Tasmania – Wineglass Bay

I had great expectations for Tasmania. Everyone who’s been to or lived there has great things to say about The Apple Isle. Everyone told me I’d love it… and they were right. Everyone said it was beautiful… and they were right. Everyone said the roads were terrible… and they’re obviously not from my hometown. As […]

The Streets of San Telmo

Everything I had read about San Telmo Market in Buenos Aires was positive, but everything I’d read also said it was a great FLEA market, and I associate flea markets with second-hand clothes and bric-a-brac, which meant I nearly didn’t bother going. It was fortunate I found myself in the area on market day because […]

Bless those Brazilians!

Generally I’m not one for a beach holiday. I’m not the right size for a beach holiday. Swimming laps in a pool for exercise is fine, but parade along a beach in my togs… I don’t think so! I don’t think it’s just me either. In New Zealand where I’m from and in Australia, where […]

The Taste of South America

As I was walking down a strange back street of residential Buenos Aires on a cold dark night, towards the address of Colombian brothers, who I’d never met or heard of, on the recommendation of someone I’d never met, or heard of, it did cross my mind that if things went awry, I could be […]

Walking with the Dead – La Recoleta Cemetery

In a very nice neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, stands its first public cemetery. While not something you generally consider to be a tourist attraction, but this cemetery is really quite impressive. This cemetery has around 4500 tombs. All different, ranging in opulence from a simple marble tomb to mausoleums so grand, you compare them to […]