There is no denying it – I am a beach fanatic. It wasn’t always the case. It wasn’t till 2006 that I discovered my passion for the sun, the sand, and the water. Since then, however, I haven’t been able to control this passion. When I saw Lonely Planet’s list of the best beaches in the world...

On the Cacimba do Padre beach with brown boobies perching on a rock Sitting at a beach café, sipping a caipirinha , watching the sun set and trying not to be distracted by the girls on the beach in their fio dental , dental floss bikinis. Well someone’s got to do it. My visit to Fernando...

You probably know a little bit about me by now – I don’t like partying or going to a new city just for the night life. I do realize, however, that there are countless people out there who travel to a new place and yearn to get a sampling of the party scene. If you are one of those people, you ought...

Sunset at the beach I just got back from my Easter beach trip, and people have been asking me where I went. Invariably, my answer was “where I belong.” They then wonder why, of all places, I keep coming back to this beach. I am not surprised. The beach is just “okay.” The sand is not even white...

I’ve been posting some ‘end of 2009′ lists in an assortment of categories, starting with Aerial Views , then Hotels , Other Transport , Music , Cars & Drives , Galleries & Museums , Books  and Animals & Wildlife . Today it’s my photographs of 2009. These are...

The worst hotel of the year? McAlpine House in Broome, Western Australia. In 2009 I stayed in about 70 different hotels in 16 countries. Many of them were strictly one night stands although there were a fair number of two or three nighters, the longest visit was six nights. Plus there have been nights...