Today we visited the amazing Canyon del Colca it is a 2 hour drive on unsealed road through a very strong earthquake prone area and during one stage on our journey we passed through a 400 mtr tunnel. The maximize the probability of seeing condors we departed our hotel at 730A towards a superb natural lookout point “Cross of the [….]

Great news the girls are on the way! Buenos Aires airport is now open and all flights are on schedule. Today we will enjoy a guided tour of the more important and characteristic parts of Lima: the Monumental Center, where we will admire the colonial architecture of the Main Square (Plaza Mayor), the Government Palace, the Cathedral, the Archbishop Palace, [….]

So far it has been an eventful journey and it is only day 2. We departed Sydney to Santiago on Lan/Qantas via New Zealand. Two and half hours to New Zealand 1 hour stopover, 14 hours to Santiago missed our connection due to late departure form Sydney waited 7 hours at Santiago airport, but managed to get a room at [….]

Well it is nearly time to depart for Sth America I cannot beleive that I am ready to go tomorrow, it has been a quick turn a round of 3 weeks between tours, just enough time to unpack and repack. I am so lookiing forward to introducing my group to my Andean friends and their fascinating culutre. Stay posted !!

On the 2nd day of this fantastic 5 day trek I hiked through forests of rhododendrons on an easy traverse for 5 hours with some 10 minute ascents which finally led us to our snd nights lodge at 2400 mtrs, we began at 2150 at Deurali. On the 3rd day it was only 1 hour steep climb once again through [….]

Since my last blog when the ladies group departed for home I have traveling in Nepal visiting the School Project in Majuwa village, exploring a new trek route in the Annapurna’s, and enjoying my last 2 days in Nepal relaxing at the Yak and Yeti hotel in Kathmand. I have attached some wonderful photos of my visit to the school [….]

Today was the last day of a wonderful trip. The past 3 days have been full on with visiting Bhaktapur, doing an early morning yoga class 3 out of the 9 in the group managed to get up at 530am to join me in a class at the local school. We all found out that we are absolutely not as [….]

It has been a few days since my last post – the reason – away trekking in those wonderful Annapurna mountain trails. The trip has been amazing we have experienced all types of weather afternoon storms that last for 30 minutes then glorious sunshine. Yesterday we arrived in Chitwan and it is HOT! We woke at 530 am breakfast at [….]

Yesterday was a sad day to leave such a lovely group of ladies. They are now off to Bhutan for their next adventure. We have all had an amazing experience and our last night was celebrated at a Nepali Bancha Restaurant were we were entertained by dances from all over Nepal . We experience delicious Nepalise cuisine and the local [….]

Yesterday sadly we said goodbye to our new found friends in Chitwan and continued on our journey to Pokhara a vibrant town situated at the base of the massive Annapurna mountains. This morning we were up at 5am to hike to Sarangkot a hill station situated high above Phewa Lake. It was a stunning sunrise and the mountains put on [….]

Our group arrived in Kathmandu on Friday 1st April after an easy entry through customs we then proceeded to Bhaktapur for the night. It is the start of Nepali New Year so there are many exciting celebrations. The local people of Bhaktapur are in the process of completing the chariot and decorating homes and shops. Our afternoon was spent shopping [….]