Category Archives: Travel

The theatre lights dim and a Brazilian supermodel takes to the stage, tanned legs emerging from a skintight miniskirt. In the audience, an A to Z of Rio de Janeiro‘s great and good: pop stars, sports stars, soap stars and … Continue reading →

What’s the attraction? Thirty years ago this month, Indiana Jones burst on to the big screen for the first time in Raiders of the Lost Ark, directed by Steven Spielberg. The creation of George Lucas, “Indy” was the world’s coolest … Continue reading →

Cuando has oído hablar mucho de un lugar o una obra de arte y por fin la ves, te parece pequeña. Le pasa a quien ve, por fin, La Gioconda en el Louvre o La Pietá de Miguel Ángel en … Continue reading →

Tourists visiting Thailand should be barred from getting culturally insensitive Buddhist tattoos, the culture ministry says. Niphit Intharasombat, the culture minister, said residents have complained that tattoo parlours are etching sacred images of Buddha and other religious images on to … Continue reading →

Se rendre jusqu’à Kiruna n’est qu’une question de patience. Dix-sept heures d’un train au départ de Stockholm qui fend un paysage —forcément enneigé— où les bouleaux et les sapins finissent par s’imposer comme la seule distraction visuelle. A la descente … Continue reading →

  At Kashmir’s Royal Springs golf course, Javed Ahmed looked through the large glass windows of the clubhouse on to the manicured fairways. The official was understandably proud; the course has been voted the best in India and one of … Continue reading →

  Cafe Quentin … ‘more Parisian than a real Parisian cafe’. Photograph: John Brunton The Belgian capital may be famous for its beers and "moules frites", but there are a lot more exciting venues to discover than pubs and bistrots. … Continue reading →

  ‘Asian ibex, Marco Polo sheep, Siberian deer." The elderly German trophy hunter was unashamed as he reeled off his wanted list. "No snow leopards then?" I asked facetiously. "No, no. We cannot. They are shy creatures." He leant towards … Continue reading →

  -¿Pasillo o ventanilla?   Ojo con abrir la boca. Cualquiera que sea su respuesta le costará entre 5 y 60 euros, según la compañía. -¿Cuántas maletas factura? ¿Sólo una? El "sólo" no le exime de otros 15 euros. -¿Le … Continue reading →

  El agua lo es todo", dice Riszard que dice Ogotemmeli. "La tierra procede del agua. La luz procede del agua. La sangre". Ogotemmeli es el sabio del pueblo dogón, dice Riszard, y Riszard es Riszard Kapuscinski, "el enviado de … Continue reading →