Category: Travelling

Lares Valley

Waking up to the sound of the waterfall beside us, and washing in the clear cold water surrounded by mountains, beautiful blue and green lakes, valleys and snow capped peaks, thatched cottages, brightly coloured villagers, streams falling down the rocks, llamas and no else in sight the four days three nights Lares valley trek is […]

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Condors

  We got up at 3.30 am to catch the four o’clock bus, to see these birds. The bus turned up at 4.15. Then the bus driver forgot to tell us where to get off so we ended up in Copanaconde and had to hang around for an hour to get a bus back to […]

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Tanzania

Tanzania: My accommodation was on a beach just outside Dar Es Salaam. I had to cross by ferry in my Airport taxi and felt very “Lady Penelope” with everyone staring into the taxi. The ferry was very crowded. Tanzania has such a multitude of peoples, Africans, Indians, Arabs and all wearing their various Turbans, Saris, […]

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Lake Nakuru Kenya

Pink flamingos gave Lake Nakuru, in Kenya’s Rift valley, a lovely shade of pink against the backdrop of deep blue Lake. We were lucky to see the famous black Rhino for which this Lake is famous. This Lake is a sanctuary protecting Giraffes and white and black Rhinos.  My friends Joanna, Jeff and Tom and […]

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