You Say Italian, I Say Atitlan
Let’s say you want to visit the Italian Lakes, but you can’t finagle an invite to Clooney’s place. Villa d’Este is sold out because an oligarch is tying the knot that very same week. Or maybe it’s the...
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Some countries have all the luck. Just think of what the film ‘Lord of the Rings’ did for New Zealand tourism. Or how about ‘A Year in Provence’? One petit book and all of a sudden the world wanted...
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Okay, so you haven’t quite gotten around to planning that late December holiday getaway. You don’t need more guilt heaped on your work-weary shoulders. But you do need some help. The Christmas to New...
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Guatemala is a very colourful country. The markets are abundant with shades that would make a painter envious, the traditional dress of the local women is a multicoloured work of beauty and the...
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Hotels, hotels, hotels. We know a lot of you out there are accommodation addicts, envying the large part of every planner’s job that involves checking out all the options for a home away from home. We...
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When trying to describe what Tikal is like, it is always easiest to mention that it’s the area where the Ewoks live in “Return of the Jedi”. This ancient place in the deepest jungles of northern...
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Many people ask which spots would make for a good family holiday in Latin America. The truth is, the Latins love children; the answer could be anywhere. But of course some countries are more geared up...
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For 10 years I lived out of a bag. It was a good bag, cordura Patagonia roller, that did me well, and it was the same size as a small NYC apt and held all the stuff I needed at that point in my life...
View ArticleYou Say Italian, I Say Atitlan
Let’s say you want to visit the Italian Lakes, but you can’t finagle an invite to Clooney’s place. Villa d’Este is sold out because an oligarch is tying the knot that very same week. Or maybe it’s the...
View ArticleYou Don’t Know Squatemala
Some countries have all the luck. Just think of what the film ‘Lord of the Rings’ did for New Zealand tourism. Or how about ‘A Year in Provence’? One petit book and all of a sudden the world wanted...
View Article‘Tis the Reason
Okay, so you haven’t quite gotten around to planning that late December holiday getaway. You don’t need more guilt heaped on your work-weary shoulders. But you do need some help. The Christmas to New...
View ArticleChasing Chicken Buses
Guatemala is a very colourful country. The markets are abundant with shades that would make a painter envious, the traditional dress of the local women is a multicoloured work of beauty and the...
View ArticleAntigua Accommodates
Hotels, hotels, hotels. We know a lot of you out there are accommodation addicts, envying the large part of every planner’s job that involves checking out all the options for a home away from home. We...
View ArticleWhere the Ewoks Live
When trying to describe what Tikal is like, it is always easiest to mention that it’s the area where the Ewoks live in “Return of the Jedi”. This ancient place in the deepest jungles of northern...
View ArticleFamily Friendly
Many people ask which spots would make for a good family holiday in Latin America. The truth is, the Latins love children; the answer could be anywhere. But of course some countries are more geared up...
View ArticleOf gods, saints, and poets
For 10 years I lived out of a bag. It was a good bag, cordura Patagonia roller, that did me well, and it was the same size as a small NYC apt and held all the stuff I needed at that point in my life...
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