A few years ago while travelling through Sweden I paid a visit to a friend I met travelling while she was passing through my country. I stayed for a week and lodged in the family house. The whole family could speak perfect English like most Swedish people do. But as my cultural exchange the…
The Bogota minibus experience You are packed in like sardines, weaving through traffic and then the bus stops to let in another passanger that it can’t possibly fit. Still the bus driver does it all the same. He can’t get in the front door so the passenger enters the back door. The passenger then…
If there were a city that was a work of art Cartegena, Colombia would be one of them. This early colonial city of the Americas is so colourful it will delight you at every corner. Cartagena was one of the first cities founded in the Americas and therefore has many old buildings. During it’s…
It’s that time of the year again. October. When you fill you boots with beer which then goes so high that it spills from your mouth. The actual Oktoberfest called Wiesn (short for Thereienwiesn, where it is held in Munich) is held from mid September and finishes the 1st week of Oktober. The only…
Sydney Harbour When it comes to cities, it is not often when you can find one that is a mixture of natural bushland and cityscape in one. Because of it’s topography, Sydney has great vistas, waterways, bushland, natural parks, beautiful beaches- both oceanside and protected harbour beaches, and National Parks, which can be explored if…
Salsa FM Salsa music is a type of music that was born in Cuba. These days salsa music has spread to many parts of the Caribbean, meaning that not only is it listened and danced as a favourite dance of the surrounding countries, there are songs composed from musicians from these surrounding countries, that are…
Having spent a lot of time in Spain I occasionally get asked for advice of where to go. Recently I was asked for the best place in Spain to party and also laze by the beach. The good news is that the Spanish really know how to party and are fun to party with. In…