A quick one to say that Cubans really have the prettiest umbrellas! Loved the designs I saw here.
Arrived in Cuba and decided to get out of my confort zone by asking some other passengers whether they wanted to share a taxi into Havana (it’s US$25). I struck lucky on the second try and the added bonus was that the taxi we got was one of the old 1950s ones (those ones are…
A hands-on felt-making workshop revealing traditional Kyrgyz techniques, time investment, group dynamics, and what travellers experience engaging with local artisans.
Something I discovered in the main market in Cuenca on the Free Walking Tour. If you want to: attract someone get rid of someone get rich or any number of other desires in life, all you need is perfume! It’s legitimate, quality assured and 100% effective according to the advertising on the boxes, and here I…
One of the key considerations when heading to Iran is the strictly enforced dress code in place there. By law (not just for religious reasons), men must wear long pants, women must wear long pants/skirts/dresses that cover the ankles, long sleeves (at least ¾ length) and a headscarf that covers their hair. In addition, if a…
Imagine WWF wrestling – you know that really weird “fake” wrestling that you see from time to time on TV? Got that good and firm in your mind? Great! OK – now imagine WWF wrestling but done by indigenous Bolivian women (Cholitas) wearing traditional clothing. Yes – this is what I went to see the…
While we were waiting for James to un-stick the truck from the Tamgaly petroglyph mud with the help of his fireman and Army friends, we hired a mini-van and headed off from Bishkek for a 3-day tour around Issyk Kul – the second largest mountain lake in the world (behind Lake Titicaca). It turned out…