“Travel is… about learning, about crossing boundaries and mastering the fear of strangers, about making the effort to understand other cultures and thereby empowering yourself”. – Fatima Mernissi Taking in the views of Taipei…
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A Photo Essay From Our USA Road Trip! Whilst having travelled 5,000 miles across the USA back in 2011, we never made it to the state of New Mexico. So this time around on…
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Photography Focus – Portraits… Since returning home to England and having a bit of time to reflect on all that we have experienced over the last six months travelling around South America, we thought…
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Sacred City Of The Incas… Set high in the mountains above the fast-flowing Rio Urubamba, Machu Picchu is undoubtedly Peru’s most visited attraction and South America’s best known archaeological site. With its stunning location…
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72 Hours Of Street Parties & Salsa! Bursting with colour, this year’s Carnaval at Barranquilla got into full swing on Saturday 1st March 2014. As part of our South America trip, we hot-footed it…
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World Class Market For Textiles & Handicrafts… No trip to Ecuador is complete without a visit to Otavalo’s bustling handicraft and food market that starts in the main square and sprawls out amongst the…
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A Unique New Year! After an exciting Christmas crossing the border into Brazil and visiting the almighty Iguazu Falls, we celebrated New Year in an equally exciting way by going on safari in the…
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Wine Consumption Gone Global Argentina has a wine growing tradition that is nearly 500 years old and the country is now recognised as one of the leading international wine producers, exporting wines to a…
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Santiago In 48 Hours! We had a limited amount of time in Chile’s capital city but managed to cram in quite a lot in just 2 days. We stayed in the ‘El Centro’ area…
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TrekSnappy Go Wild! On our overland trip through South America, camping is the order of the day. Our itinerary focuses on camping for 70% of the time and this consists of pitching our tents…
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A Blue White Giant… Our second visit to Los Glaciares National Park was by the southern entrance. We took a day trip from the much larger town of El Calafate to see the world…
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Hiking To Mount Fitz Roy… A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Parque National Los Glaciares is the second largest national park in Argentina and was the second highlight of our trip into Patagonia. Much of…
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Our Introduction To Patagonia… Our first highlight after crossing the border into Argentinian Patagonia was a tour around the UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘Peninsula Valdes’. The peninsula, aptly shaped like a ‘whale’s tail’, is…
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Street art or glorified vandalism? The walls of Buenos Aires are adorned with graffiti. From colourful murals to moody figures, political emblems and simple tags, each barrio is filled with urban artwork that portrays…
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After months of saving hard, making preparations, counting down and getting excited, we finally set off on our ‘South American Adventure’ on Tuesday 5th November 2013. Our first stop – Argentina – the second…
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How To Sum Up A World Trip? People are always asking us which countries we have visited and if we have a favourite place. Such a tough question! It is so difficult to pin-point…