Exploring Bolivia’s Food Scene: My Favourite Restaurants in Sucre
Not only does Bolivia’s constitutional capital, Sucre, have one of the most beautiful, best-preserved historical centres I’ve ever cast eyes upon, but it’s also home to some of the country’s best...
View ArticleConvento de San Felipe Neri, Sucre: So Good I Visited Twice!
Bolivia’s constitutional capital, Sucre, was declared a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1991. As a result its historic centre is overflowing with a wealth of impressive museums, well-preserved colonial...
View ArticleDiscovering the Beauty of Brasov – Gallop Around The Globe
Brasov was the second stop on our six-night independently-organised trip around Romania. Although it’s one of the country’s largest cities, the pace of life here is noticeably slower than the buzzing...
View ArticleBagan: Yes, it Really is THAT Beautiful – Gallop Around The Globe
It may sound like a bit of an odd thing to say, but sometimes I hate writing about extraordinary places I’ve visited and experiences that have completely blown me away. And I put off doing so for...
View ArticleA Few Things to See and Do in Florence for Free – Gallop Around The Globe
Last month I spent seven nights exploring Tuscany. Four of those nights were at a beautifully renovated ground-floor Florentine apartment just steps from the Basilica di Santa Croce. Whilst we did make...
View ArticleA Day in The Medieval Hill Town of San Gimignano, Tuscany – Gallop Around The...
When I was researching an itinerary for mine and my mum’s 7-day trip to Tuscany, I kept being drawn to the beautiful medieval hill town of San Gimignano. Photo by Lorena Torres Angelini via Flickr With...
View ArticleThe Charming Walled City of Lucca – Gallop Around The Globe
Lucca (pronounced “Luka”, not “Lucha”) was the one place in Tuscany that my uncle and auntie (my mum’s brother and his wife) insisted I must take mum during our 7-day trip around this beautiful region...
View ArticleA Morning at Mandalay Hill | Gallop Around The Globe
When we were planning our (just shy of) two-week itinerary around Myanmar, we contemplated skipping Mandalay altogether. It’s Myanmar’s second largest city; a busy, haphazardly expanding metropolis...
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