Before I embarked on this experiment to transplant my life as I knew it to the UK, Julie came to see my home, meet my friends and family and learn what and who had helped to shape the course of my life thus far. It may have also been a…
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rocking the Kasbah in Marrakech
/ 02/04/2016You know how it feels to experience something completely new? Something so far removed from your normal life, so different from your ideas and concepts, so unexpected that you give up trying to anticipate what’s coming and instead just let it all go? That was Marrakech for me. It looked…
a marathon in four days…getting my Inca Trail on to Machu Picchu
/ 12/06/2013Unless you’ve been under a hypnotist’s spell, compelling you to not know anything about Peru, you’ll have heard of a little jaunt tourists like to tick off their bucket list called the Inca Trail which leads – eventually – to the Inca city Machu Picchu. Having had this item on…
sour drinks, sour smells, sand in my pants and soaring lines
/ 02/06/2013Islas Ballestas is a small outcrop of rocks off the coast near Pisco, a small town decimated by an 8.0 Richter scale earthquake back in 2007 that hasn’t really recovered since. Nearby Paracas is faring a bit better in terms of rebuilding and has fish processing and tourism to boost…
when I asked for a break Baños, I didn’t mean my bra.
/ 19/05/2013Baños is so called due to the hot springs and subsequent public baths all over this small and pretty town, surrounded by mountains and a volcano. There are also several massage spas, manicure and pedicure salons and a glorious chocolate shop selling rare 100% cocoa chocolate bars. I love dark…