Chambers at Large

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...

When asking students the capital of Brazil some insisted it was Rio de Janeiro, it being more famous and more populated than the actual...

The day my fellow travellers and I travelled from Chile to Argentina proved to be one of the most scenic journeys many of us had ever...

My memories of Buenos Aires will be of the extortionate inflation rate (211%), the workers strike, the tango show, the wide roads, the...

When I was researching the Wonders of the Natural World, I discovered Iguazu (or Iguaçu) Falls, an M shaped array of waterfalls on the...

The names Ambrosio and Bernardo O’Higgins may mean little to the people of Ireland, but in Chile and Peru these men, father and son, are...

The city of Valparaiso in Chile is a UNESCO heritage site, but is also a very busy industrial port.  Situated on the Pacific coast it is...