Country number 9 of 10 on my Caribbean island hop by air. I fly into Guyana, on the northern coast of South America. Then disaster happens – I break my arm and end up visiting a local hospital. Stitched up and in a sling, I still manage to see some of the sights of Georgetown, […]
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After a nine-year gap, I fly into Dhaka, Bangladesh’s chaotic and colourful capital – I even stay in the same hotel: La Vinci Hotel. After checking in, I sample a can of Hunter’s Lager, with its suspiciously Foster’s like can design. The next morning, I head off outside to wander Kawran Bazaar, Dhaka’s largest wholesale […]
Part 2 of my South Pacific trip. From Port Moresby, I fly into the Solomon Island’s hectic, pot-holed capital Honiara. I walk about seeing the main sights, then catch a taxi into the hills to see the American and Japanese War Memorials. Honiara isn’t pretty, but its safe enough. source
From Haiti, I fly north to Nassau, Bahamas. Once there, I wander the streets of downtown Nassau, seeing the Straw Market, Fort Fincastle, Queen’s Staircase, Paradise Island etc. source
With some trepidation, I fly into the Haitian capital. My guide picks up me up and then whips me through some Port-au-Prince’s highlights. Sights include the Iron Market, the voodoo statues in the Hotel Oloffson, the earthquake damaged cathedral, Place Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Place du Marron (home to some great statues), the view of the colourful […]
Country number 10 of 10 on my Caribbean Island hop adventure by air. I fly into Paramaribo, with my broken arm, and see some of the sights of the capital before flying back to Europe. source
How to spend 24-hours in Dili, capital of one of the newest countries in the world. After a short hop aboard Nam Air from Bali, I land in sleepy Dili. The Hotel Timor is a good base to explore the city on foot, where I see the Presidential Palace, the Santa Cruz Massacre Memorial, the […]
Queensland Part 3 We fly into Brisbane, state capital of Queensland. We see the main sights (the Brisbane Museum, Queens Street, ANZAC War Memorial, Botanical Garden, the fake beach and the famous skyline. source
I fly into Indonesia’s second-largest city, Surabaya, over of the east coast of Java. After checking into the colonial-rich Hotel Majapahit, I set off to see the sights of the city, including a Snake-Crocodile Monument, an unusual Chinese mosque, Heroes Monument, the Al-Akbar Grand Mosque, Bamboo Monument, the Submarine monument and the spectacular Grahadi Building, […]
From Tbilisi we fly into Baku, located along the Caspian Sea. Staying the Fairmont ‘Flame’ Tower Hotel affords us an excellent view of the long sweeping city coastline. In the city, we see the giant flag, walk past the carpet museum, see the twists and turns of the old medieval walled town, which included the […]
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