Category: World Travel
By Roger Allnutt It has been 10 years since I visited Cambodia, the “Kingdom’ of Wonder” and although there have been improvements since that time the majority of inhabitants of the country are still desperately poor. In the capital Phnom…
The Silver Pagoda at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh. By Roger Allnutt
By Roger Allnutt The large Mediterranean island of Corsica has had a turbulent history over the centuries, even up to the 1970s with its fiercely patriotic inhabitants calling for independence from France. Corsica has a strong connection with Napoleon Bonaparte…
The clifftop town of Bonifacio, on the southern tip of Corsica. By Roger Allnutt
By Roger Allnutt In the past decade or so Macau, the former Portuguese enclave on the south coast of China near Hong Kong, has undergone a dramatic transformation. On the one hand the slower paced and historic elements of the…
The ruins of St. Paul's Church in Macau. with a wedding party on the right. By Roger Allnutt
By Roger Allnutt Most tourists heading to the Philippines fly into the capital Manila and after a couple of days fly out to one of the popular island destinations such as Cebu, Boracay or Palawan. However, the region north of…
St Augustin Church and Belltower in , Paoay, The Philippines By Roger Allnutt
By Roger Allnutt The elephants are in mourning and very agitated. Amongst the stark foliage of the trees lining the Chobe River in northern Botswana a small family of elephants fret and stamp, emitting mournful noises. A few days earlier…
Elephants in Chobe National Park, Botswana
By Roger Allnutt Perched high on the edge of the escarpment overlooking the St Lawrence River in Quebec City, the historic Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac hotel must be one of the best known and most recognizable icons in Canada if…
Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac Hotel, Quebec
By Roger Allnutt France is a large and amazingly diverse country full of magnificent scenery (just watch the Tour de France on TV for a sample), with a fascinating history, wonderful buildings and some of the best food and wine…
9th Century Abbey at Baume les Messieurs in the Department of Jura, France
By Roger Allnutt Many travellers to China include Xi’an, the capital of Shaanxi province and famous for the Terracotta Warrior s as a key part of their itinerary. However there is another province with a similar name Shanxi which lies…
Xuankong (Overhanging Monastery) in Shanxi Province, China
By Roger Allnutt For many Europeans Crete is one of the Greek islands that they flock to in droves to relax in the sunshine at one of the many resorts that line the north coast of the 150-mile-long island. Large…
Colourful flowers against wall of Prevelli monastery on the Greek Island of Crete
By Ariel Johns Nestled on the Yucatán Peninsula and bordering the Caribbean Sea, Cancún, Mexico has long been known for its food, rich history and luxurious beach front resorts. For one week, I had the pleasure of calling this oasis,…
By Joann Deutch [Read Part I of An Antarctic Adventure series here.] Antarctica, the 7th continent, is a land mass the size of Europe and the United States combined, an improbable desert beneath ice, and inaccessible outside a small window…
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The m/v Sea Spirit on a voyage to Antarctica Photo courtesy of Poseidon Expeditions
By Roger Allnutt Stretching about 1,500 miles along the coast of Queensland, the Great Barrier Reef (there are in fact about 2,900 individual reefs, 300 coral cays and 900 islands) is one of Australia’s premier tourist icons and a ‘must…
Pontoon at Agincourt Reef, part of Queensland, Australia's Great Barrier Reef