I love to visit Unesco World Heritage Sites and find that it provides an interesting way to form a travel bucket list. Here you will find my photos and words on the many Unesco World Heritage sites I have visited around the world.
Regular readers will know I am a huge fan of food tours when I travel. That’s why one of the first things I did when planning my trip to Morocco was to look for Marrakech food tours. A food tour offers an insight into the day-to-day culture of a city […]
With scheduled travel services to Cuba starting in 2016 and the political environment improving consistently, there has never been a better time to visit Cuba. Gorgeous architecture, a fascinating history, mesmeric music, beautiful beaches and most importantly the warmth of the Cuban people make Cuba an incredible destination. Here are 25 […]
Millenia of history, culture and geography make it difficult to choose my top 10 things to do in Sicily. We flew into Catania airport, an increasingly popular route for low cost airlines, and found this a good jumping off point to explore the east coast of Sicily. DH Lawrence once […]
When the bluebells are at their peak flowering season, the air is heavy with perfume and the sight of massed flowers is heavenly – here are the top 5 places to see Bluebell Woods in England! A sea of cobalt, violet, blue or purple, often set against the fresh green […]
After enjoying the many delights of ancient Ortygia, the Wandering Kiwi family decided to do a day trip from Syracuse with our hire car along the south-east coast of Sicily. We drove an hour to the tiny fishing village of Marzamemi, then worked our way back towards Syracuse, exploring the […]
Crete has been home to a series of incredible civilisations over the millennia and this beautiful Greek Island in the Mediterranean is packed full of cultural and natural highlights. It is the largest of the Greek Islands and has its own cultural traditions, making it a unique place to visit and […]
Are Central Asian countries on your travel bucket list? If not they should be. I’m talking about “the ‘Stans” and I’d like to tell you about the top 10 things to do in Central Asia based on my experience travelling there for three months. This region of the world is […]
I fell in love with the Sri Lankan city of Kandy within minutes of arriving. Yes it is a busy, traffic-clogged Asian city but it somehow manages to retain its lush, green environment and bucket loads of laid-back charm. I’d like to share my favourite things to do in Kandy. […]
The fortress of Galle is a many-layered confection, with multiple levels of architecture and history adding up to a mysteriously beautiful scrap of urbanity perched upon Sri Lanka’s south coast. It has a history that stretches back a thousand years and a mixture of glamour and dilapidation that is irresistible. […]