On Saturday we arrived by flight from Chitwan to Kathmandu, it was then a 30 minute vehicle ride to Bhaktapur and our accomodation for the night. The girls spent the afternoon on guided sightseening tour of the city and then hit the shops. The following morning at 2am we were woken with the sounds of the temple bell being rung [….]

Yesterday we arrived in Chitwan National Park from Pokhara it was a 4 hour drive the weather here is quite hot after the mountains. We had our first sighting of a Rhino and baby bathing in the river. This morning at 7am we were taking on a 1 hour canoe ride down the Rapti river where we spotted several marsh [….]

We arrived in Kathmanud 8 days ago and went direct to Pokhara which is just about my second home, it was so nice t. I am priveldged to have a wonderful group of 8 ladies who come from all over Australia. Today we successfully completed a 6 day trek to Ghorepani and the weather was spectacular every day we were [….]

Time Passes….. Life happens….. Distance separates….. Children grow up….. Jobs come and go. Love waxes and wanes.Men don’t do what they’re supposed to do… Hearts break. Parents die. Colleagues forget favours. Careers end….. BUT…..Sisters are there, no matter how much time and how many miles are between you. A girl friend is never farther away than needing her can reach… [….]

INSPIRING JOURNEY OF A TEENAGER By Sarah Douglas – Journal Entry Prior to Trip to Nepal, Australia: I can’t believe how close the day is coming that I leave on my trip to Nepal with my Aunt who owns her own travel business Lyn Taylor’s Adventure Travel. This will be my first overseas trip, and I am sure it will [….]

Two days ago we sadly departed Pumamarca for Iruya commonly know as the Jewel of the north. We were not disappointed as Iruya is a beautiful little village hidden among the mountains. The trip takes nearly all day, on the way stopping at the quaint little town of Humamarca for lunch, we then travelled on a sealed road for about [….]

Three words describe this infinite horizon of the Puna desert, land , salt plains and blue sky. This high plateau is over 4000 mtrs and it is amazing with the snow-capped peaks, black volcanic rock and its wide seas of salt plains, lagoonas of pink flamingos, surrounded by vicunas and lamas dotted against the skyline. The Andian region is a [….]

After some delay with Aerolines Argentinas we finally arrived into Salta. This city has a unique characteristic that sets is apart from the rest of the provinces in Argentina. It has a combination of geographic diversity and strong traditional and cultural heritage. To a certain extent its feature define Salta, and has earned it as a well deserved reputation as [….]

We arrived into Lima from the Amazon Jungle and transferred to our hotel where we were given rooms to shower rest and repack before transferring to the airport for our to flight Iguazu Falls via Buenos Aires. On our arrival in BA we were met and transferred from the International Terminal to the Domestic which took around 1 hour quite [….]

Sadly we departed Cuzco after what was an incredible stay in what I think is the most beautiful city in Peru. Next stop Amazon! Arriving into Puerto Maldanad0 it was steamy and around 30deg. a slight difference from 15 deg in Cuzco. We all thought that we would melt when we stepped off the plane. It was a 45 minute [….]