WE start with an unscheduled stop. “The alternator broke,” explains my driver, Martin. He closes the bonnet and gives me a look of good-natured resignation. I roll down the window and look around. Below us lie verdant valleys, above us are precipitous mountains; and water, water everywhere.
FOR half a century Montreal has embraced fine dining and rejected street food. But a humble taco truck might just be the first shot fired in a foodie revolution.
In the age of increasingly realistic computer games, Melbourne’s century-old Luna Park in Melbourne’s St Kilda still draws the crowds.
When the first convicts arrived in Australia, the crew toasted their arrival not with sherry, whisky or champagne from arch-foe France, but with an obscure Brazilian drink called cachaca.
The odds may be slim, but swimming can be a risky business at the world’s worst beaches for shark attacks.
With the onset of hi-tech gadgets aimed at keeping young family members amused on road trips, Adam McCulloch wonders if the traditional games of yesteryear are dead.
As we get caught up in modern-day wonders, Adam McCulloch reminds us that some of the world’s greatest treasures are remarkable ancient trees that have survived everything from time to atomic blasts.
Despite the enormous variety of luggage options available, Adam McCulloch wonders why you only ever see the ubiquitous black bag making its way around the carousel.
We’re all aware of extreme sports, but Adam McCulloch has identified a whole new sporting genre - insane sports.
With so-callled adventure companies making it easier to climb mountains and explore the ocean floor, Adam McCulloch asks if we’ve all gone just a little bit soft?
Travelling comfortably on a flight where economy class doesn’t exist may sound heavenly but the experience, according to Adam McCulloch, is somewhat disconcerting.