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LATEST ARTICLES ( 10 )

• Out of the Frying Pan. Shashi’s Cooking Classes, Udaipur, India

  

  Meet Shashi. At around 40 years old (give or take a few) she’s had a hell of a life already, yet just a few minutes of conversation will tell you that she’s onl... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Daytrippin’ Around Jaipur, India

  

  The beauty of Jaipur was that, as well as having so much to do within those lovely pink city walls, there are a handful of easy half-day trips offering... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Pretty in Pink, Jaipur, India

  

  If Delhi was a cold slap in the face, Jaipur was a warm hug from a pot-bellied uncle. Big-hearted, welcoming and strangely familiar, the so-called ‘Pink City’ i... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• New Trip. New Delhi, India

  

  It took us two years to decide on our next big trip, although it should have taken two days. It was always going to be India – we have a taste for Asia now and ... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Backpack Diaries – Our Top Ten South American Experiences

  

  So this post is a little late – over a year late to be precise – but that’s okay because we still remember every miniscule detail of the trip as if it was... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Transported Back to 20th Century Paris, France

  

  I have to admit that my vision of Paris has always been stuck in the 1900s. An idealised picture of luscious dinners eaten after the theatre; ladies in long... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• One Last Knees Up. Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

  

  Note: You might have noticed that it’s been a while since we last updated (almost 6 months actually). We have been home for that whole time and we didn’t want t... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• If Only the Weather Was Grand, Eh? Ilha Grande, Brazil

  

  Of all the ways in which I have ever arrived on a beach, Ilha Grande (a small tropical island off the coast of Brazil) was my favourite. Lopez Mendes is gloriou... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2010 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Perfect Little Paraty, Brazil

  

  I don’t like to throw the ‘P’ word around but Paraty may be the perfect weekend getaway. Pretend for two minutes that this lovely seaside town in Brazil is not... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2010 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Chunder-struck by Florianópolis, Brazil

  

  Note: After over a hundred posts, 17 countries and almost 12 months of traveling, I reckon you must all be fed up of hearing (or reading) my voice so I asked... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2010 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL