Kuala Lumpur, the vibrant capitol of Malyasia is ‘Truly Asia’.  The peninsular city offers, arguably, some of the world’s best cuisine creating wonderful opportunities for Malaysia culinary tours.   The best time to visit Peninsular Malaysia is from June to September during the dry season; however this time of year will also be the warmest.  To escape the heat and […]

Your smartphone can come in handy while abroad to check your email, update friends and family, share pictures and videos on social media sites, search for the best local restaurants, and pull up local street maps to meander foreign towns.   However, user beware – you may incur outrageous charges if you are not savvy using your cell phone abroad. […]

Larco Herrera Museum offers an amazing overview of Peru’s remarkable history through its variety of ceramic vessels, textiles, gold and silver ornaments. The museum was originally a house that Jose Larco Hoyle bought to transform it into a museum in homage of his beloved father, Jose Larco Herrera. This house is a beautiful colonial building located in a unique vice-royal […]

Mention Buenos Aires and people think of different things –  tango, Recoleta and … La Boca. And it’s as colourful and vibrant as the photos suggest. Our first visit was in the middle of the day – when the sun was at its harshest. This couldn’t drown out the colours though. And it was a stunning visit. So much so […]

I don’t know what I was really expecting on my trip to Antarctica but I did think there’d be some ice, wildlife and rough seas. Well, two out of three ain’t bad. Mid-summer it may be but there was plenty of ice. And being mid-summer, most of the critters were out of the water, on land preparing for or tending […]