People, landscapes, culture … what’s not to love about Georgia We had set the benchmark. We spent a wonderful week and a half exploring Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, but with several more weeks up our sleeves, we were certainly not going to stop here. Where to next, where to next? Depending on how much time you …
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What to do in and around Tbilisi Always looking for a place that’s a little bit different and where relatively few travellers wander, we decided on Georgia, starting with the capital Tbilisi. Georgia the country, not the US state, that is! A former state of the Soviet Union it has a decidedly Russian, east bloc-esque …
Escape from Quito to experience the countryside Sierra Alisos is a unique and picturesque hacienda in Tambillo, in the foothills of Mount Atacazo, and only a 50-minute car-ride away from Ecuador’s busy capital Quito. It gets its name from the native Aliso (or Alder) forest that surrounds the secluded area which it’s in. We decided …
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Discover some hidden parts of Turkey and Cyprus Turkey was going through some tough political times whilst we were there. Whilst we were in central Anatolia, amongst the infamous fairy peaks of Cappadocia, we heard that there had been a military coup. There has also been a bombing at the Istanbul Airport recently which meant …
Vegan Quito…off the beaten track experiences The city of Quito and Quito’s vegan scene is ruffling her feathers and the shackles of conservatism are slowly being shaken off. Quito wants to show you that she has changed and that she’s not the gal she was ten years ago! . This city is coming into her …
Time to Dance Samba in Encarnación Encarnación. Where’s that? What, there’s a carnival there? Isn’t that in Brazil? Many people have heard about, and some have even been, to the infamous ‘carnavales’, or carnivals all over Brazil. I mean, who hasn’t heard of the revelling that goes on in Rio de Janeiro? Just the word …
