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.
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Hiking and Cycling in Colombia
11/03/2019 .
Holbox 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. A magical wetland wonderland.
11/10/2016 .
Isabel Conway goes exploring the Pantanal in 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 hereGuide to 4 best places in Brazil
13/06/2014 .
Andy Mossack gives his definitive tourist guide to the 4 best places in Brazil
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.
Read the full story hereThe Iguazu Falls. Staring down the Devil’s Throat.
13/10/2013This entry was posted in Argentina, Brazil, Paraná, South America and tagged Iguaze Falls, Iguazu Falls on .
Standing on a cat walk over two hundred feet up looking straight down The Devil’s Throat at the Iguazu Falls is enough to render even the most battle hardened person completely and utterly speechless.
Read the full story hereFairmont Mayakoba Hotel, Riviera Maya
22/08/2013This entry was posted in Hotel Reviews, Mayakoba, Mexico, South America and tagged Hotels in Mexico, Luxury hotels in Mexico, Luxury hotels in Riviera Maya, Mexico hotels on .
If anyone could bring a touch of class to an area whose rep has been damaged by overbuilding and too many package tourists, it’s Fairmont Mayakoba Hotel,. The company which now owns the Savoy, magnificently restored to its art deco glory days, has shown, in its Mayakoba resort on Mexico’s Caribbean coast, that it can also do eco-resorts.
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28/06/2013This entry was posted in Argentina, Buenos Aires, South America and tagged Guide to Buenos Aires, Review of Buenos Aires on .
Emilene Faria once said if you come to Buenos Aires and you haven’t danced the tango, then you haven’t been to Buenos Aires!
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