The Antelope Canyon is a natural wonder of stellar magnitude, few miles from Page Arizona, right on beautiful Navajo land. You can, unfortunately I might add, only visit the site ...
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The Grand Canyon
Five million visitors every year, Unesco World Heritage Site, 1.2 million acres, never-ending views, you hear others describing it and no matter how prepared you think you are, you’re in for a once in a lifetime experience. Theodore Roosevelt, who made the Grand Canyon a National Monument in 1908 said once “The Grand Canyon fills [...]
Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi in Chiang Mai
The Dhara Dhevi hotel, located in Chiang Mai Thailand is probably the closest you will get to live in a dream, even if for a few days. The Mandarin Oriental property is set on 60 acres of beautiful green grounds, in Northern Thailand. The resort was designed drawing inspiration from the Lanna period architecture, which [...]
The Chatuchak market in Bangkok
The Chatuchak weekend marked was born from an idea of Field Marshal Phibulsongkram, twice prime minister of Thailand (1938-1944, 1948-1957), who decided that every city needed to have it’s own flee market. The first flee market in Bangkok was held at Sanam Luang and later (in 1982) moved to the area near the Chatuchak park. In it’s current incarnation the [...]
A surprise in Mae Salong
During our excursion to the hill tribal areas in Northern Thailand we drove up to Mae Salong, now renamed Santikhiri. Without having planned this we ended up hitting the exact date when the Miracle Tea, Sakura and Tribal Food Festival of Doi Mae Salong takes place. We went to Mae Salong on Dec, 29th 2010. The date [...]
Northern Thailand Hill Tribes
The term Hill Tribes refers to those populations who migrated to Thailand, Burma, Laos and Vietnam from southern China, usually from Yunnan, or Tibet in the past centuries. Most of these tribes come from a heritage of subsistence farming and slash and burn agricultural techniques. This means caring after the few animals that feed their [...]
Kohunlich
Kohunlich is a Mayan archeological site located in the south of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The name derives from a corruption of the word ”Cohune Ridge” , Cohune is a palm tree common to the area. Kohunlich is the “mayanized” version. Kohunlich used to be known as Clarksville when the British had control over [...]
Hotel Explorean Kohunlich
A few meters from the entrance to the archeological site of Kohunlich you will find a small road that leads to this jungle gem. The hotel is immersed in the vegetation, a perfect pit stop, even just for lunch, on the way to and from the Mayan ruins. The Explorean Kohunlich is an intimate and exclusive [...]
Sian Ka’an Biosphere
Next time you’re in the vicinity of Tulum, organize a day trip to the Sian Ka’an Biosphere. The area is a massive reserve and became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. The way to organize the trip is trough your hotel. There are a few companies organizing tours, they’re all pretty using the same lancias (boats) and [...]
Izamal the Yellow City
Next time you’re in Yucatan don’t forget to visit Izamal, also known as the ‘Yellow City’. You can spend even just a few hours while staying in Merida or driving from Cancun to Merida. The city bears the denomination of ‘Pueblo Magico’ . There’s a federal program in Mexico that identifies towns (only 52 of [...]
Uxmal
Uxmal is an archeological site located in Yucatan, 80 km south of the city Merida. The site is part of the UNESCO World Heritage List. The name means “built three times” in the Mayan language. As a UNESCO site it’s one of the best restored examples of Mayan architecture, but not much was done in the [...]
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The Grand Canyon
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Antelope Canyon
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Amangiri
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Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi in Chiang Mai
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The Chatuchak market in Bangkok
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A surprise in Mae Salong
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Northern Thailand Hill Tribes
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Kohunlich
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Hotel Explorean Kohunlich
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Sian Ka’an Biosphere
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Izamal the Yellow City
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Laguna Bacalar
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Uxmal
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Hacienda Temozon
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Hacienda San Jose Cholul
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Kabah
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Merida
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Monte Alban
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Hierve El Agua
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Oaxaca