Hi. I’m Marie and you are very welcome to HopsSkipsandJumps. If you are reading this you are probably like me – happiest when planning your next trip (or 2… or 3….!) I’m a very unlikely victim of a travel bug. Firstly, the gene pool – my parents were of that generation that only […]
Ghana is a surprise. While tourism is making its way up the list of major contributors to the economy, the industry is still (refreshingly) undeveloped and awaiting your arrival! English is widely spoken, the country is on GMT (so no jet lag for us Europeans) and offers up a variety of landscapes as well as […]
Cast your mind back some 1200 years to the golden age of the Shailendra dynasty – a ruling family holding sway over Java and Sumatra. The region is still dominated by Hinduism but the clan adhere to Mahayana Buddhism and build many temples and monuments under its rule, establishing Java as a centre of Buddhist […]