Caught by Covid on the Mexican coast
In the Mexican town of Zihuatenego Paul Michelson tests positive. But help is on hand with take-out pizzas ordered somewhat improbably - from California.
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England for visitors: Americans are often happier by bus
Driving is on the wrong side, roads are narrow and traffic frenetic. Paul Michelson finds touring England is far more relaxing using public transport.
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A great cup of coffee in downtown Ljubljana
After a dawn run in Slovenia's capital, Paul Michelson discovers a tiny bar delivers the perfect cup of coffee - and sets the mood for a whole new day.
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Vientiane, Laos: not what I imagined, but that’s Travel
Paul Michelson visits the Southeast Asian country of Laos and finds it's capital city challenges his preconceptions. Not least because there seems not a lot goes on. Apart from a mysterious set of gleaming golf clubs.
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Phnom Penh, Cambodia: emerging from a dark past
Paul Michelson breezes through Cambodia's greatest city, but takes time to visit Tuol Sleng, the infamous prison used by the Khmer Rouge when the country went thoroughly to the bad. This brings unsettling thoughts.
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Bangkok’s canals: Asia’s greatest city from its waterways
Paul Michelson finds Bangkok's klongs reach to the heart of Asia's busiest city in a way the clogged roads can't do. Welcome to the Venice of the Orient.
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Southeast Asia on crutches – do it now!
Paul Michelson needs crutches to get around. Next year his health might be better - or not. So he travels to Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos and does it now.
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Self-drive Britain? Better by bus…
When visiting the UK Paul Michelson opts for self-drive. By the time he's toured the country from south to north he starts to wish he hadn't bothered.
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Pamukkale, Turkey: odd and definitely dazzling
Paul Michelson finds his first sight of Pamukkale, Turkey's famous postcard highlight, something of a disappointment. But he gives it time and finds plenty to appreciate,
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Naples, quite possibly the center of the universe
Italy's sultry southern city knows it's the centre of something pretty big, but Paul Michelson has grander ideas. After a coffee-fueled visit he comes to believe its the heart of the world.
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Maui’s hair-raising highway to Hana is no fun at all
Paul Michelson falls for tourist board superlatives and takes his family on a famously scenic drive in Hawaii. But the hairpins and traffic are too much for his nerves - and stomach.
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A night to forget in America’s ‘Sin City’
The USA's gambling mecca fails to charm Paul Michelson, who finds Las Vegas a hot, congested and dysfunctional city where the Nevada Desert is never far from town.
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Stalking the Iriomote Gomi Cat
Cutting cane wasn't one of Aaron Paulson's ambitions on his search for the Iriomote Wildcat on a remote island off Japan. But sometimes life doesn't turn out as planned.
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