“Where is the reception desk,” I asked politely when I entered The Anndore House in the constantly gentrified once ‘seedy’ downtown area in Toronto. “You’re here,” was the answer from the...

A UNESCO World Heritage city, Cartagena is Colombia’s answer to the French Riviera. Stay in the lovely old and colourful part of the city. The modern buildings of the other Cartagena is complete with...

It’s always  good to come home but this time, my trip to Colombia, kept me wishing to stay longer. WHERE TO STAY IN BOGOTÁ First stop. B.O.G. Hotel, (Carrera 11 #867) was purchased 6 years ago and...

  MONGOLIA: EMERGING 3RD WORLD COUNTRY BUT WITH A MOTHERLODE OF HIDDEN WEALTH I had a preconceived idea that this land-locked country surrounded by the Altai Mountain range with undisturbed nature and...

  THE MOST PEACEFUL PLACE TO DE-STRESS HIGH IN THE HIMALAYAS There was a time, not that long ago, when tourists knew nothing about the tiny landlocked kingdom of Bhutan located between India's craggy...

   OLA MADRID THE MAGNIFICENT! Madrid is a city of plenty.  It has at least 44 museums, a history that is daunting, many imperial boulevards, numerous theatres, palaces, outdoor monuments.  It’s a...

Although this newsletter is from an article of a few years ago when the world was safe, it's still a goodie and an adventure that continues to bring laughter and tears as its memory lingers on. My day of...

On my first trip to India, I was convinced I was going to die. I was to be met by someone from the tourism department in Mumbai but he/she was a no-show. In fact there were few travelers, and mysteriously...

As Poland increasingly becomes a travel destination, chances are stops will include the capital, Warsaw plus the ancient city of Krakow, and perhaps Wroclaw (formerly Breslau). MOST UNIQUE JOURNEY FROM...

My guide, Renata and I reach the historic, over 700 year old town of Swidnica.  As with most Polish cities and towns, there's a main square where we have a typical but far too large Polish lunch of steak,...