Author: André
#51 Boliva – Women Wrestlers, Death Road and Tensions at the Border
Another bus journey – another country, and a city even higher this time. La Paz is the highest ‘administrative’ capital in the world, sitting at an impressive 3,600M. This is where our ‘so... Read More
#50 Peru: Machu Picchu
I felt sorry for the other couple that had paid for the Lares trek and had been paired up with us 4! We explained to the kids that the trek wasn’t cheap and this couple wouldn’t want to he... Read More
#49 Hopping in Peru: An Earthquake, Paddington Bear & Sand Dunes
To the left there was a vast expanse of arid land with huge sand dunes dotted about, to the right there was the Pacific ocean in all its raw splendour; no manicured beaches, no hotels, just a random s... Read More
#48 Ecuador: Stray dogs and a big Yorkshire pudding
Trekking the Quilotoa loop Arguments during navigation are the norm for Becky and I. Often if I am driving and Becky has to navigate, tempers will fray and there will be heated words. I’ll ope... Read More
#47 Ecuador – Arachnids and Altitude
Getting high in Quito It was a treat to board a metal bird again after so many buses; a short flight from Bogota took us to Quito, where we were greeted with rolling hills and mountains on our decent ... Read More
#46 Colombia – Fast travelling
After leaving Tiempo de Juego in Santa Marta, we journeyed through Colombia from the pacific coast through to Bogota.... Read More
# 45 One year outta suburbia
April 28th 2019 marks our anniversary of leaving life in Cape Town. I’ve asked Becky, Rico and Tiana to write down their thoughts and feelings from being on the road for one year. This blog is a... Read More
#44 Colombia:Santa Marta
The main focus of our time in Santa Marta was around the work at the Tiempo de Juego foundation (https://tiempodejuego.org/). Day by day we built up relationships with the children and staff and... Read More
#43 South America: Colombia
Leaving Cape Town wasn’t as difficult as I had envisaged. The trip had turned out to be the perfect tonic for our kids knowing that there was still a life for us there, their friends hadn’... Read More
#42 Cape Town: In and out of suburbia
Vietnam had been great for us. Some routine, stability, familiarity, new friends, warm people but still encapsulated in a simple easygoing lifestyle. As we’d been forewarned, a month in Hoi An... Read More