy Mossack explores Quito in the company of a local to uncover the beating heart of Ecuador’s sky-high capital.
Read the full story hereHiking and Cycling in Colombia
11/03/2019 .
Who would have thought it? I’m cycling around the centre of Medellin in Colombia, until recently one of the world’s most dangerous cities, with over 6,000 killings recorded in 1991.
Read the full story hereHolbox International Gastronomy Festival. Mexico
14/12/2016 .
Holbox is a tiny island, off the Northern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, but every year, for three days, it stages the Holbox International Gastronomy Festival.
Read the full story hereExploring Brazil’s Mato Grosso
11/10/2016 .
The magic of Mato Grosso is because it is home to the sprawling Pantanal, the world’s largest wetlands and lofty ancient Chapada dos Guimaraes. Isabel Conway goes exploring Brazil’s Mato Grosso region.
Read the full story hereRio de Janeiro. There’s more to Rio than beach
25/02/2016 .
“Rio de Janeiro is a magical place to be” many people told me. I remembered this as I crossed the road from the eminent Copacabana Palace Hotel and lay on the legendary shoreline, enjoying the sun and glancing up the hill towards the iconic outstretched figure of “Christ the Redeemer”.
Read the full story hereBrazil. It’s not just about football.
13/06/2014 .
Mention Brazil to the bloke down the pub, in the creative department of Saatchi, or anywhere you care to mention and you’ll almost always get the same answer – ‘Great looking women, fantastic footie and the music’s not bad either’. And they wouldn’t be wrong. They wouldn’t be right either, because Brazil is everything you imagine and nothing you expect. It is a contradiction of modern capitalism and third world poverty. And it is a land of outrageous beauty and stupefying potential. But at its heart, lies a pulsating energy that simply refuses to go away.
Read the full story hereMachu Picchu, Cuzco and Peru’s Undiscovered Sacred Valley
20/11/2013 .
The Incas may have vanished from Machu Picchu half a millenium ago, but their descendants are everywhere in the Peruvian Andes.
Read the full story hereLima – Peru’s Gateway is Now Gourmet Central
20/11/2013 .
In a sprawling foodfest the size of a small city, surrounded by every kind of strange food from giant squid on skewers to rainforest fruits, we found ourselves queuing for…. the ultimate pork bun.
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