Madeira offers some truly incredible experiences. Our East Island private tour took us on spell-binding coastal drives, taking in impressive natural and man-made sights and stopping at some impressive viewpoints. We wandered charming white-washed little towns. We hit some of Madeira’s highest peaks. We even went to a trout farm. The East Island tour is …
It’s wonderful when a place completely surpasses your expectations. Every view seems sharper and more colourful, every ice-cream creamier and tastier, every exchange with a local friendlier, and every passion fruit poncha (the strong local cocktail made of rum, honey, sugar and lemon rind) more potent and delicious. Madeira definitely exceeded our expectations. The Portuguese …
Could this mind-blowingly stunning tropical paradise, a nature sanctuary for the world with over 1,700 islands, cliché beach paradise scenes at every turn, and a warm, welcoming people be the most beautiful place on earth? Quite simply, yes. A raw, untamed paradise for nature lovers, diving lovers, sailors, sun-seekers, thrill seekers and adrenaline junkies, Palawan …
Day 1 Mt Roraima sits brooding ahead, all 2810m of it, white clouds billowing around it, foreboding and intimidating. Kukenan, the sacred tepui which the local people fear to climb is Roraima’s eternal brother and sits to Roraima’s left as you look at it. It is towering into the brilliant blue sky. It’s quiet, eerie, …
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Galle Galle is a beautiful UNESCO World Heritage site, a huge fort wall built by the Dutch rings the town. It’s one of those magical, time-trapped places that reminded me at once of Cartagena. Narrow streets, Victorian lamp posts, art galleries, cafes and bakeries everywhere, a quaint little place that seems to be trapped in …
