Podcast #101: Maldives

Welcome to Episode 101 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. In March 2025,…

Podcast #096: Vienna Calling

Welcome to Episode 096 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. This podcast comes…

Male City, Maldives

Even when I first heard about Maldives as a tourist destination, it was always marketed as…

Gulhi Island

So what’s it like to visit one of the Maldivian islands that isn’t a resort island?…

Maldives on a Budget

When I mentioned that I’d been to Maldives and I was going to write some blog…

Podcast #098: Tango In The Night

Welcome to Episode 098 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. This episode details…

Crossing the borders at Iguazu

The area around Iguazu Falls is on the border of three countries; the falls themselves are…

Iguazu Falls (Argentina)

The day after visiting the Brazil side of Iguazu Falls, I explored the Argentinian side. This…

Iguazu Falls (Brazil)

One of the reasons for going to South America was to visit Iguazu Falls. I’ve always…

Podcast #099: Paraguay & Iguazu

Welcome to Episode 099 of my “Travel Tales From Beyond The Brochure” podcast. This episode details…

Visiting the Jesuit Misiones in South America

When I first looked at backpacking in South America, back in around 2012, I noticed entries…

Vienna Christmas Markets

In late Autumn 2024, I was sent by Jet2 on one of their Christmas Market breaks…