Stories behind the stories. By Travel Writer, Amy McPherson
At the top of the ridge at the Quiraing Walk on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, I stopped breathing for a couple of seconds. From where I stood, I could trace the route we took across the valley, which expands all the way to the ocean, where the silvery blue sea met the blue …
Before my trip to Ireland, I also paid a visit to Dubrovnik and surrounds in Croatia. However due to the tight timing of my trips (with only one week between Croatia and Ireland) with a deadline for the story, I couldn’t tell you about this trip until now. Up to this year, I’ve never visited …
Isle of where? You ask. The Isle of Man, a small island wedged between the shores of north England and Ireland, is a crown dependency. It means, it is technically a country, with its own parliament, its own laws and government, but is still in the possession of the British Crown and relies on Britain …
Tourist attractions can be really expensive. Once you have paid all the entrance fees to the things you want to see, you can easily spend your entire trip’s budget just in one day! So on our most recent trip to Hong Kong, we wanted an alternative to visiting The Peak – the observation platform sitting …
In Cornwall, you can walk to the end of the world (Lands End) on the South West Coastal Path. You can potentially, walk the entire Cornish Coast The entire Cornish coast is served by the South West Coastal Path, England’s longest marked long-distance footpath and a National Trail. The trail begins all the way back in Somerset, …
I am a mountain person. Have always been. I do love the sea very much, and have a soft spot for the excellent dive sites around the world, but I will always favour the mountains and its forests, the furry and tweeting creatures in them, the trees and the streams and waterways that run through …
Last night we were treated to a free concert by Her Majesty’s Royal Marine Band on the Opera House Forecourt against the backdrop of Sydney skyline, the Opera House and the lit up Harbour Bridge. It was one of the activities as part of the International Fleet Review and the crowd and I loved it. …
I can’t find my family. They are only a few steps in front of me, yet all I see is the dense white fog. I keep walking and find myself pushed against metal railing that separates me and the cliff yonder. I am at Echo Point and I can’t even find my fingers, let alone …
The European summer is slowly drifting away, but the waters off the coasts of Cinque Terre remain warm, sparkling and inviting. What does Cinque Terre mean? In Italian words meaning ‘five lands’, Cinque Terre lies dotted along the Ligurian Sea north west of Italy. Although relatively inaccessible from major cities, Cinque Terre remains a popular …
At the end of the road post Inca Trail lies the lost city of the Incas – Machu Picchu. Perched on top of the mountains above the township of Aguas Calientes, it is at times a bright glorious beacon that is a display of all the power and might its people once was; on less sunny …
Some say it’s a myth that the Incas never existed on the face of the earth, that they were aliens with advanced technology from other parts of the universe; others praise the Incas for their ingenious ways of engineering and town planning, and ponder on how this powerful civilisation could be completely wiped out within …
