The Greek Cuisine Tour

By Val Jones This morning we went on a real treat of a tour…

Crossing the line

By Andrew Matheson Land borders can be a bit of a novelty…

Thoughts of a traveller - Myanmar 2018

by Donald McFadyen During the winter past I got itchy feet…

Reflections on China

By Andrew Matheson On our recent tour of China's Silk Road jaws…

The Great Game

By Andrew Matheson For more than 2,000 years Kashgar was the…

Time for confusion

By Andrew Matheson We gather in the hotel lobby to head off…

Making the desert bloom

By Andrew Matheson Little known fact.  While most people know…

It sure is a great wall!

By Andrew Matheson That's what Richard Nixon reportedly said…

Russia and the Baltics
June 2020

Discover four different parts of the former Soviet Union —…

Globalisation, medieval style...

By Andrew Matheson What do Bergen, Bruges and London have in…

Lapland or Sápmi? Lapps or Sámi?

By Andrew Matheson Most school students in New Zealand learn…

Two who didn’t make it home

By Andrew Matheson For a remote country with a small population,…

This town is on the move

By Andrew Matheson Our most northerly stop in Swedish Lapland…

Walking in Iceland

By Warwick Silvester The unique attraction of Iceland as a destination…

South America by Train - Puno to Cusco

By Gerald Bailey I'll try to write this on today's 10-hour train…

South America by Train - daily observations

By Gerald Bailey We didn't embark on this adventure in search…