There are certain stories that you hear as a child that really capture your imagination. I confess to having been quite taken with the idea of the Arabian desert oasis. The thought of a palm fringed expanse of water surrounded by rolling hills of sand always fascinated me. Though in truth they seemed more […]
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 […]
Banos and the Jungle
After a week in the Andes, Banos proved to be a lovely change of scenery. Our time in the Quilotoa Loop was great but I am a warm weather girl at heart and I relished being able to ditch my layers and breath in the balmier air of this town. We decided after much […]
How Do You Say Beautiful In Spanish?
The day we left the Black Sheep Inn we shared a minivan with four other travellers (Maria, Brian, Niall and Daphne) who had also been staying there. This time, as I was not half scared out of my wits like the on the hellish bus ride in, so I took a number of videos out […]
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 […]
