New Year started off in Manila, Philippines where Ben and I watched the amazing firework display from the roof top of our lovely hotel. Manila was such a shock to me. The poverty there is horrendous. People live on the streets and you literally have to step into the road to get past them. At […]
Cayambe is an extinct volcano north of Quito. It is Ecuador’s third highest peak. The village of Cayambe underneath the volcano is populated by indigenous people who are descendants of the pre-Inca Kayambi people. This area hosts numerous flower plantations. I stayed in Hacienda Guachala one of the oldest haciendas in the area dating back […]
Cenit el Centro de la Nina Trabajadora is a wonderful charity school which is run by Catholic nuns and started out as a charity for street girls to educate them and change their lives. It then invited the brothers of the girls to be educated and later started to work with whole families. This sytem […]
You need to be fit to visit Toledo. Sitting on a mountain top this is a medieval city with historic houses narrow streets and just enough space for a small car to climb the hills. The city is stunning with wonderful views and is surrounded by the river Tagus. It is know as the Imperial […]