Meeting up with my fellow travellers, we check in for our LAN Chile flight from Auckland to Santiago. None of us can fault the great service on our 11 hour flight, but we’re really not looking forward to the 7 hour wait at Santiago airport for the connecting flight to Lima (although the girls are […]
From the rugged mountains and crystal clear water of Musandam to the 17th Century fort and nearby souk in Nizwa, Oman has something to offer everyone. After arriving in Musandam we went on a 4WD mountain safari to their highest mountain, Jebel Harim, with amazing views, fossils and small caves housing Bedouin families. The rugged […]
My first thought on waking up in Rio was that I couldn’t wait to get out and explore this vibrant city, and so I rushed to the window for my first daytime glimpse of Copacabana Beach - magnificient. As I gazed downwards you saw people exercising, walking dogs, strolling arm and arm down the promenade and some just sitting […]
Like all other destinations, on arrival at Grand Canyon we had an orientation of the area. After assembling the tent, we jumped into the van and headed off to find a prime spot from which to watch the sunset over THE Grand Canyon. What a magical experience - the colors changing in the canyon and […]
A long day’s drive from Yosemite to Las Vegas saw us pass through the San Joaquin Valley, notable for producing almonds and walnuts - seriously, on a 12 hour roadie, the smallest facts are interesting! We crossed through the Mojave Desert, the hills decorated with winds farms and patriotic artwork featured on farm sheds, decorated […]
Today we were free to hike any one of the multitude of trails through beautiful Yosemite National Park. Our guide recommended trails of varying difficulty and then left us to discover the park in our own time. I decided with a couple of the others to do a mid-range hike [being dubious of my fitness] and we […]