Inspiring you on your own journey . . .
You get off the bus in what appears to be the middle of nowhere. An empty highway with nothing for miles, save a sleepy settlement a hundred metres away and a sala to shelter the napping motorbike taxi drivers. After arguing with the motorbike taxi drivers for a while about your journey from this point […]
From the valley that marks the centre of La Paz, you begin to climb upwards. The minivan rocks and shakes with each further push upward. The brakes are pushed to the limit as the steep inclines up and down through the streets of the capital challenge the skill and nerve of your veteran driver. Soon, […]
Thai temples, known as wats (or vats in Laos) are very distinctive. The word wat means school, but is used only to refer to temple complexes. Wats are normally split into two sections. The Phutthawat is the part that we think of when we see the word temple. It is where all of the main […]
The sky seethes in a tumultuous vortex of greys. The air is thick and you could cut through it with a kris. The writhing pregnant clouds threaten to drop their payload on you as your car zooms down the uneven dirt road. The atmosphere in the car is far lighter than outside and the jolly […]
After resting the night in the city of Pachuca and having filled your belly with the local pastes (Cornish-style pasties), you head eastward along the rural highway towards Tulancingo. The English influenced mining town has given you an insight into how European cultures other than the Spaniards have had their impact on Mexico and its […]
