by Carlo | Jan 6, 2016 | Blog, India
In the north of India, on the west bank of the sacred river Ganges and 360km away from the Nepali border, stands the holiest city of Hinduism: Varanasi. According to legend, Varanasi, also called Kashi or Benares, was founded 4,000 years ago by Lord Shiva, mighty god...Tags: culture, India, traditions, varanasi
by Carlo | Jun 7, 2015 | Blog, Bolivia, South America
Since its invention in 1849 in London, many famous people have been sporting bowler hats. You may recall the likes of Winston Churchill, Charlie Chaplin, Laurel & Hardy and even Mr.Potato head from Toy Story 2 wearing these types of hats. However, none of them...Tags: bolivia, culture, south america, tradition, travel photos
by Florence Murphy | Feb 23, 2015 | Blog, Peru, Reviews, South America, Tours
*****Video montage of the trip is at the bottom of the post***** Hailed as the number one must see attraction in the whole of South America, Machu Picchu was somewhere that we both were super excited about visiting. For those of you that are not too familiar with...Tags: culture, cusco, landscape, machu picchu, Peru, trekking
