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Trust-Hydrannia, Tsarichino – July 2007 Dogrose In a typical Bulgarian village a few miles out of Balchik is the white walled home of Rita and Andy Hurst, a British couple who taken on the challange of starting a new life in Bulgaria. We came across them quite by accident as we were driving around the [...]

The Hotel Globus, Sunny Beach – July 2007 Dogrose One of the older hotels in Sunny beach the Hotel Globus is everything you would expect from a hotel that deals mainly with package holidays. It’s right on the front line so rooms overlooking the strip can tend to get noisy at night in the height [...]

The Hotel Balchik, Balchik – July 2007 Dogrose The Hotel Balchik is dated, shabby and very tired. Although slightly cheaper than some of the smaller hotels near the port, around 50 leva per double room, we did not think it was particularly good value for money. The hotel took some finding as although it is [...]

If, like me, you love hot and spicy food then this is the soup for you…. Laksa Lemak is a creamy coconut noodle soup from Malaysia. It’s more of a meal than just a soup though and makes a pretty impressive lunch. You do have to juggle a few pans to make sure it all [...]

Mexico, Cozumel – 2007 mcdog You can’t get close to the ferry pier in Playa del Carmen without being hassled by ticket sellers. The first to approach us used the ‘conversational’ method, big mistake, we were looking to buy tickets for a ferry, not a tour. We moved on before he finished, the ferry was [...]

07 September 2007 WW4 Report From the University of Arizona Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program via the Rainforest Foundation: On September 4, 2007, Hurricane Felix hit land on the Northeast Coast of Nicaragua as a level 5 hurricane. Initial reports have told the story of the eye of the hurricane passing directly over Awas [...]

Bulgaria – 2007 mcdog Hot Coffee We manage to fall out of bed at a reasonable time, it’s still morning, and get down for breakfast in the hotel. Then it’s back up to the room for a cuppa.We head down to the beach to marvel at the acres of browning and burning flesh and drink [...]

This economical West African chicken dish packs a bit of a punch so for those who would prefer it a little milder I suggest you remove the seeds from the chilli. It has a strong, flavoursome sauce so it’s best served with simple accompaniments like plain boiled rice or couscous and maybe some fried sweet [...]

The British Red Cross has launched the Asia Floods Appeal in response to devastating floods that have brought misery to millions. As many as five million people have been evacuated in China, which is experiencing some of its worst flooding in more than 50 years. And the continuous monsoon rains and cyclones have caused misery [...]

Good News . . . . . Dusty Traveller and it’s partner site ‘Wrinklies on Manoeuvres’ are merging to form one big travel site. Over the next few days all the travel posts on wrinklies will be moved over to this site. Watch this space!!