Call me weird, but I absolutely love the planning stage of any trip! Planning a trip is like embarking on a thrilling journey before the actual adventure begins. The...
Castara – our home on Tobago
Welcome to my post about Castara, Tobago. We have now spent a total of almost a year in this village on this beautiful island. I want to share with you why we love it!
Why...
A Complete Travel Guide to Morocco
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Crown Point Beach Hotel, Tobago – a Complete Review
Crown Point Beach Hotel offers comfortable three-star accommodation close to ANR Robinson International Airport. The hotel has an ongoing improvement programme. Recently, Mark and I...
A selection of Ethiopian hotels
We knew when we booked our trip around Ethiopia that we’d be staying in a variety of accommodation, including tents for some of the time. What follows is...
A Review of Intrepid’s ‘Morocco Encompassed’ Tour
Mark and I do a lot of independent travel. We enjoy the freedom and flexibility that goes with ‘doing our own thing’. However, this type of travel can be exhausting! When we...
Reasons to Visit Gorgora, Ethiopia
Whilst spending a few days in Gondar, we took the opportunity to take a day trip to Gorgora, Ethiopia. This little-visited resort on the north shore of...
Addis Ababa Travel Guide
Welcome to my Addis Ababa travel guide!
Addis Ababa is the capital of Ethiopia and Africa's fourth-largest city with a population of around 4.5...
Alleppey, Kerala
Our last stop before returning to Cochin at the end of our two-month trip around southern India was Alleppey, 'Venice of the East', or at least I thought it was! As is our wont, I went on...
Kollam – the southern approach to Kerala’s backwaters
Our reason for including Kollam in our itinerary was so that we could travel from there by ferry to our next stop, Alleppey. In the event, we had missed the last boat of the season by a...
