Rio de Janeiro was the third stop on our South America trip. We’d already spent 4 days in Buenos Aires, and 2 days at Iguazu Falls, and would later be visiting the Peruvian Amazon, walking the Inca Trail and spending a few days in each of Cusco, Lima and Santiago. Our flight from Foz do… Read More
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Having spent 2 days in Vinales, 3 days in Cienfuegos, and 3 days in Trinidad, we made our way to the last stop of our Cuba trip, the capital Havana. We took a taxi from Trinidad, a journey of around 4hrs, and arrived in Havana early afternoon. We checked into Hotel Habana 612, centrally located… Read More
Having spent 5 days in…Miami, our next stop was San Juan, Puerto Rico. Our flight from Miami arrived into Luiz Muñoz Marín airport early afternoon. We took a taxi to Monastery Art Suites, conveniently located in the heart of the Old Town (Viejo San Juan), and housed in a ‘renovated’ colonial town house. The suites… Read More
Buenos Aires was the first stop on our trip to South America (we would also be visiting Iquazu Falls, Rio de Janeiro, Lima, Santiago, the Amazon jungle, Cusco and walking the Inca Trail). We flew Sydney to Santiago de Chile, and then took a connecting flight to BA, which arrived early evening. We were staying… Read More
Itinerary Summary Day 1 Yaletown, West End, English Bay, Canada Place Day 2 Granville Island markets, South Granville, W. Broadway, Main Street, Commercial Drive, Gastown Day 3 Capilano Suspension Bridge Park, Stanley Park, Vancouver Aquarium Day 4 Vancouver Art Gallery Day 1 Vancouver was the last stop on our Canadian winter holiday. We’d already been… Read More
Las Vegas was always on my wishlist. I’m not really into gambling, but I was intrigued to see the over-the-top, craziness of the place. It seemed to me, to be one of those places that you just need to experience at least once in your life, to immerse yourself in, and to witness the spectacle… Read More
San Diego was the first stop on our 4 week trip to California and Mexico, which included 4 days in…Las Vegas, 5 days in…San Francisco, 3 days in…Mexico City, 5 days in…Merida and ended with 5 days in…Los Angeles. We flew into Los Angeles (LAX) arriving at about 10.30am, and had decided to that, rather… Read More
Our trip to South Africa was last minute to say the least. We booked our flight at 8pm and were on the plane from Perth to Jo’burg less than 4 hours later! Considering that we normally have our trips researched, planned and booked months in advance, this was a little bit alarming to say the… Read More