La Paz - the highest capital city in the world. Arriving here at 11pm on a Friday night, our bus was caught up in what seemed to be a brass band competition in the street as well as a wave of people heading to the night-time witch doctors market set up for a local festival. …
Continue reading Bolivia and Northern Chile (aka Pink Flamingos and Dodgy Money)
Peru was the first country we had visited in South America, and all our research (and a couple of worried parents) had recommended we keep an eye on our belongings and our safety. With this ringing in our ears, on landing in Lima and getting a taxi to our hostel, our expectations of the city …
Continue reading A Few Weeks in Peru (aka Spitting Alpacas and Dodgy Stomachs)
After spending a couple of weeks with family over Christmas (and eating what feels like our own body weight in Turkey), it's time for Andy and I to head off again. This time to South America. We will be spending 3 months travelling around South America, starting with a month in Peru. Landing in Lima, …
We have had the opportunity to stay at some great hotels, guesthouses and hostels during our travels so we wanted to start a list which we will update as we remember and travel more. These are arranged in country order, and we have no relationship with these properties - it is simply where we have …
The idea of travelling to some places can pose a dilemma, and before deciding to visit Myanmar, Giles and I had to think about whether it was right to go here given recent events. But the actions of a government can't be viewed as the ills of an entire population, and so long as you …
Continue reading A Trip Through Myanmar (aka stunning sunrises and speedy scooters)
It is true to say that Giles and I didn't really know what to expect of Laos. It had been recommended by a lot of people, and everyone seemed to mention getting boozed up, going down a river on a tube, so there was a part of me asking if this is going to be …
Continue reading Travelling Laos (aka choppy waters and classy nights)
Given that it was only last year that we had visited Cambodia and travelled around the country, our plan for this visit was to see a bit more of places that we had really liked and take a little time to chill. Last year, we had spent a few days in the town of Kampot, …
Continue reading A Second Jaunt Around Cambodia (aka Godzilla Geckos and Riverside Karaoke)
The final part of our jaunt down Vietnam was going to take us sun seeking to the beach resort of Nha Trang and onward to the Vietnamese commercial capital of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). After the previous rain soaked days, we were hoping (albeit optimistically) that the storms would not follow us and we …
Continue reading Southern Vietnam (aka excitable expats and beers with a view)
If our journey around Northern Vietnam was about landscapes and getting closer to our out-doorsy selves, Central Vietnam was always going to be a bit more sedate. A bit of history coupled with some nice photos, scattered with frequent stops for iced coconut coffees. We flew to Hue and were going to get the bus …
Continue reading Central Vietnam (aka banana suits and stormy weather)
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