Intrepid Cities and Cultural locations

On the penultimate day in Dubai, I opened Derrek’s Arabian Lonely Planet and started to read about Oman.  Towards the bottom of the first page it read:"Oman is not the …

Once my time in Kerala’s west coast town of Kochi had come to an end, my French travel buddy and I boarded a local open-air bus from Kottayam enroute to …

The modern day city of Luxor in Upper (southern) Egypt is another tourist and intrepid traveller mecca as it is the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of Thebes on …

Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic and one of the largest cities in Central Europe which has been the center of the historic region of Bohemia for centuries. …

The Munich Oktoberfest is held over 16 to 18 days in the final weeks of September and early October and is regarded as the largest beer fest in the world, …

Little and lasting is better than much and passing. -- Moroccan Proverb

Gothenburg (known in Swedish as Göteborg) city, located on the west coast of Sweden and on the mouth of the Göta älv (Göta river) is the second-largest city in Sweden …

The following are some pictures from a brief trip to Barcelona I made before boarding the Hanjin Brussels, hopefully they may offer you some ideals or inspiration to visit yourself!

It’s common to make your way from Jaipur to another popular far flung destination on the intrepid travellers trail – the desert fort village/town of Jaisalmer.  However, it’s a 600km, …

Situated near the center of the Syrian Desert, Palmyra - the former desert oasis trading hub - dates from as early as 200 B.C. and thrived for hundreds of years, persisting …

The All England Wimbledon Tennis Championship is considered the world’s greatest tournament on account of the quality of tennis, the prize money, celebrities viewing matches from the Royal Box and …

Damascus (nicknamed City of Jasmine ) is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities on earth and on account of its physical location has been a transit point for many …

The capital of Denmark and home to over one million Danes, Copenhagen is beautiful and friendly city which is big enough to offer any of the advantages of a world …

Bangkok is an enormous modern city that is alive with nightlife and energy. It is Thailand's spiritual, cultural, political, commercial, educational and diplomatic centre. Many intrepid travellers may initially be …

When I arrived into Oslo, Norway’s capital, by plane on a warm summers evening I instantly got excited; a different language, scenery, warm air and blondes instead of redheads! I …

One of the great things about travelling is that two neighbouring countries can be so different, even within a country like India from North to South (India’s incredible South) the …

When travelling through Germany you’ll likely visit Berlin at some point, if you do consider making an overnight trip to Dresden which is the capital of the state of Saxony …

Stavanger on the south-western coast of Norway is the home of Norway’s North Sea oil industry and its third largest city. As a result, Stavanger and the surrounding region, has …

India is approximately 11 times the size of New Zealand (my home country) and as of 2008 has 270 times the population. If New Zealand had the population density of …

As part of a summer trip intrepidly travelling around the United Kingdom I had come to Bath as I was enroute to experience the Summer Solstice sunrise at Stonehenge. Bath …

I have visited the cosmopolitan capital of France on a number of occasions and am always struck by its beauty and monuments. It truly is one of the world’s great …

With my week in Oslo behind me and the journey over the Hardangervidda plateau via the Bergen Line complete, I was met in Bergen by our family friend Reagan; I …

Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. It's a place with multiple personalities as a result of being both Cantonese Chinese and having been …

A 45 minute drive by shared taxi from Amritsar (the most convenient way of getting to the border), is the Wagah border between India and Pakistan; site of the world …

Xi’an in Central China is a city of some eight million souls and one of the oldest cities in China. Xi’an is the former home to 73 former emperors including …

Varanasi is an historical city in the northern part of India, not far from Nepal that is located on the banks of the holy Ganga (Ganges) River. It is considered …

Not far from the geographical center of Laos, I had made the journey (by local bus from Luang Prabang) to Phonsavan, a relatively backwater town, for one reason – to …

After a busy few days in Bangkok, I headed south, straight past the lures of Southern Thailand's beaches (they’d have to wait for a future trip), directly to an island …

Chongqing lies at the convergence of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers (where I would start my Yangtze cruise to the Three Gorges Dam) and is 800km and 16 hours by …

I ended up spending a few extra days in ATL due to the flight being over booked, but it worked out well in the end and I finally made it …