Category: Food
#61 Becky’s view: 18 months living a nomadic life
Reflection of a life-changing adventure and choice of life for 18 months. Excitement, intrigue and trepidation of what lies ahead. A family of four that broke free of the suburban shackles and headed ... Read More
#58 Rico’s view: 18 months of life on the road
Rico’s story I have been travelling for 18 months now and it’s time for our journey to come to an end. During the entire journey we’ve … Been to 13 countries; Had 2,976,438 mosquito bites!... Read More
#57…The last stretch
Everyone has a breaking point, and looking at the calendar on the fridge to see we had 4 more weeks in Caño Negro, was ours. The living conditions were really testing; mosquitos, damp everywhere, two... Read More
#54 Costa Rica – Back in the Heat
Up close an personal with a sloth, holding up a taxi driver, and a chance meeting with an old friend in the jungle... Read More
#53 A Swiss Surprise, and Strategising in Santiago
At 4am my cab arrived; it felt strange getting in on my own. No mad rush, head count or bag check, it was just me myself and I. In the airport I kept looking around, thinking I’d forgott... Read More
#52 Chile – A White Van and No Plan
A fire to grill meat, and a large glass of wine….what was a standard weekend scene 14 months prior was now a cherished rarity – but we managed to pull it together – the perfect way to ce... Read More
#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
#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