Chambers at Large

The port of Paracas on the shores of the Pacific Ocean was my penultimate stop in Peru and I wish I’d had a couple more days there to...

I visited Peru earlier in the year, but there were many reasons I wanted to return and one of them was to see the mysterious Nazca Lines,...

As I’ve stated in a previous blog it was only when Paddington The Movie  came out in 2014 that the people of Peru realised my favourite...

Peru has to be one of the most diverse countries I’ve ever visited and I must say on several levels made me realise I’m living in...

I’ve been a fan of Paddington since I read the books as a child, not too long after the first was published in 1958.  It came as a bit of...

The summer in Ireland this year has been horrendous.  Rain almost every day.  A cheap all-inclusive trip to the sun was called for and I...

Situated on the Mediterranean coast the city of Barcelona is a delight with plenty to see and do.  I was only there for three days and...

I first came across Angkor Wat in the film Tomb Raider  starring Angelina Jolie and have wanted to visit the site ever since.  I can...

The horrors of the Kampuchean Communist Party under Pol Pot in the 1970s was brought vividly to life by my guide and when visiting Tuol...

Having experienced the queues for customs in Hoi Chi Minh City airport twice I was glad I was not flying into Phnom Penn, but taking a...

It was whilst watching Apocalypse Now when I first encountered mention of the Mekong Delta.  Although the movie was filmed in the...

The Vietnam War was at its height when I was only an infant, but by the time I reached double figures I can recall asking questions about...

I’ve recently learned the word diurnal, which is the opposite to nocturnal, and of all the places I’ve recently visited the city of Hoi...

When I visit somewhere that really interests me I like to bring home a souvenir by way of a painting or a print.  (I don’t tend to buy...

One of the reasons I wanted to go to Vietnam was to learn more about its history and culture.  A tour of the city of Hanoi opened my eyes...

The day my fellow travellers and I spent in Hanoi was hot, humid and full of surprises.  Our tour began at the Temple of Literature where...

I had every intention of staycationing in May, but Jet2 sent me an offer I couldn’t refuse: a week in Cyprus, 5 star hotel, B&B, less...

The Mediterranean island of Cyprus has been invaded many times over the centuries but in 1960 it gained its independence becoming a...

I’ve always loved history, and the Mediterranean island of Cyprus has had a very turbulent history indeed due to its location.  It is a...

Sunshine and warmth were very much needed after Ireland’s damp, dishwater skies during February and March, thus I set off to Paphos in...