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!
The ever-changing scenery of northern Ethiopia
One of the many joys of our overlanding trip through northern Ethiopia was seeing the landscapes and catching glimpses of ordinary lives through the windows...
Bangalore – a city of hijra, crazy drivers and family history
Bangalore is the largest city we visited on our journey around southern India and the fourth most populous on the sub-continent behind New Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad. All I can say is that it...
A crazy Indian day out
Before arriving in Mysore we had read that the local government ran a day tour around the city for a very reasonable price, so we decided it was something we should do. We located the office and...
Coonoor, Nilgiri Hills, Tamil Nadu, India
We decided to base ourselves in Coonoor while we researched Mark’s family history (more of that in my next post) and it proved to be a good choice. It’s smaller than its neighbouring hill...
The people you meet
As I was writing the previous post, I was reminded of one of the main reasons we travel. It’s the people you meet along the way and the stories they tell you. These encounters are usually...
Visiting Ban Pho, a Flower Hmong village in northern Vietnam
On the afternoon of our visit to Can Cau market,...
Carnevale di Venezia – See and Be Seen!
It's that time of the year again. I'm reminded of it by friends who still live in Veneto...
Kayakoy – Ghost Village
Kayaköy (rock village in Turkish) is an abandoned Greek village situated 4 km from the resort town of Hisarönü, near Fethiye in southern Turkey. If you are in the area, it is well worth a...
