Trip: Round the Pacific
There are [72] stories from my trip: Round the Pacific
COLOMBIA | Tuesday, 29 Apr 2014 | Views [396]
Bogota (our introduction to Colombia) is a city of contrasts:-
Concrete urban jungle vs cobbled old streets and quaint painted houses; "You want crack mister?" vs astounding churches; Scruffy graffiti scrawls vs amazing street art; Lots ... Read more >
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COLOMBIA | Tuesday, 29 Apr 2014 | Photo Gallery
Colombia
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CHILE | Sunday, 27 Apr 2014 | Views [461] | Comments [1]
Homestay is where you live with a local family in their house, as one of the family. You eat with the family and spend time with them. It is a really great way to get to know a little about the local culture. We stayed with a lovely couple, Monica and ... Read more >
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CHILE | Wednesday, 23 Apr 2014 | Views [717]
Whilst in Pucon, we went on a guided climb to the top of Villarrica, one of Chile's most active volcanoes. This perfectly-shaped volcano (just how we used to draw them at school) looms over the town and despite erupting every 10 years or so, life goes ... Read more >
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ARGENTINA | Saturday, 5 Apr 2014 | Views [679]
Frosty mornings, gold and red leaves, fierce sun in a cobalt blue sky, granite spires and snowy glaciers, clear mountain streams and sandy paths - these have been our days in the Los Glaciares national park, here in Argentinian Patagonia. So lucky are ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Wednesday, 2 Apr 2014 | Views [270]
We have seen quite a few glaciers but the Perito Moreno glacier which flows from the South Patagonian Ice Cap is definitely The Big Daddy. Like the ice monster in your freezer compartment, this glacier is one of the few in the world which is still advancing.... Read more >
CHILE | Monday, 31 Mar 2014 | Views [240]
A sort of grape brandy, Pisco Sours are really tasty and refreshing and a speciality of Chile so it only seemed right to try them :)
Dave and I toasted each other on Mother's Day - Dave in London and this is me in Chile having a particularly strong ... Read more >
CHILE | Friday, 28 Mar 2014 | Views [571]
Simply the most beautiful place on earth. Immense mountains, wild landscapes and weather, surrounded by views on all sides which just make you fill up with happiness. Sheer towers, bristling ice glaciers, lakes of every colour blue - mountain spectaculousness.... Read more >
Tags: torres del paine, trekking
CHILE | Thursday, 20 Mar 2014 | Photo Gallery
Patagonia
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NEW ZEALAND | Wednesday, 19 Mar 2014 | Views [1560]
We ended our trip to New Zealand with two of the country's classic "Great Walks" - the Routeburn (3 days) and Milford Sound (4 days) treks. These are well maintained tracks with refuges (mountain lodges) to stay in at night.
Being once again blessed ... Read more >
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NEW ZEALAND | Wednesday, 26 Feb 2014 | Views [385]
The Catlins area is at the bottom of the South Island. Although the interior is a wee bit boring, being mainly farmland with a sprinkling of really nice forests and waterfalls, the coast is absolutely stunning on a sunny day.
Miles and miles of sandy ... Read more >
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NEW ZEALAND | Saturday, 22 Feb 2014 | Views [419]
One of the experiences we had been looking forward to was to take a ride on the Shotover jet in Queenstown, and it certainly lived up to our expectations. We didn't want a better value scenic tour from one of the many competitors, we wanted the full-... Read more >
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NEW ZEALAND | Saturday, 22 Feb 2014 | Views [290]
Kiwis describe central Otago as "the heart of New Zealand" and it has been for us the most scenic part of this beautiful country so far.
This area includes Lake Wanaka, with its picture perfect lake, laid back town and fab cinema, where we watched ... Read more >
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NEW ZEALAND | Wednesday, 12 Feb 2014 | Views [1261]
Gold!
New Zealand had it's gold rush in the 1800s and thousand made their fortunes as gold was discovered in the creeks and hills.
This blog may indeed spark the 21st century gold rush. At a location which shall be kept secret for obvious reasons, ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Sunday, 9 Feb 2014 | Views [343]
Arthur's Pass is the highest of the three passes which cross the Southern Alps. It is also one of the best places to see Keas, which are a kind if rare parrot which, like monkeys in a safari park, has a nasty hobby of car-wrecking. Whilst monkeys ... Read more >
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NEW ZEALAND | Tuesday, 4 Feb 2014 | Views [533]
Picture this - brilliant blue seas, perfect half moons of golden sand backed by vibrant green forest, the gentle slap of waves on canoe and paddle - this is kayaking in the sub-tropical national park of Abel Tasman, at the top of New Zealand's South ... Read more >
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NEW ZEALAND | Sunday, 26 Jan 2014 | Views [410]
WOOFFing -world-wide opportunities on organic farms - is a fab way of really getting to know a little bit more about a country's culture than you would otherwise experience as a tourist. WOOFFers do voluntary work for hosts in return for food and ... Read more >
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NEW ZEALAND | Tuesday, 14 Jan 2014 | Views [352]
Not for nothing is this said to be one of New Zealand's most spectacular Great Walks. The walk takes a full-on day to complete, rising up from the scrub past steaming fumeroles, active volcanoes, desert-like plains, brilliant blue and green lakes and ... Read more >
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NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 10 Jan 2014 | Photo Gallery
New Zealand
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NEW ZEALAND | Wednesday, 8 Jan 2014 | Views [337]
Another brilliant experience in the North Island is to visit some of the thermal areas. The area is very volcanic, one major eruption happening as recently as 1995. As you drive through the countryside, you see plumes of steam coming out of the ground ... Read more >
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