Inspiring you on your own journey . . .
Wandering through the streets of the Muslim Quarter in the ancient capital of China, you are in an ecstatic haze. The exotic aromatic smell of biang biang mian noodles floods your senses. Dried fruits and bundles of spices colour the scene and illustrate the diverse nature of the Silk Road and the cross-cultural pollination that […]
The Plaza de Armas is entirely enclosed by burnt-brown coloured buildings. A swathe of Spanish-style colonial architecture makes for an impressive vista. The cloisters of the surrounding structures are filled with touts for overpriced tours to Machu Picchu and the other sites in the valleys of the Inca heartland. Apart from turning down their offers, […]
The karst mountains give way to a small town. The limestone outcrops that have ruled your panorama for the last few hours disappear from your eye line. The replacement is not as beautiful and the dreary concrete houses and apartment blocks do not rouse your imagination in the same way as the flood plain and […]
Your drive through the quintessential British countryside takes you past idyllic fields and via towns with small red brick pubs. You plunge headfirst through green hedgerows and grassy pastures while the sun glimmers in the English autumn sky. As you start to head up the lane towards the Chiltern Hills, the sky begins to darken. […]
