Vanessa and I first met in Ecuador and have since met up again in Thailand and London. I jumped at the chance to come to Wales especially as she lived in the wonderful village of Caernarfon next to the Menai Straits.It was great to meet up with her friend Barbara again too. John the DJ […]
Read MoreMy favourite part of the trip was visiting the town of Silvia on Tuesday market day where the Guambiano Indians still wear their bowler hats and bright blue capes and skirts. The men also wear skirts and outside of Scotland this was a first for me. They travel in brightly coloured buses with all their […]
Read MoreRiobamba has the largest percentage of indigenous people in Ecuador. It is surrounded by small interesting villages near Chimborazo. It is famous for the “Devil’s nose train” but unfortunately you are no longer allowed to ride on the top of the train as some tourists were killed this way. In fact the trains are all […]
Read MoreVilcabamba is called the sacred valley of longevity because it supposedly has the highest proportion of people still alive at the age of 100. It certainly has fresh water running down from the surrounding Andes mountains. This beautiful valley has a great climate and because of this many foreigners have chosen to move here “gringoes” […]
Read MoreRio de Janeiro’s botanic gardens are lush and tropical with one whole area dedicated to Orchids. I loved the Victoria Leaf water lily and if you look closely one of them has a small tortoise living on the leaf. The gardens are alive with life and I saw squirrels, monkeys, toucans and many other birds […]
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