Tourism

ARGENTINES KEEP GAUCHO TRADITIONS ALIVE ON TRADITION DAY – AP

My video report from the Argentine town of San Antonio de Areco which every year stages a five-day annual festival celebrating the customs of the nomadic ranchers known as gauchos.

Although gaucho lifestyle started to fade in the 19th Century, local residents preserve a great number of their traditions.

The story went out around the world including this broadcast which lead BBC Travel

COWBOY’S IN THE CITY – THE GUARDIAN

The traditional gaucho way of life may be dwindling in the Argentine countryside, but the weekly cowboy market at Mataderos, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, always draws a crowd. The travel story I co-authored with The Guardian Journalist Annie Kelly

KITESURFING ON BRAZIL’S NORTH-EAST COAST – THE GUARDIAN

Leading Guardian Travel today: a sleepy fishing village in north-east Brazil has become a hotspot for kitesurfing. Paul Byrne meets a local champion and discovers how the world’s fastest growing water sport is giving his community a new lease of life

MERRILY ON HIGH: ARGENTINA’S ANDEAN WINE TRAIL – THE GUARDIAN

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The mountainous desert region of Salta in Argentina, home to the world’s highest vineyard famous for its fruity reds, has a thriving wine trail. Paul Byrne reports for The Guardian

The story has gone on to be picked up by leading media’s from around the world including this embed by Bloomberg’s BusinessWeek

ON THE TOURIST TRAIL OF CHE GUEVARA – AP TELEVISION

My video news report on a new tourist trail opened by the Argentine Ministry of Tourism following Che Guevara. From the house where he grew up to the first steps of his journey to Cuba the historical cultural route retraces the footsteps of his early life. The story is currently being broadcast through the Associated Press Television’s features bulletin and has already gone out on several channels around the world including these links to its broadcast in India and China. Will keep you updated over the next few weeks on its continued broadcasts and print publications.

ARGENTINA’S TRAIN TO THE CLOUDS – AP TELEVISION

My video news report on one of the world’s greatest rail journey’s. After 3 years of reparations Argentina’s train to the clouds is back on track. The story is currently being broadcast through the Associated Press Television’s features bulletin and has already gone out on several channels around the world including these links to its broadcast in Spain and Colombia. Will keep you updated over the next few weeks on its continued broadcasts and print publications.

BUENOS AIRES COUCH SURFING MECCA – AP TELEVISION

My video news report on Buenos Aires’s new status as a global mecca for the alternative tourism trend of couch-surfing. Story is currently being broadcast through the Associated Press Television’s features bulletin and has already gone out on several channels around the world, including this link to its transmission on US’s Ebru News. Will keep you updated over the next few weeks on its continued broadcasts and print publications.

PANAMA’S KUNA INDIANS – APTN

Broadcast by the Spanish language news agency Observador Global of my piece for AP about one of Latin Americas most secluded indigenous groups; the Kuna Indians.

While the indigenous community have maintained an exceptionally strong culture and sovereignty, increasingly the attractions of their idyllic homeland are presenting a lure for tourists and challenging the preservation of a culture frozen in time.

ARGENTINA’S WINE DESIGN – APTN

China’s CCTV’s broadcast of my report for APTN reporting on the growing trend of A-list architectural design among the bodegas in Argentinas renowned wineries.

IGUAZU NATURAL WONDER

Swiss National Tv’s broadcast of my news report for the international news agency Associated Press Television News reporting on one of Latin America’s most renowned tourist destinations. Iguazu waterfall range is steeped in mystery and mythology, but its now coming of age as one of the proposed seven new natural wonders of the world.