Viñales was the first stop on our trip to Cuba. We would also be visiting Cienfuegos, Trinidad and Havana. Our flight arrived into Havana at 4pm, and we had arranged a taxi in advance with ‘Taxi Viñales Cuba’. Our driver was waiting for us, and 2½hrs later we arrived in Viñales. Located in the agricultural… Read More
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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
The mighty Iguazú Falls were the second stop on our South America trip. This spectacular site, which consists of hundreds of waterfalls stretching for nearly 3km, sits within rainforest national park. It straddles the border of Argentina and Brazil and can be easily visited from either country. We had read that both sides were worth… Read More
I had never even heard of Whitehorse, so it certainly hadn’t been on my list of ‘must see’ destinations. But once we started researching a winter holiday that would incorporate seeing the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, Whitehorse quickly came into the picture. Obviously, watching the lights is a night time activity, so we wanted… 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
We were staying in Las Vegas for 4 nights as part of a trip to California and Mexico, and decided to venture out into nearby Death Valley for a day, to explore one of the hottest places on Earth. We looked into booking an organised tour, but most of the published itineraries included a… Read More