Travelling: journals

Are you a journal writer? Do you keep a journal when you travel or does your blog suffice? When I was younger, before I became a professional travel writer, I used to keep journals whenever I travelled. I’d write most days, usually with a drink in hand, from my hotel balcony, an al fresco café … Read more about Travelling: journals

Travelling: peoplewatching #2

Each weekend the lively Feria de Mataderos, Market of Slaughterhouses, is held in Buenos Aires’ outer working class suburb of Mataderos. It’s a vibrant celebration of meat, gaucho culture and rural life, with barbecues, food and craft stalls, folk music and dancing, and the highlight of the day, the sortija. Skillful horsemen in traditional gaucho … Read more about Travelling: peoplewatching #2