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24 hours in Buenos Aires!

Wake up at the traditional boutique hotel, Legado Mitico, where all rooms are individually styled and named after a famous Argentinean.  Enjoy a hearty breakfast in the wood panelled library before heading off to explore the fashionable city of Buenos Aires. Take a taxi to Recoleta Cemetery;

Family fun in Costa Rica

  Prior to my trip to Costa Rica, I thought the country was only suitable for serious bird watchers and honeymooners and would simply not work for a family summer holiday. This view couldn’t be further from the truth – the country has something to offer for

Highlights of Argentina

  Perhaps the best way to truly grasp the size of Argentina is to consider that it would take 5 hours to fly from top to bottom. Put another way, the distance between the city of Salta in the north and Ushuaia in the south is further

New Adventures in Costa Rica

  This was my first trip to Central America let alone Costa Rica.  I was excited at the prospect of travelling to this diverse yet compact country. I wasn’t to be disappointed…   After a late night arrival in San Jose I was ready the following day

Brazilian food: a beginner’s guide

For many of us the food we eat while visiting a country has a very strong influence on how we remember our holiday. Even years later a small trigger can have us recollect a sensational or disastrous meal from our trip. While any holiday in Brazil is

In pictures: the wonders of the Galapagos islands

The Galapagos Islands, around 500 miles off the west coast of Ecuador, are rightly regarded as a wonderful place to observe at close quarters some of the world’s most unusual species. Not only are the majority of the species found here unique to the islands but the

Tiradentes, the Brazilian tooth-pulling freedom fighter

Mention the name of Tiradentes to many Brazilians and they will probably tell you with great pride about one of their national heroes. Tiradentes is considered the first significant player in the fight for independence from Portugal, a struggle that would last over 30 years before the

Focus on Ecuador: 5 travellers share their experiences

This week we take a closer look at the many attractions on offer to those who travel to Ecuador. While most visitors to the country still use it as a stopping point before heading out to the Galapagos Islands, an increasing number are discovering just how much

Peru in style: Luxury options in the Andes

Peru offers a wide variety of holiday styles for the traveller depending on their taste and budget. While the country has long held an attraction for the adventure traveller keen to scale the mountains to reach the ruined city of Machu Picchu or to travel through the

Dancing in the streets: Buenos Aires and the Tango

Buenos Aires is often described a very European city. Although the label ‘Paris of the South’ is a bit wide of the mark (the buildings of Recoleta provide the only passable likeness of its Northern Hemisphere twin) Buenos Aires does have its own sense of style that