We should have known this wasn’t going to be a normal night at the opera when the crowd at the Arena at Verona started doing the Mexican wave. I’d only seen the Mexican wave at the football, so it was quite a shock – at the opera no less, but at Verona’s Arena? But maybe … Read more about A night at the opera in Verona, or, When is opera not opera? When it’s pure spectacle
There is so much more to Australia than the east coast trail, that well-trodden route that most travellers take. Whether it starts in Sydney or Melbourne, it takes in both cities (they’re a short flight apart), then involves the long drive up the east coast of NSW to the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, and then up … Read more about Australia’s well-trodden east coast trail… but why?
Here’s the second part of my pick of the world’s most jawdropping drives from roads we’ve travelled in the last few years (read part 1 here). I’ve categorized these great drives by region and country, as some destinations are gifted with so many dramatically beautiful routes: 6. MOROCCO: one of our favorite road trips starts … Read more about The world’s most jawdropping drives, part 2
We do a lot of driving as part of our guidebook research – rather, my partner and co-author Terence drives and I do the trip planning and navigating. So it’s inevitable that some of the most memorable aspects of our trips are the roads we drive. I stumbled across Matador’s The World’s Most Spectacular Roads, which … Read more about The world’s most jawdropping drives, part 1
Now that I’ve convinced you that Thai spas offer the most sublime experience of any spas in the world, here’s a list of my top ten favorite Thai spas and treatments, to help you select one for your own indulgent spa getaway: 1. Six Senses Earth Spa at Six Senses Hideaway Hua Hin – be … Read more about Top 10 Spas in Thailand