
Tahiti and Moorea – Feel the Sting!
Sun-kissed beaches, mild luxury, a simple Polynesian way of life. That was what we were after. We went to the wrong place! Ten days in Tahiti, what could be better? I recall Alison asking...
Time to See the World.....All of It!
Sun-kissed beaches, mild luxury, a simple Polynesian way of life. That was what we were after. We went to the wrong place! Ten days in Tahiti, what could be better? I recall Alison asking...
A place of mystery and atmosphere, a micro-dot in the unending Pacific: Easter Island, Isla de Pascua, Rapanui. How could we resist? After six hours of flying over the ocean, we approached the runway, which neatly bisects...
Santiago, capital of Chile and home to 5.5 million people, sits in Chile’s central valley 1-2 hours drive from either the Pacific or the Andes and Chile’s ski resorts. Large, modern and easy to get...
Rising steeply out of the Pacific, Valparaiso is a no-nonsense port town, merged with a bohemian counter-culture. It is vibrant, colourful, full of originals and a little rough around the edges. The posher crowd...
Now, we’re not really wine people. We drink a fair amount of the stuff, we’ve even done a tasting course, but we’re generally as content with a bottle of tasty cheap plonk as with...
North of Ushuaia, El-Calafate, gateway to the mountains and Los Glaciares National park in Patagonia. Set on the shore of Lago Argentina this small town is in the grip of winter rain and sleet...