Nothing can prepare you for the beauty of this glacier. It’s blue-white colours surrounded by the deep blue of Lake Argentina. Every so often there is a carsh as you hear part of the glacier breaking off and into the water. Tour boats go as close as they can but never too close in […]
Read MoreEl Chalten is a lovely little town where we hired bikes and looked at the mountain scenery which surrounded us. The weather was sunny so we found a great pub which served brownies and brewed its own beer. Next day we walked up Torres de Cerro. The day after we walked to Mount […]
Read MoreHappy New Year I hope 2009 is a fantastic year for one and all and that we all keep healthy and happy. Ever heard of the Zeppelin? We lit helium balloons and sent them over the city. One went into a neighbours garden but it must have been OK as the fire engine didn’t […]
Read MoreImagine lying in a hammock under a shady tree with birds twittering in the branches above on a warm sunny days. I had three glorious days here. Sadly riding the horses really hurt my back but I had time to read and relax and refresh before the New Year celebrations.
Read MoreOK it was not a quiet Christmas party but it was fun. I missed all my friends especially Shirley, Alex, Jose Julio, Cesar, Melena and Marco and all my friends that I usually spend Christmas with but everyone joined in and it was fabulous. We played silly games and each brought a gift to […]
Read MoreLa Boca is a colourful suburb of Buenos Aires. It has a multitude of restaurants, shops and colourful buildings highlighted by the statues of famous Argentinian personalities. The buildings are painted yellows, greens, reds, blues and art is everywhere. Statues, paintings, tango dancers abound. This area has a vibrant history of the days when as […]
Read MoreThe kids had a whale of a time. We fed four hundred and had Christmas carols in the blazing heat. This might be the only Christmas gift some of them will get. The Government gives money for one meal a day and an afternoon snack for the kids after school. The communes look after […]
Read MoreWe have all come home happy and dirty and very satisfied that we helped the people of the Peruti village in Misiones District have a wonderful weekend. We drove off the motorway into the jungle and were given welcoming waves as we made our way down the dirt track. We gathered rubbish, brought up water […]
Read MorePink, green, orange, yellow and rust coloured Colonial style houses, tree lined cobbled streets, Bougainvillea hanging over white washed walls and a feeling of peace and quiet after the hustle and bustle of Buenos Aires. The first thing we saw as we got off the bus was a vintage car with shrubs and cactus […]
Read MoreWe were packed into the boat like sardines. The whales were enormous but I spent half my time protecting my camera bag as everyone ran to one side of the boat as soon as a whale was spotted. The mating season was over and so we spotted mothers and babies. It is very difficult […]
Read MoreAll of a sudden we were surrounded by the parade. The Gauchos (cowboys of Argentina) were behind us and in front of us. The horses were clip clopping through the cobbled streets passing the low pastel coloured houses and shops and the crowds that lined the streets. The horses were magnificent with gleaming silver bridles […]
Read MoreI watched her trudging up the hill this little girl with the bulging backpack that was larger than she was. Very colourful I thought looking at her pink T shirt, lime green skirt with blue edging round the hem, white tights with red and black polka dots and heavy clunky walking shoes. The enormous backpack […]
Read MoreTanzania: 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, […]
Read MorePink 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 […]
Read MoreAlice is a fantastic woman lots of fun and she tried to teach me Swahili and Kukuyu. I am afraid I stuck to Swahili but I learnt quite a lot in a short time. I loved the language excuse spelling but akuna matata= no problem! Alice is very religious and goes to church for the […]
Read MoreRos runs a Baby Orphanage in Nairobi and has a fabulous system of “adopting a Cot”. As she tries to have the babies adopted there is no point in you supporting a baby so she set up a system that you adopt a cot and she writes to you telling you who is in […]
Read MoreI loved the Himba village and found the fact that the Herero people who are related to them and wear full Victorian dress an unbelievable contrast! The men wash with water and wear western clothes but the women are bare-chested and wear an ochre paste which makes them very orange/ brown but protects them from […]
Read MoreI chose the booze sunset cruise the first night to tour the Okavango Delta and it was fun though fighting to get to the bar for the inclusive drinks was not. My next night I chose the more scenic cruise and found I was the only passenger so I got waited on hand and foot […]
Read MoreWe saw the lions feeding and the lioness took a liking to Jeff which was quite startling! She charged the fence (hide) which we were behind!! We felt it appropriate to have gin and tonic in the sunset to calm his nerves in the thatched lodge house! We also found a local bar El Cubano […]
Read MoreStone Town is a very Arab area and Zanzibar was once the home of the many Sultans of Oman. It has an amazing fruit and fish market and sells all kinds of tourist tat from paintings, jewellery, wooden giraffes and elephants, in the narrow lanes. It is famous for its ornate doors. Stone Town in […]
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