Road to Mandalay My recent Burma travels took me from Bagan to Mandalay, with assorted stops along the way, on the Road to Mandalay . The riverboat started life on the Rhine in Europe before being shifted to Burma by the Orient Express company in 1995. Barge with Teak logs Cyclone Nargis in 2008 bent...

During the year I flew lots of places and drove lots of places, but I also used a wide variety of other forms of transport. In my Fun & Fare Evasion blog I tell the story of being caught travelling without a ticket on the Budapest subway. I also ponder – in Sydney cost comparison – Qantas...

During the year I flew lots of places and drove lots of places, but I also used a wide variety of other forms of transport. In my Fun & Fare Evasion blog I tell the story of being caught travelling without a ticket on the Budapest subway. I also ponder – in Sydney cost comparison – Qantas...

So, this doesn’t so much apply to Barcelona as it does to all of Spain. Besides reading books on Barcelona and Spain prior to a visit, another good way to learn about Spanish culture is through watching movies made in Spain, or by Spanish directors. There are tons of fabulous Spanish movies. Spain...

Yes indeed, the holidays are coming up fast! Barcelona seems to begin the Christmas fiesta around the 6th of December and does not honestly come back from vacation until after King’s Day in January… So enjoy! One way to get into the festive spirit, besides heading to the Holiday Market in...

The postal service has been around for a long time, but this does not mean that mailing a letter is any easier than it was 200 years ago. Little has changed in the Spanish/ Catalan post office in many moons. For those who would like to mail a letter or buy some Spanish stamps, consider these More here: Post...