Entering the Giza archaeological zone for the first time, I’d been bracing myself for the worst. For years I’d been…
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There are certain ways of romanticizing Cairo, but I want to be clear from the get-go: it is, on the…
When many people who haven’t yet travelled to Asia think of Vietnam, their minds instantly flash to images of chaos.…
I’ve lived in Vietnam for over a decade and love my home city of Saigon, but even I admit that…
From waking up surrounded by shiny modern skyscrapers to staying in the thick of it in Chinatown (the heart of…
Vung Tau strikes a balance you don’t find much in Vietnam: laid-back beach town and booming city that’s distinctly Vietnamese.…
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To travellers in Ecuador, Quito is affectionately known as The Vortex, because all roads seem to lead to this mountain…
One of the toughest choices I made on Colombia’s Caribbean coast was where to stay to enjoy the best of…
As our boat rocked its way into a small snorkelling bay on Isla Grande, ‘La Playita’, Pablo Escobar’s alleged Caribbean…
Buenos Aires announces itself through its streets more than through any landmark. In Palermo, jacaranda trees drop violet petals onto…