Arequipa was a pleasant surprise. We arrived, having organised an apartment to rent for a month, knowing only that it was Peru’s second city and that it had a temperate climate due to its elevation. Leaving after that month was a little sad, as we’d grown rather fond of this little city and its pleasant…
Lake Titicaca, famous perhaps mostly for its funny name, is a well established spot on the gringo trail in South America. While it’s often claimed that it’s the highest navigable lake in the world, there are in fact other lakes that are higher and still navigable (though not as deep or large). It is, however,…
Last week, we went on a four day trip from Tupiza to Uyuni in southwest Bolivia. Some people call it the ‘Salt Flats Tour’, but seeing as the salt flats only featured for a few hours on the last day, I think that name sells it short. The tour, which was by jeep in a…
Below are our favourite travel blogs, that have inspired us, and that we admire. The asterisks (*) indicate that we have met the people behind the blog on our travels. A Breath of Foreign Air The Sally, not quite a full-time expat or traveler, she walks the line between both. She appreciates good books, good…
Monday 21st January In the morning, I tried to go for a haircut at a cheap but decent looking hairdresser we had passed a couple of days ago, but I was unable to locate it. It felt a bit like a muggle looking for the entrance to Diagon Alley; it wasn’t where I remembered it…