As things are, I am probably the only person I know who has been to both Gibraltar and the Falkland islands. These two special places have one interesting thing in common: they are much contested UK territories outside of the UK, people are bilingual Spanish-English in both of them, and they seem to have a Read more »
As it usually happens to me with films and places, I fell in love with New Zealand for the first time after watching St. Clair, Otago – Photo by PhillipC a movie. In this case, it was Lee Tamahori’s superb ONCE WERE WARRIORS. This is a 90′s movie, so, NZ and I actually go way Read more »
I visited Hilo many times. Every single time, it rained at some point. Meanwhile, when I sailed into the other side of the Big Island, the sun was always shining. Apparently, there is a scientific explanation for this, but I won´t go into that now. I remember two special times fondly. Once, my Canadian friends Read more »
A few years back, I crossed the Panama canal a couple of times on a cruise ship. Oddly enough, my most vivid memory of the canal is of a gay Philipino boy named Joy who was withening my teeth at the spa in front of the window, during the crossing. I did actually write a Read more »
Desert safaris, cultural centre, magic fountains and a drink on top of the world´s tallest building; welcome to Dubai.
From chaotic and lively downtown to luxury pool hotel. An Acapulco experience.
Though I wouldn’t call myself adventurous, I have a flair for the unexpected,
for wandering down strange alleys and deserted beaches and going to the other side of the sand dune
to see what lies behind.
As soon as I saw the sunflower fields far as the eye could see, I knew we had entered Tuscany. No other place could be this beautiful, so green and inviting to all the pleasures of the world.
I write a lot about travel with lots of cool non-touristy tips but I´m also passionate about film, music and current affairs, so you´ll find a lot of that too.
