Snow Festivals in Tohoku, Japan
While Sapporo steals the headlines when it comes to snow festivals in Japan, the Tohoku region offers plenty of off the beaten track igloo adventure. I’m just back from an assignment in Tohoku, taking in the snow festivals, doll festivals, sake breweries and UNESCO sights, as well as making the most of all that wonderful [...]
Okinawa, Karuizawa, Tokyo
With tropical beaches, frozen forests and neon cityscapes, Japan certainly pulled out all the stops during my recent visit to the Land of the Rising Sun…
Zebra – Moremi Game Reserve
A safari through the lesser-known Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana allowed me to get up close and personal with these zebras.
FIB Festival, Spain
Nights at the party, days by the beach. That’s the hedonistic promise made by the music festival in Benicassim. Forget the mud of Glastonbury, forget that FiberFIB sounds like a constipation product. Grab a ticket to Spain and party for four days, both beneath and in front of the stars. From where I’m standing, of [...]
Hunting Whales
Pedro Martina’s sun-worn face lights up as he grabs my shoulder and points into the distance. “Three of them are under the water now,” he says as I scour the shades of blue. “One baby and two adultos… and further behind them I can see two more.” It’s certainly not the first time Pedro has [...]
It Doesn’t Take Two to Tango
Buenos Aires. Ah, you can almost hear the accordion in your mind. The stomp and the swish of the dancers. The haughty stare and ice-licked face of the star, raven hair tight against her scalp. Or, you can see a rambling, scruffy line of pale-faced young men shuffling forwards in clear [...]
