On a lazy old Sunday in Paris we venture to the biggest flea and antique market you have ever seen. The most famous flea market in Paris is officially called Les Puces de Saint-Ouen, but is known to everyone as Les Puces (The Fleas). It covers seven hectares and is the largest antique market in the world, and receives between 120,000 to 180,000 visitors each weekend. We are just 2 of those people! Read More

“Cat Poop Coffee”, yep that’s right.

It’s a fascinating and strange process for making coffee in Indonesia that certainly gets people talking, in most cases without true knowledge of its origin and process. It’s called Kopi Luwak or Luwak Coffee. From the  Indonesian language Kopi= Coffee and Luwak = Asian Palm Civet, also called Civet Coffee, Luwak Coffee or “Cat poop coffee”.  I can assure you Cat poop Coffee tastes very good indeed. Read More

One of the things that left a lasting and deep impression on my first visit to Bali was the strong, omnipresent sense of spirituality and religion that guide the Balinese people in their everyday lives.

Nothing has changed and I am here again and enjoying these people in this place of peace. Over 90% of the Balinese are Hindu, and their devotion to their religion is  apparent, no matter where you are on the island. Read More

The most fun I’ve had on a bike for ages!

Coasting on a bike down the Bali hills, sun on my face, wind gently blowing my hair, through rice fields and small villages all the way to Bob’s place for a mouth watering Balinese meal. 
From the time we met Sandi, I just got the feeling this is going to be a great day. Read More

High up, very high up, in fact 11,000 feet above the sea, in very thin air sits the intriguing city of Cusco.

Often referred to as the ‘Navel of the World’, the umbilical life-giver, the puma, the stealthy predator, Cusco has a long and interesting history. Read More

Let Paris’s unique people inspire you. Paris has long been a haven for artists, musicians and thinkers, and this atmosphere has created a culture distinct to Paris alone. The stereotype about Parisians being rude, snobby and so on, is simply not true.

Don’t be fooled by this myth.  The truth is far more interesting.

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