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I've always had a thing for grand old places that seem to be falling apart. Salvador da Bahia is one of those cities where you can't stop taking your camera out of the bag, particularly the old part of town called the Pelourinho. It reminds me of two other cities that...
Once in a while, travelling also means going somewhere and doing nothing. nada. That’s what I dreamt of when we planned our Easter break with the children. In truth, it rarely happens in our family ie. to go somewhere and stay put. So we decided to do just that in...
Years ago, when I was wild and free, I took a trip through the Orinoco delta, deep in the tropical forests of Venezuela. It was just me (ok, and an ex-boyfriend), the driver of the boat and a guide. We slept in hammocks under mosquito nets, I bathed in the Orinoco...
I am launching a new section on the blog: Sweet Dreams. It's going to be a collection of wonderful places to sleep with the children around the world. Cities, Countryside, Beach, Glamping, Trekking, Boating maybe! Hotels, Apartments to Rent, Homes to Swap, B&Bs,...
I am a huge fan of photographer Massimo Vitali. And I love Brazil to the point that I wish I was a Brazilian. So I am beyond thrilled by the images published in the NYT Voyage issue last week end: Brazil Through the Lens of Massimo Vitali. Especially the cover photo,...
Tomorrow is the official kick of Carnival! A beautiful celebration in many countries, and nowhere more famous than in Brazil. If you ever consider spending a carnival there with the children (something I'd love to do when ours are a bit older and can appreciate the...
This story will transport you in awe and inspiration. It's the story of an Indian geek named Almir Narayamogo (36 years old), head of the Surui tribe deep in the Brazilian Amazon forest. With the support of Google earth and smart phones, the back up of a few powerful...
We are finishing our Round the World today. Last stop, Rio de Janeiro. Right where we started, five months ago. As I write this last post before we head back to London, I am reminded of these buddhist words of wisdom, which I quoted when we were in Burma early...
As in Up (a favorite DVD night during our round the world), we followed Mr Fredricksen's dream of seeing the largest waterfalls in South America and headed to Iguazu falls. Impressive..really. Nature is stronger than Man (i hope) As the falls lie exactly at the border...
And one more post on Brazil... I love Davina Zagury's New York story. She started selling her art work "The Land of Lost Toys" in the streets of Soho when she moved to the city 7 years ago. She quickly acquired a long list of admirers, including me. Davina is now a...
There's so much to do in Rio, we could have spent a whole week and not get bored. It's comforting to know that we will be back. It was the first stop of our Round the World, and it will also be the last next April, that's how much we love it. 1. Taking the boat and...
When you've been used to white christmas, it's refreshing to remember that half the planet is hot and sunny to celebrate the holidays (let me not be christmas-centric...half the planet actually does not care about Christmas!). Feliz Natal - Merry Christmas - is...
Yes I traveled to Syria last week. Not the broken and abused Syria that we all know from the news but the Syria full of colours, smiles and flavours that once stood proud. That’s right, that's where we all went on Thursday night with a bunch of super girlfriends and...
this is me in the 70's at my beloved grandmother's house. i am a pure and proud product of immigration. My Christian grandmother escaped poverty in Italy between the two wars and crossed the Alps with mother and brothers in search of a better life in the mining towns...
Everyone's talking about Cuba these days, and I am thrown 20 years back to when I first visited this special island, and left it with mixed feelings about its future. I was 20 years old back then. During a summer internship in Caracas (that's a whole other blog...
We're back from a trip in Bhutan, which I really want to document properly on BozAround. It will be mainly through photos as I took sooo many, and they will tell much more about this beautiful country than my own words. Bhutan is roughly the size of Switzerland,...