Arrived in Cuzco last night and just heard the morning fireworks for Father’s Day! A few days here and up to the Sacred Valley. Loved Puno, Uros and Tequille – an amazing island where time seems to have stood still and the men learn to knit their first hat at 6 years old! The colour of their hat states their [….]

Great days in Arequipo finishing with dinner on balcony looking over square sipping pisco sours listening to a live Peruvian band playing Simon and Garfunkel! Over the mountains at 4900 metres covered in snow to Chuvay where the first Stop was the volcanic natural hot springs after a buffet lunch of traditional food and live music playing guitar, panpipes, tamborm [….]

We are now on Day 6 of our Peru adventures and these mountains and villages and people are what it s all about . Forget the cities! So good to be here in the mountains, currently at 3800m but reached a height of. Just under 5000m yesterday. So far so good take a look.

Thanks for helping Barb to get here safely and surely. She has been amazing for a pretty much first time traveller (she went to NZ as a young woman and to Fiji many years ago with her daughters net ball team) but travelling to Peru on her own, arriving at midnight after hours of delays would’ve been a bit daunting, [….]

A small group of women adventure traveller’s set off to Sth America last week.“We are all enjoying  Santiago! Have been here a week and walked and walked and walked! We travelled up to play in the snow in the Andes on a very exciting bus ride of 60 hairpin bends to 3000m and on the way down, a wheel came off [….]

 VILLAGE AND THE SCHOOLS VISIT   I’d been to Nepal before.  Trekking with Lyn and friends in the Annapurna region last year.  First trek.  First trip to Nepal. There’s a reason “Namaste” is used for Greetings & Goodbyes.  Once you’ve heard it, used it – you’ll want to return.  And so did I. “This time,” I said to Lyn over coffee [….]

Langkawi Island is a gem of a resort which encapsulates the true meaning of natural beauty stretched over a glorious tropical landdscape, crystal clear private beach and tropical landscape, cascading waterfalls sets the back ground for for sumptuous food, luxurious spa treatments and exciting array of outdoor activities. Paradise is here at Casa del Mar. Come and find it you [….]

A group of 7 trekkers and myself departed Kathmandu on the 9th April bound for the Solu Khumbu are of Nepal. our final destination Gokyo Ri at 5563 mtrs. Our first awe inspiring experience was the flight to Lukla which is classed as the most dangerous airport in the world. The  check in at Kathmandu’s domestic airport went without any [….]

The faces say it all. Bhutan greeted us today with a calm & peaceful beauty, at once enchanting and emotional. It pulls the heart strings like a beautiful piece of music. The flight is a dream ( try for a left hand seat) & we see the iconic Everest & other mountains in the clear morning light. Paro airport is [….]

These ladies were the last group to perform, and capped off a great feast for the senses. The interior of the Dzong is lovely, ornate paintings, statues & beautiful mellow floorboards, polished to a sheen by junior monks. The view from the windows across the plains & valleys to the mountains is serene & peaceful. Dinner at our hotels -3 [….]