Monthly Archives: May 2010

Plaza Jardin

Located in Tequila, Mexico. Plaza Jardin joined Project: Exposure as part of the destination showcase in January 2010.

Hotel Posada del Agave

Located in Tequila, Mexico. Hotel Posada del Agave joined Project: Exposure as part of the destination showcase in January 2010.

Hacienda El Carmen

Located in Tequila, Mexico. Hacienda el Carmen joined Project: Exposure as part of the destination showcase in January 2010.

Cofradia Distillery & Boutique Hotel

Located in Tequila, Mexico. The Cofradia Distillery Boutique Hotel joined Project: Exposure as part of the destination showcase in January 2010.

Hotel Tequila

Located in Tequila, Mexico. Hotel Tequila joined Project: Exposure as part of the destination showcase in January 2010.

On the rails – Sochi to Ulaanbaatar

As I write, it’s 5:30am in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. Through the window of my host’s flat I can see the pale orange of the morning sun picking out the shapes of the new industrial complexes and apartment blocks that are sprouting at great speed.

Rain, train and pain – Yerevan to Sochi

Her familiar, tearful, smiling face was framed by the tinted window, then a silhouette, receding; finally she joined the flecked shapes swaying within the departing bus as it began its 24-hour journey to Tehran.

The Etruscans once lived here

Tuscany owes its name to the ancient Etruscan people, also known as Tusci, who lived and flourished here until they were assimilated into the Roman territories during the Roman Republic.

Top five picks for community-based tourism accommodation in sub-equatorial Africa

Nothing beats the experience of staying with locals and supporting their local communities. The WHL Group puts forward here five of its favourite community-based accommodation initiatives in Africa.

The Treehouse Diaries: The book launch.

Considering I had a month to get a manuscript of 80000 words in, the book has come to finally come to fruition! What better time to release it than time for time – while I was building my arboreal dwelling this time last year.