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Visiting Paraty, Brazil

Paraty Time

A small town between Rio and Sao Paulo is the perfect stop for the weary traveller. Paraty has become a popular tourist spot with beaches mixing with history.

What is Montevideo like?

Morning in Montevideo

Montevideo, Uruguay One a quiet Sunday morning, the streets of Montevideo are almost empty. The city is slowly awakening from a night of fiesta, another journey into the revelry of the dark which South America embraces as a proud tradition. Music had escaped the bars of the capital and filled the crowded streets; the restaurants […]

Poland Euro 2012 Wroclaw

Is Poland ready for the football?

For football fans, it might be the cheap drinks and party cities that make Poland an attractive destination, but there’s much more to the venues than that.

Inle Lake, Tourism in Myanmar

The lake swamped with tourism

Inle Lake is one of the most beautiful places in Myanmar – for the nature as well as the communities. But it’s becoming corrupted by commercialisation.

Tanjung Puting Orangutan Tour, Kalimantan, Indonesia

Is orangutan tourism ethical?

Orangutan tours and tourism are increasing in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of Borneo. Here I get a first hand look at whether they are ethical.

granja el roble concepcion, paraguay, places to stay in concepcion, ecotourism in paraguay

Beyond the wall…

Near the city of Concepcion in Paraguay, a German biologist has set up his own personal zoo and ecotourism lodge. But what is the story behind it all?

Free walking tour in Santiago, Chile

Hitting the streets of Santiago

Chile’s capital is but a stage for our free tour guide. But there’s something about his stories that bring the city to life. And what a city Santiago is!

Santiago fish market, Mercado Central, Chile

Something a bit fishy

With restaurants and buzzing business, the fish market in Santiago is a tourist magnet. For locals, Mercado Central is the source of the best food.

A mountain beach in Pucon, Chile

The beach in the mountains

A beach in the middle of the mountains, a huge volcano challenging you to climb it, and dozens of hippie cafes. This is life in Pucon, Chile.

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