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Some Highlights of Bari in Puglia - From Fish to Fortifications
"Bari may be a large commercial port and the capital of Puglia in Southern Italy but I had no sense of this when I arrived there. I was immediately drawn towards its attractive sea front which I made my starting point ...
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A Walk around Trani in Puglia – A Joyful Experience
I felt light-hearted as soon as I got out of the minibus in Piazza Mazzini in Trani, a coastal town in Puglia. The sun was shining and little white clouds scudded past the vacant windows of the gleaming white facade of the Church of San Luigi...
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Otranto in Puglia - A Surprise Package
Like many towns in Puglia, Otranto, a pretty coastal town, has a mixed and colourful past. It was established as an important port by the Greeks which was later used by the Romans. It has been ruled by the Byzantines, the Normans and the Aragonese ...
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Afternoon Tea at Blenheim Palace
It was a splendid English afternoon tea. Miniature smoked salmon blinis, tiny quiches and bite-sized sandwiches graced the bottom plate of our three-tier cake stand. Plump scones, pots of jam, a small dish of fresh cream and fluffy Bakewell slices crowded together on the second tier. And on…
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A Walk Around Matanzas Where I Found the Real Cuba
I spotted a beautiful mural on the side of two houses as we drove through Matanzas and the image that remained in my head drew me back to the town a few days later. I organised an old American car to take me there. I did not have a map as Matanzas is not a highlight in guides to Cuba so I asked…
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Siem Reap in Cambodia - My visit to Angkor Thom and Tonle Sap Lake
My recent visit to Siam Reap in Cambodia was my second visit there and I intended to profit from lessons learnt from my first experience. I had learnt that Angkor Wat is only one of many temples in the ancient city of Angkor Thom ...
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A Nightingale Sang in Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi, Vietnam
One of the purest voices I have ever heard was singing a haunting melody as we entered Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi. Ahead of us the mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh glowed pink. The guards in their stark white uniforms stood to attention on ether side of the massive entrance. People strolled around the…
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Five Highlights of the Ancient City of Hoi An in Vietnam
There are many good reasons to visit the vibrant UNESCO city of Hoi An a town that lights up every night as dusk falls on its ancient buildings. Scooters surged into the town and park wherever they can find a space so their occupants can walk along the banks of the Thu Bon river into the old town
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Some Highlights of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) in Vietnam
What do you do with twelve exhausted travellers who had arrived in Ho Chi Minh City at six in the morning – too early to check into their hotel? Take them to Trung Nguyen Legend coffee shop ...
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Port Louis and Pamplemousses on Mauritius
Mauritius in the Indian Ocean is an entrancing mixture of old and new, lagoons and mountains and Africa and Asian. As we journeyed from our base at the Tamassa Resort in the southern part of the island we had glimpses through the tree-lined road of sandy coves penetrating a rocky coastline.
