Monthly Archives: Jul 2015

Colombia – Salento and The Zona Cafetera

Posted on Jul 22, 2015 by Fiona and Steve

As most of you know, I’m a big latte addict, so to go to a bona fide Colombian coffee plantation and taste freshly roasted coffee there was a big buzz for me. Salento is a sleepy little village in the … Continue reading →

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Colombia – The capital city of Bogotá

Posted on Jul 22, 2015 by Fiona and Steve

We survived our first flight with Viva Colombia – our 19th flight I think since we started the trip – where the rows of seats are so close together that I have to sit sideways to fit my legs in … Continue reading →

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Ecuador – the city of Cuenca

Posted on Jul 19, 2015 by Fiona and Steve

I bet you didn’t know that the word Ecuador means Equator in Spanish? Well I didn’t either. It was lovely flying over and into Cuenca from Quito, as it’s well known for its red tiled roofs and is surrounded by … Continue reading →

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Ecuador – Quito and the true Equator Line

Posted on Jul 19, 2015 by Fiona and Steve

I had a “lightbulb moment” recently about something I have been asked twice in a café after ordering my food. Both times, the waiter had taken our order and then looked and me and asked “Holandésa?” to which I replied, … Continue reading →

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Ecuador – The Galápagos Islands 25th June – 3rd July

Posted on Jul 11, 2015 by Fiona and Steve

Well we managed to peel our eyelids open in time for the 4am start in the dark, which was ghastly, but we were fed before we left the B & B and our hostess drove us to the airport at … Continue reading →

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Perú – Lima, the end of the Frosty Top Tour and Quito, Ecuador

Posted on Jul 10, 2015 by Fiona and Steve

After the Amazon, we flew back from Puerto Maldonado to Cusco, then on to Lima. I must say it was nice to settle into a modern hotel in Lima, Peru’s capital of nearly 10 million people, for the last two … Continue reading →

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Perú – The Amazon Rainforest and Lake Tambopata

Posted on Jul 7, 2015 by Fiona and Steve

Jungle here we come – and what a highlight! Somebody said to me before we left on our trip “You won’t have a holiday, but you WILL have an adventure” and that really sums up this trip, which has been … Continue reading →

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Perú – Cusco and “Sexy Woman”

Posted on Jul 6, 2015 by Fiona and Steve

It was nice to have three nights in Cusco, after such an exhausting week of travelling and short hotel stays, in our very well placed hotel on the edge of the main square with a rooftop garden. The room was … Continue reading →

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Perú – Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu

Posted on Jul 1, 2015 by Fiona and Steve

Well the pace of the tour has picked up and we’ve had some very very long days. Left Puno at 6.30am, joined other tourists on a larger tour bus – very much bigger and better than our usual mini van … Continue reading →

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