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Some lazy days in Salta
“Some lazy days in Salta” (a page from my Travel Journal) I reached Salta (map) , a small city in the north of Argentina,…
The pearl of Java
Jogjakarta (Jogja), also often spelled as Yogyakarta (map), is a city in Central Java, Indonesia, and has for centuries been the cultural capital of…
Bali ‘the island of Gods’
Bali, the ‘island of Gods’, is one of more than 14,000 isles in the Indonesian archipelago, is inhabited by warm and friendly people with…
Enchanting spots: Tikal, Guatemala
Situated deep in the jungles of northern Guatemala near the town of Flores, Tikal (map) is the largest of the ruined cities of the…
Mystical Rapa Nui
Mystical Rapa Nui A page from my Travel Journal I don’t think I’ve ever been to a place as isolated as Easter Island (map),…
Charming Antigua
La Antigua, or just Antigua (map), is a resplendent city in the Western Highlands of Guatemala. Proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage Site and often…
Sundays in San Telmo
I love Buenos Aires (BA)! BA is one of those unique, terribly fascinating cities that one stumbles upon, falls in love with and keeps…
Ten tips for planning a RTW trip
Planning a trip is always part of the adventure of travelling, and even more so if it’s a round-the-world (RTW) trip across many countries…
