World in Words

[...] Villa Romonea stands tall and proud on a beautiful spot besides the ocean on the southwest coast of Cambodia. [...]

[...] them on their rather spectacular plot of land, which is surrounded by mountains, mangroves and rice paddies. While everything about their structure and design is original, the couple have kitted them [...]

[...] my bag. I was not to go hungry on this journey. The first destination was Sapa, where terraced rice paddies and beautifully-adorned tribal women paint the scenery in a riot of colours. Irrespective of [...]

[...] I am really very lucky to have uttered the words “I just got head-butted by a sea lion.” Travel Tips We went on an eight-day cruise in the Galapagos with King of the Seas, which is an ‘ [...]

[...] of our evenings dancing like mad goats. Well, that’s our excuse anyway! Happy Christmas. Travel Tips We stayed at the lovely Hacienda Venecia near Maizales in Zona Cafetera (which is just a [...]

[...] your clothes on and just not caring, I decided. And Champa Lodge is the perfect place to do it. Travel Tips If you would like to stay at Champa Lodge, or combine it as part of a holiday to Cambodia [...]

[...] above our wardrobe in a triumphant ceremonial manner and stepped out onto our balcony to have a Bia Saigon. Our new humble home is in “District Three” of this huge, bustling and to be quite frank, [...]

[...] an incredible chilli after-bite. Serving Suggestion: Best enjoyed with an ice-cold bottle of Bia Saigon, available from all good retailers for about 30p. It is Vietnam in a sandwich. It’s everything [...]

I boarded a sleeper train for the mountainous north-west region of Vietnam clutching a large can of Heineken, a pack of chocolate Oreos and a bag of r [...]

Villa Romonea stands tall and proud on a beautiful spot besides the ocean on the southwest coast of Cambodia. Gleaming white, its modernist curves and [...]

[...] Leo and took a seat on the bright red plastic seats of the departure lounge at the Galapagos Airport it suddenly hit me what I was saying goodbye to. I watched “Darwin’s finches”, as [...]