Italy Rail Passes Want to engage in La Dolce Vita? Feast on giant bowls of pasta, paper thin-prociutto and aromatic wines while passing through the dazzling landscapes of Italy. Spend as much time as you want in the countryside, Sicily or any of its great cities. Linger in lovely Venice, view all the facades of [...]

Category Town Description Mining town in Sierra Madre Mountains at over 8000 feet altitude. Almost desereted until a few years ago it is coming back to life with many outsiders moving to the area. Address Real de Catorce Nearest Larger Town: Matehuala State: San Luis Potosi By bus Real de Catorce is about 10 hours [...]

The absinthe burned my throat on the way down. Breathing in through my nose I contemplated how it was getting easier every time and when I felt it was safe I let out a high pitched roar. It was 11.30pm and there was me and Scooby and Corco and Masterson-Nolan and we were in our [...]

Title Pop Cafeteria – A nice cool Place to eat Category Eating Date 15 Sep 2000 Description Pop Cafeteria is just two blocks off the main plaza in Merida. When its 105º F in Merida its wonderful to walk into this air conditioned restaurant. Address Pop Cafeteria Calle 57 between calle 60 and 62 Merida, [...]

Stories from a Market Pasar Mardika, like any market, is a microcosm of the society it serves. On the surface it is the thriving, if ugly, commercial heart of the city, but the market also exemplifies the roiling tensions and brewing conflict that threatens to tear Indonesia apart. Within Mardika are sold those goods which [...]

  Description A dem fine piece of engineering, wot! Address Westminster, London Phone   Email   Price Range A tube ticket! Text Each of the new stations of the Jubilee line extension must surely qualify as modern works of art in steel and glass. Their scale is huge in an otherwise human-sized city, dwarfing and [...]

An utterly spectacular mountain drive awaits you in Western Crete. From the city of Hania on the Northern coast, the roads go south through the Lefka Ori (White Mountains) to the soutern coast of the island. We hit Crete during a heat wave in the dead of summer, so we got a rare oppurtunity to [...]

There are places and situations in life that make you feel like you’re part of a large monochrome puzzle all made of the same material. A place where you can feel utter harmony, utter peace. Finding those places in the world is rare, but definitely possible. In Prague, the Czech Republics old, bohemian capital, I [...]

Certain cultures give off different feelings to the viewer, resonate different auras. Two places, that are only a few hundred metres apart geographically, can give off a totally different emotional response on an outsider. After London, I took a train along the coast to Scotland. I instantly fell in love with the area and all [...]

  Description The Hospedaje Bed and Breakfast Madero 83 is a bargain with a bed in a clean dorm room and breakfast for only about $4. Address Calle Mader #83 San Cristobal de las Casas Chiapas, Mexico Five Blocks East of the main Plaza Phone (967)8-04-40 Email   Price Range $4-$12 breakfasat included Text The [...]