Weekend travel press digest (20 – 21 Feb)
Revival is a bit of a theme this weekend, with the cities of Beirut and Istanbul marked out for special treatment as they recover from ... [read more]
Weekend travel press digest (20 – 21 Feb)
Revival is a bit of a theme this weekend, with the cities of Beirut and Istanbul marked out for special treatment as they recover from ... [read more]
Bo Hotel de Encanto, Argentina
While seeking directions for local estancias I unexpectedly stumbled upon a gem of a hotel. The owner Tony was helping us with directions and then ... [read more]
Hidden Mekong, part 3
Every Laotian family sends its sons to a monastery. It offers an opportunity for secular education, as well as the study of philosophy and the ... [read more]
Weekend travel press digest (13-14 February 2010)
Writers are waxing lyrical this week. John Humphry's on the Peloponnese, Francesco Guerrera on immortal Rome, Adrian Mourby on Chopin's birth place, Warsaw. ... [read more]
Hidden Mekong, part 2
The Mekong is not as epic as the Amazon, but it was always compelling and I never felt threatened or in danger. The banks were ... [read more]
Weekend travel press digest (6 – 7 February, 2010)
It looks like intrepid travelling is the only way to go this weekend - Robert Adams recounts a six month adventure around Africa with two ... [read more]
From London to Timbuktu, part one
Freelance illustrator George Butler is on a 6 month journey, travelling from London to Timbuktu and on to the equator. Each month he will ... [read more]
Heidi Kingstone’s postcard from… Kenya
Kenya improves with each safari, especially as you travel deeper and deeper into the country. On my third visit and away from the mass tourism ... [read more]
Hotel review: F.X. Mayr Clinic versus Viva Mayr
There is a lively debate as to which of the Mayr Clinics near Klagenfurt in Austria one should visit. So Globalista has been on a ... [read more]
Hidden Mekong, part 1
I'd been invited to join a small party of tourists who were about to embark on a rather unusual adventure. I accepted readily. It happened ... [read more]