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by Alison Carr past and present Malaga is three thousand years old making it older than Madrid, Barcelona and Bilbao combined. This city is a humble jewel and like most humble things it underestimates it’s own brilliance. Malaga’s antiquity and architectural splendour have gone largely unnoticed. Since the inception of the package deal holiday inContinue reading “Malaga City”

by Alison Carr In 1995 I was living in VictorianB.C. Canada. Seamus Heaney had won the Nobel Prize for literature. Passing munroe’s book store window on Government St. a big cardboard cut out of Heaney caught me eye. Out of curiosity I bought his book , I knew nothing about poetry. I read postscript andContinue reading “West Clare”

By Nattapong Yokteng  A capital that started from zero from the Second World War II and passed through uncountable tough times. Today is a present and a new chapter for Varsavians. They created this beautiful city again from the wreckage. They will never forget the bravery from their heroes and heroines in Warsaw uprising inContinue reading “Warsaw. A capital of new life.”

By Nattapong Yokteng Irasshaimase is the first word that is said by Japanese when you enter their restaurants, shops or houses. It is a warm phase that welcomes you to Japan with the marvelous hospitality by Japanese. People around the world are coming to Japan because they desire to experience the cultures and understand theContinue reading “Japan: Shushi, Onsen, Sumo and Ryokan”

By Nattapong Yokteng Kiriwong village, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand Let’s take a break from the hustle of the city and head down to the south of Thailand, Kiriwong has the freshest air quality in Thailand. Green mountains, streams that run across the village and local people live a slow-paced life. This is a place forContinue reading “Life is slow in Kiriwong”

by Alison Carr Past and present The unfairly maligned Mexico City is one of my favourite places on the Planet. Growing up in Dublin’s north-side in Ireland during the 1970’s and 80’s I experienced snobbery and stigmatisation instigated by poor media coverage and framing of my community. This stayed with me, inspiring me to seekContinue reading “Mexico City”

‘Nattapong Yokteng and Alison Carr hail from very different parts of this wondrous planet.  Yet, they share an affinity for a particular style of travel that connects them directly with local  communities in the regions they visit.    Nattapong Yokteng is from Southern  Thailand. Nattapong now resides in Poland and Ireland where he studies Journalism.  Continue reading “Who What Why Where…. Who are…”