Travel
26 posts
Lausanne, Switzerland, March 2016
Just before Easter Ingrid and I went to Lausanne in Switzerland for a few days. It was a much-needed break and my first trip out of the UK …
South America, Part 11
South America, Part 10
Picking up where I left off at Machu Picchu, we headed down into Aguas Calientes (trans. “hot waters”) by coach and by the time we got there …
South America, Part 9
In a tour full of highlights, Christmas week of 2013 was nonetheless one of the greatest weeks of my life. I may have moaned, groaned, and …
South America, Part 8
Arequipa and Cusco – the two cities that are the subject of this post – are probably the two cities in Peru that are most …
South America, Part 7
Next up was a piecemeal section of the trip that took in a varied set of sights and helped us get to know the new passengers who joined in …
South America, Part 6
From Punta Sal we took a long driving down to Huanchaco, via a stop off at the Lord of Saipan museum. The lord of Saipan is a Moche mummy …
South America, Part 5
After Cuenca we set off for the Peruvian border. One of the great advantages of having a UK passport in South America is that you …
South America, Part 4
After Baños, we set off for Cuenca, which is a town in the south of Ecuador. Being a long drive, the journey was broken up with our first …
South America, Part 3
We left Misahualli for Baños via an hour in nearby Tena to get something for the truck fixed. After that the drive to Banos was pretty short …
Grumble Grumble
I’m a bit behind in my posts about the trip and this post interrupts the sequence of events somewhat, just because I’ve not felt …