Bhutan (Part 4) – Punakha
The road from Thimphu to Punakha was winding and juddering in many places due to the road works. Things in general do not proceed at a cracking pace in this Continue Reading →
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Bhutan (Part 3) – Thimphu
Our journey from Paro to Thimphu (the capital of Bhutan) took about one and a half hours on a very windy road, peppered with labour intensive, yet low key, road Continue Reading →
Bhutan (Part 2) – Paro’s Tsechu Festival
The Tsechu Festival This was the penultimate day of the festival. As we were only in Paro for two nights, we had timed our visit perfectly. Pema led us up Continue Reading →
Bhutan (Part 1) – Paro
Have you ever seen the video filmed from the cockpit of a plane landing at Paro airport in Bhutan? When we made the journey here, we had no idea that Continue Reading →
Bogota, Colombia
We were not sure what to expect from Bogota, but she really is a very cosmopolitan and sophisticated city. Chic and stylishly dressed people abounded, all smart jackets, pants and Continue Reading →
Cartagena, Colombia
Cartagena. Being a teenager in the 80s, the one thing I learnt from Romancing the Stone was how to pronounce the name of this Colombian city. Things have changed here Continue Reading →
Panama City & Panama Canal
Panama City is reportedly the most cosmopolitan city in Central America. It certainly has an imposing, and steroid-induced growing, skyline. But the charm of this city lies in its old Continue Reading →
San Jose – City & La Paz Waterfall Gardens
I can see why San Jose is more of a city that tourists pass through on their way somewhere else rather than the focus of a visit. Still, we saw Continue Reading →
El Silencio Lodge & Spa, Costa Rica
Our Morpho Vans transfer from The Springs Resort & Spa to El Silencio Lodge was a charming mother and son team – she drove, he operated the GPS on his Continue Reading →
The Springs Resort and Spa, Costa Rica
Despite it’s claim to fame of being one of the locations for the American TV show, The Bachelor, I still made a reservation at The Springs Resort and Spa in Continue Reading →