2013 was an incredible travel year for me. If I counted correctly, I visited 20 countries across six continents. More importantly, I had the…
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Ten airports you must book a window seat for
Aisle or window? That’s a question I’m sure many of us are familiar with. I’m a big fan of window seats – you’ll know…
Plane views: Rio de Janeiro
I’d just spent four glorious days exploring Rio de Janeiro and it was time to say goodbye. I’d booked a flight from Rio de…
Chilling in Rio
I LOVE RIO! Who wouldn’t? It surely is one of the most spectacular cities in the world. Hemmed in between a huge bay, the…
How to make a caipirinha
Caipirinha! It’s Brazil’s national cocktail: a wicked mix of lime, sugar, cachaça (sugar cane liquor) and lots of ice. I remember my first trip…
The colours of Parque das Aves
Most people who visit Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, head straight for arguably one of the world’s natural wonders: the magnificent Iguassu Falls. It is…
Shifting capitals
As a kid, I would spend hours studying my geographic encyclopedias. I memorised all the data I could find, like the size of each…
My velvet escape travel tip: Rio de Janeiro
“My velvet escape travel tip” is a guest series about what the name ‘Velvet Escape’ evokes and what that would be in the hometown…
That rock star feeling in the Lost World
That rock star feeling in the Lost World (a page from my Travel Journal) The Iguazu Falls (map) are located in the far northeastern…
