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All posts/entries, for now, from over two decades of global travel. And a few colourful tags, too.

Berlin, Germany

Berlin, Germany

Once famously split in two, Berlin, the present-day trendsetting & historic German capital, is both hip & worn, lively & dull, a city of exhilarating extremes.

Bremen, Germany

Bremen, Germany

Made famous in a Fairy Tale & boasting one of Europe’s most beautiful town squares, red-brick-heavy Bremen, the home of Beck’s Beer, packs quite a punch.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Red-lit hookers & coffee shop hash get all the attention, but the Venice of the North also boasts great museums, stunning architecture and of course that UNESCO-listed cobweb of canals.

Delft, Netherlands

Delft, Netherlands

The charming, canal-ringed & maybe-a-bit-too-idyllic home of the world-famous blue-&-white hand painted Delftware pottery.

Belgium

Belgium

Poor Belgium doesn’t get a very good rap. I don’t know why. It has awesome medieval Old Towns, chocolate, waffles, beer & Flemish Renaissance architecture. Between the Belgian Big 4 of Brussels, Ghent, Bruges & Antwerp, there’s a lot to see, and a lot to like. Boring? No way.

2015 || A Look Back

2015 || A Look Back

Forty-eight weeks, 5 continents, 38 countries & territories. Hundreds of good pictures, thousands of bad ones. The epic year that was.

Brazil

Brazil

From the vast Amazon Basin in the north to the hedonism of the flamboyant city carnivals, seeing all there is to see in Brazil, Latin America’s largest country, would take a lifetime. Maybe two. Here’s a bite-sized sampling for starters.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Iconic & alluring with world-renowned landmarks & place names. Yes Rio is cool, Rio is beautiful, but it’s not the utopia it seems from elevated vantage points.

Porto Alegre, Brazil

Porto Alegre, Brazil

The capital of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, a colourful European-influenced city renowned for its friendly gaucho hospitality.

Montevideo, Uruguay

Montevideo, Uruguay

”OK so there’s not a whole lot around here that will deter too many for too long, but there’s an unmistakably cool vibe on the straight grid of streets that is the Uruguayan capital, a riot of 19th-Century Neoclassical architecture and one of the best cities on the continent in which to tuck into a steak.”

Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay

Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay

“It gets all the Colonia attention, and rightly so. A grid of enchanting streets on a small peninsula jutting into the Rio de la Plata, this UNESCO-listed region is made for exploring. You won’t get lost (trust me, it’s too small for that), but you’ll have fun meandering from one plaza to another along cobbled & shaded streets, checking out pastel-coloured tile-and-stucco colonial houses, ye olde churches and ancient fortifications.”

Antarctica

Antarctica

The White Continent, the driest, windiest, highest & coldest continent on earth, the world’s ultimate once-in-a-lifetime travel destination.

Tierra del Fuego

Tierra del Fuego

It’s pretty remote down here, a desolate archipelago shivering off the southern tip of the South American continent, a burden jointly administered by Chile & by Argentina.

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