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One thing stuck out on my recent trip. Mostly because it was unbelievably strange and wonderful: a visit to Maximón, the Smoking God.

As I look out over this barren, moon-like landscape – devoid of life, apart from a trickle of travellers, a handful of local guides and their horses – it strikes …

No surprises – teenagers suck, but I look forward to travelling with mine again, first chance I get.

Bumping along a chalky track that snaked its way through the Tuscan countryside, I surveyed my surroundings from the saddle of my bike…

There’s only one place you need to stay to experience the real Amazon. This is it.

I felt like I had hit the jackpot. I was truly living a day in the life of a Hmong woman – and it felt real…