Our guide had heard that the road between San Christobal and Palenque might be blocked by striking teachers and that was the case. They were striking because they want a pension, which seems fair ...

>I wonder how they are able to tell the difference and find it out, though... I think those concerned with enforcement are pretty good at identifying fakes (genuine items usually have anti-counterfeit ...

We were heading to Puebla, the largest city in the state of Puebla. After some slow traffic in Mexico City, we were soon in green countryside. The Sierra Madre mountains looked beautiful in the ...

Dayton isn't on a direct line between Columbus and Cincinnati but it is a good-sized city and I'd heard of it so I wanted to stop long enough to see what it was all about. I had penciled in the ...

We finally managed a sleep-in this morning but we were still up and at breakfast by 8am. Afterwards we headed up to the Plazz de Armas again. It's only three blocks from our hotel, about 600 metres ...

An even-numbered year means it’s time for another European road trip. In 2022 it was a toss up between the Rhône/Rhine and Italy and Mei Ling picked the former. This time round we could have done ...

The next day we enjoyed two quite different activities. First a vist to the Anthropology Musem, and then a fun ride on gondola type boat in an ancient canal system. I felt our visit to the National ...

For a short break from our Tour de France we flew south to the city of Imperia on the Italian Riviera but forgot to take the sun with us. However, our super-luxurious accommodation and most amiable ...

After visiting the Saxon Gardens, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and Piłsudski Square, our group reached Krakowskie Przedmieście, the street, where, according to our city guide, it is easy to have ...

While we believe that the Nazis were ruthless fanatics led by a fascist dictator, it is a sad fact that there are despots and their acolytes around the world today who think Hitler was a hero and who ...