After leaving our excellent host family and week of school behind in Cusco, we have ventured out into the world of shared taxis (collectivos), the Sacred Valley and the superb small town of Ollantaytambo. We arrived here after a fairly hairy journey along the mountain roads, packed into a car alongside old ladies in traditional dress (one of whom comfortably [...]
Many years ago I used to go on day trips to that magnificent Yorkshire theme park, Lightwater Valley. Aside from the Death Slide and The Ultimate, one of the biggest draws there was, for a while, The Rat. This ride basically consisted of an hour or so of queuing, followed by a couple of minutes of a fairly speedy roller [...]
A few mini adventures in Lima today, including an impromptu Spanish class and lots of men with guns (don’t panic mum). It’s weird to leave in summer and arrive in winter – cool and drizzly today. Long bus journey to Cuzco tomorrow, 21 hours in fact! I hope the views will be as good as those from the plane – [...]
Thanks For Your Comments!
- Babs on The Perils of Paradise – Koh Rong
- kirsty on Images of Angkor
- Hear from Volunteers at Allambie | Allambie Orphanage on New Friends – Allambie
Contact Us On Skype
Categories
- Really interesting and enlightening few hours today at @COPELaos. Take a look to find out more about UXO in Laos etc http://t.co/le7Ge0FX
- Tom-Yum Martini, complete with kafir lime leaf and chilli. The best cocktail in Laos? http://t.co/EGFxq1Hk #hipstamatic
- Luang Prabang http://t.co/arxfDbzb
- Bring on the elephants!!!!!!!!!!!
- Taking It Slow - Northern Laos http://t.co/YAMoxAfb
- No #snow here in Lang Prebang, #Laos - in fact it's pretty warm to say the least. Nevertheless, Helen still has a cold...
