48 hours in New Orleans
by The tourist throngs usually flock to New Orleans hoping to discover the soul of American jazz music. But in this friendly, muggy little town on …
Category: North America
It’s all Maya
Just over ten years ago, Mexico found itself in the global tourism spotlight when one of its most famous sites, the Chichen Itza was included …
Friday photo: one for the birds
Late this August, I went on a week long cruise on the Norwegian Getaway around the Gulf of Mexico, with pit stops in Honduras, Belize …
My vegetarian food odyssey in Mexico
It doesn’t sound appetising. Neither the name, nor the description. Huitlacoche (pronounced whee-tla-ko-cheh), commonly defined as corn smut or corn fungus. Of course, a few …
Friday photo: Faces from Cuba
Of all the countries I have visited so far, Cuba has to be one of the most fascinating, complex, warm and friendly. I have so …
A walk in Muir Woods
America’s most beloved naturalist John Muir called it “…the best tree-lovers monument that could possibly be found in all the forests of the world.” Close …
San Fran’s Famous Five
In this small city by the bay in the west coast of the USA, many believe that dreams come to life. And that has certainly …
Walking on thin ice
In a year filled with once-in-a-lifetime kind of travel moments (Machu Picchu and Niagara Falls, to name just two) one of my most memorable experiences …