At the top of Ceahlau mountain sits a little red house. There is a garden just outside the front door, fenced in by a wooden gate, which looks out across a…
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Bolivia Brazil Challenges Colombia Cuba Ecuador Personal Peru Solo Travel South America WomenSexism and Machismo: the Attitude to Women in Latin America
Travelling as a woman will always open up avenues that are unavailable to men. Despite being foreigners and strangers, women often connect with local children, young mothers, and old ladies with an…
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I’ve never been a fan of cycling. The last time I actually owned a bike I was aged about 13, and it sat in the garden growing rusty while I argued…
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Castles, forests, Catholicism. And gypsies. And Dracula. I’m not proud of it, but these have long been the sole buzzwords I’ve always associated with Romania. Along with a lot of countries in Eastern…
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The first cigar I ever smoked was when I was studying abroad in Florence. My friend Kath had been given one as a gift, so we lit it up along with…
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Good English food is one of the things I find the hardest to be apart from when I’m travelling. When I last came back to London in January, I spent two…
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Accommodation advice Cuba Solo TravelNavigating Casas Particulares in Cuba – A Solo Traveller’s Guide
Before I arrived in Cuba, I knew nothing about casas particulares. “Flora, wait!” Esther came trotting down the hallway of the small bungalow in her nightie, waving her hands as I…
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It’s been a month since I left South America. Four weeks ago, my last full day in Colombia, I was on the outskirts of Bogotá playing tejo in a giant greenhouse with…
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Bolivia Brazil Colombia Ecuador Peru Solo Travel South America15 Reasons Why I’m Still in Love with South America
“You don’t know when you’re coming back from South America?!” I remember the face of my best friend, slightly astonished, as she took in what I was saying to her. Finally…
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What do taxis, cigars, horse drawn carriages and Buena Vista Social Club have in common? Well, they’re firstly all seemingly integral parts of a tourist’s experience of Cuba. And second, they’re…