Category: Stories

A Baltic Bargain: History And Nature In Trakai, Lithuania

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From a thin slice of fertile land that extends into the lakes of Lithuania’s southeast, wooden jetties push into the still water dangling narrow fishing boats and colourful pedalos.

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Five Things To Do In La Paz, Bolivia

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A large, friendly zebra carefully took the hand of a small child before looking both ways along a hectic main road. Then, calmly and upright, the pair began to cross to the backdrop of angry horns and revving engines. Once safe, the animal left the child and turned to repeat the process with someone else.

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Why I Didn’t Visit Lake Titicaca’s Reed Islands

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Puno is an unremarkable town in southern Peru. It has some dreary tower blocks, a mall of sorts and, from personal experience, a shabby restaurant on a side street somewhere that cooks amazing fried rice.

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I Got A Silly Tattoo In Cusco, Peru

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“Give me your simplest fish”. I chirped nervously as I rolled onto the leather couch. In a narrow Cusco street I’d decided to get my first, and incidentally, my only tattoo.

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From Coast To Castle: A Long Weekend On The Gower Peninsula

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A few oblivious sheep ambled across my path as I reached my seat: a bouncy patch of heather.

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Following In Inca Footsteps At Machu Picchu, Peru

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In a world where few corners remain unexplored, it’s easy to become cynical about well-trodden paths.

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Meeting The Condors Of Colca Canyon, Peru

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How far would you travel to see something special?

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The Poor Man’s Galapagos Islands, Peru

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Not visiting the Galapagos Islands while I was in Ecuador is my biggest travel regret. My strict budget didn’t allow me the luxury.

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Celebrating 500 Years At Hampton Court Palace

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There are few places that evoke the past better than Hampton Court Palace.

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Guardians Of A Mountain Kingdom: A Drive Through Montenegro

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From across the dark water, it looked like fairy lights had been flung against the jagged mountain slopes. Forming arcs and triangles, occasionally broken by backlit towers, Kotor’s twinkles put on quite the show. “You see…” Slavko my guide explained, “The lights form the shape of an old man. He guards this city”.

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