If I did bucket lists parapenting would have been at the top for sometime now. The opportunity has arisen twice in the past but on both occasions the wind gods conspired to ensure my feet remained firmly on terra firma. This morning having been one of the ‘prizewinners‘ in an impromptu draw I finally got [...]
Tough Travel Blogging Choices – The World is our Oyster but….
on May 8, 2012
This year has seen a huge leap forward in the progress of ‘new media’ publishing travel websites and using social media platforms to promote destinations and products. New opportunities to travel and to forge partnerships with related organisations are being discovered and harnessed not just by the ‘rockstars’ of this media but by all those [...]
Essaouira – The Windy and fishy City of Morocco
on May 8, 2012
It is not difficult to work out why Essaouira is called the ‘Windy City’ even when there is little more than a breeze, it gusts through the streets, market places and along the beach. Its touch caresses the sand and reaches every hidden space within the town. “merely sold off the pavement in the fishing [...]
Celebrating Our Colourful World of Hues and Shades
on March 30, 2012
Our world is a saturated place; colour almost explodes around us every day. For those of us fortunate enough to be able to see them, our world is full of colour; there are so many hues and shades that many are indistinguishable to our eyes. The earth, ocean and sky are Mother Nature’s palette; she [...]
Postcard from Seeb, Oman
on February 13, 2012
Seeb is located around 20 minutes from the airport at Muscat and yet it is considered an authentic town in Oman, where it is rare to see many other tourists. At first glance the shops and stalls can be mistaken as only selling consumer ‘trash’ such as holdalls, fake designer watches or clothing and electrical [...]
Postcard from an Adventure above the clouds
on January 23, 2012
Riding the air currents above the clouds in a hot air balloon in the Catalan Pyrenees is the stuff dreams are made of. It is a bucketlistable activity, an adventure to be savoured. Witnessing the magical hues of a sunrise as it gradually goes through its full repertoire of rainbow colours can be mesmersing. These [...]
Pick-Pocket Proof Pants™ – P^cubed ® Travel Pants
on December 17, 2011
Innovative is probably not a word normally associated with a pair of trousers except maybe in the fashion world. The P^Cubed Travel Pants manufactured by Clothing Arts however certainly deserve this description with many features which will not be found on any other similar product. To prove it several are patented, another word not usually [...]


