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Valparaíso • Chile

Valparaíso is a city on the Pacific coast of Central Chile approximately 120km west of the capital, Santiago de Chile. Widely known for its bohemian culture, brightly coloured houses, and beautiful seaside views it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003. Visiting Valparaiso has less to do with touring specific sites than it […]

Sri Lanka two week itinerary

Sri Lanka is about 435 km from north to south and 225 km at its widest point. Half of the country is occupied by a central mountain range with some peaks reaching over 2200 meters. The main roads are paved but some are in a poor state sometimes. In Sri Lanka, there is no mention […]

Jemaa el-Fnaa – A circus of weirdness

Jemaa el-Fnaa, the open square in the middle of the medina of Marrakech features dancers, storytellers, teeth pullers and snake charmers, and other entertainers in what really is an outdoor circus of weirdness. An awkward feeling of amazement and disgust, theatre and strange acts, and some very uncomfortable animal handling. Children, as young as 8 […]

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Nara • Japan

Nara was an ancient capital of Japan between 710-784 AD. Nara has a collection of temples in a giant landscaped park. The city celebrated its 1300th anniversary in 2010. Less than an hour’s journey by train on the JR Nara line from Kyoto station, located in the central part of Nara City, this vast green area, […]

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Road to Desert • MOROCCO

The best 18-minute road trip you’ll have today. A journey from Marrakech to the edge of the Sahara desert. Filmed on location on the road to desert from Marrakech to the foot of the Erg Chebbi desert southeastern edge of the Sahara desert in MOROCCO. A three-day two-night road trip that passes through the Atlas Mountains, desert mud […]

Kraków • Poland

Once the capital of Poland is now the cultural heart with the largest market square in medieval Europe. Listed as a UNESCO World Cultural and National Heritage Site in 1978, it has plenty to see and do with charming markets, cafe’s, jazz bars and pubs, castles and legends to fill the imagination. Krakow – the […]

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San Gimignano • Italy

San Gimignano is a small walled medieval city in Tuscany, Italy, famous for its towers which may be seen from several kilometres outside the town, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Founded as a small village in the 3rd century BC by the Etruscans. In the Middle Ages and Renaissance era, it was a […]

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PROJECT PARIS – 48 hours in Paris

Details are lost of first visits to Paris since there is so much to be overwhelmed by the old world elegance of history all around the streets of Paris. A three-day visit hardly gives enough time to dig deep into the city of Paris, so my focus will remain on two or more subjects with […]

Cartegena • Colombia

Cartagena is a large city seaport on the northern coast of Colombia. Founded in 1533 and named after the port of Cartagena in Spain‘s Murcia region, it was a major centre of early Spanish settlement in the Americas and continues to be an economic hub as well as a popular tourist destination. Cartagena is a […]