Breakfast is one of my favourite meals of the day. Especially so when it’s eggs, bread, copious amounts of tea and coffee and all served looking over the water with great company. Following a good breakfast with a wriggly wetsuit fitting is probably less on my list of favourite things…
natural wonder
big tick on the bucket list
/ 17/05/2013One of the criteria I used to start shaping my bucket list was the four elements – earth, air, fire and water. I’ve hiked on glaciers for the water element, looked into the mouth of the vocal and fiery Mt Yasur volcano for fire, air I plan to cover with…
no thanks, I’m not hungry anymore…
/ 17/05/2013Southward and Ecuador bound we covered a lot of miles, placing us in Ipiales to visit the impressive Las Lajas Sanctuary, built between a bridge and the bottom of a ravine on the site of an 18th century apparition of Virgin Mary. Apparently. Either way, many make the pilgrimage to…
getting ahead of the game to Villa de Leyva
/ 08/05/2013Opting to fly to Bogota from Cartagena and then rejoin the tour group in Villa de Leyva was one of my wisest decisions to date. I skipped a hot and horrendous 18 hour trucking bus ride back to Bucaramanga and then more down to VdL. Sharing with Hayley and Stephanie…
taking a hike in Taganga and Tayrona
/ 14/04/2013Colombia has always intrigued me with its varied personality and reputation. Having Colombian friends among the loveliest people I’ve known it seemed at odds with the societal view of being in constant danger when roaming the streets. A few weeks in and I’ve felt more unsafe in Brazil following being…