PORTUGAL – Lagos: A town fit for Romeo and Juliet, as long as they’re not taking cliff selfies…

Miles from the raucous stag do’s of Albufeira and the urban metropolis of Lisbon lies the quaint and charming seaside city of Lagos. Nestled comfortably in the Algarve, this picturesque little province is a true gem of Portugal’s south coast, boasting an impressive range of enviable beauty spots. From its lavish marina, where jetskis and […]

BRAZIL – Rainy Rio Left Me Cold

At a first glance, Rio’s landscape appears as a strange yet vibrant mix of skyscrapers meet beach coves, modern museums meet run-down shops and wild palm trees meet concrete pathways. It’s almost as if the industrial and natural worlds have collided, producing an unusual and chaotic concrete city which appears to spawn from natural jungle. […]

ARGENTINA – Buenos Aires: The World Condensed Into One City

Bringing together the bright lights of New York, the climate of England, the architecture of Paris and the cafes of Italy, Argentina’s colourful capital exists as a fabulous cocktail of international life. However, what makes Buenos Aires so unique for a South American city is its unique and diverse appearance. Pop-up shops come and go, […]

BOLIVIA – La Paz: Concrete Jungle Where Nightmares are Made of

***DISCLAIMER:*** If you have visited La Paz and thought it was great, click away now and go back to watching funny cat videos on YouTube because the chances are you’re not going to like this post. The opinions here and my experience in La Paz may be my own but after hearing countless others rave […]

PERU – Cusco: The Hidden Gem of South America

Totally unexpectedly, Cusco has earned its place as our favourite destination in South America. So why has this small, underestimated location become our favourite of them all? Where do I begin… Cusco is an architect’s dream. Magnificent colonial style cathedrals and churches pierce the blue Peruvian sky. Little hand-carved stone steps, reminiscent of a Italian […]

ECUADOR – Markets Galore at Otavalo

Up in the Ecuadorian highlands sits Otavalo, a relatively small and peaceful town that houses one of the largest hand-made markets in the world. While the main stalls of the plaza run every day of the week, Saturday is the day to visit as the market almost quadruples in size, flooding the famous ‘Plaza los […]

ECUADOR – Quito: The City in the Sky

Elevated at 2,850 meters (9,350 ft) above sea-level crowns Quito the second highest capital city in the world, and it certainly shows. This beautiful city looks as if it was hand-carved into the mountains, constituting a crater of sprawling pastel-coloured houses and church steeples which bask in the shadows of looming volcanoes and mountain peaks. […]

COSTA RICA – San Jose: A City of Chaos, Crowds and Concrete

Costa Rica’s capital city of San Jose appears as a chaotic and colourful labyrinth of concrete buildings that sprawl unnaturally over the country’s rural landscape. It’s easy to feel disorientated and lost among the city’s contrasting mix of rich and poor and new and old as designer clothing stores neighbour cheap market stalls and illegal […]

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