Just something I threw together 😉 For dinner on 5/1/13 we obtained some lovely kangaroo fillets.It’s extremely simple to do this one and it’s great for the barbie. The recipe Make the following spice mix: 3 tsp sumac 2.5 tsp lemon myrtle 3 tsp ground rock salt 0.5 tsp ground cardamom 0.25 tsp ground ginger […]
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Cusco
I didn’t give much thought to Cusco before we went there. I knew it was the big city near Macchu Picchu, and that it has an airport and other transport links that make it easy to access that ancient wonder from the rest of the world. But I didn’t think much beyond that, which […]
Dining Out in Lima
As far as I’m concerned, there’s only one reason to visit Lima at this time of year. It’s not the weather, for the sky is perpetually a misty grey and the temperature barely rises above 20 degrees. It isn’t the ambiance, as even in the wealthy enclave of Miraflores the clean and well-paved streets are […]
Black Sheep Inn
We knew from the beginning that hiking the legendary Inca Trail to Macchu Picchu was going to be one of the highlights of the year. The famous trail through the Andes is normally completed in four days and takes you through spectacular scenery and high mountain passes that reach up to 4200m above sea level, […]
Otavalo and Surrounds
Heading into our Galapagos adventure, we had lots of ideas on what to do and where to go afterwards – too many, really! Do we go to the coast for a while (and if so, where?), do we do the Quilotoa Loop and if so for how many days, and what about Cuenca and Banos […]
Quito
After the dramas of New York, all we wanted when we got to Quito was somewhere quiet to hole up and regroup. The Galapagos Islands tour we’d booked months ago started on September 26th, so we had four nights to kill in Quito before it started. Most accommodation is located in either the Old Town, […]
