Author Archives: Richard Griffith

About Richard Griffith

My first independent travel experience was a trip to Israel, in 1997, it was here that I caught the 'travel' bug! In 2001 I took an 8-month sabbatical and traveled around South East Asia. Since then I have managed to visit most of Eastern Europe along with India, Bangladesh, and a few other destinations in between. I love travel and I love meeting new people.

What’s the difference?

Posted on 25/01/2015 by Richard Griffith

There are two delightful animals that you will come across, on a regular basis, in Peru. So what’s the difference between an Alpaca and a Llama?

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Quirky Puno.

Posted on 24/01/2015 by Richard Griffith

My first introduction to Peru was the ‘quirky’ city of Puno, which is located on the north-western shore of Lake Titicaca. The bus journey and hassle free border crossing from Bolivia took around 4-hours. Puno is a nice half way … Continue reading →

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Coast to coast – Isla del Sol.

Posted on 23/01/2015 by Richard Griffith

Even with decades of tourism under its belt, Isla del Sol remains a remote place. Not much has changed on the island since the Inca walked the same stone pathways that tourists tread today. Because the island has no paved … Continue reading →

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Isla del Sol.

Posted on 19/01/2015 by Richard Griffith

Island of the sun: The tiny boat was supposed to depart Copacabana at 08:30 but due to the torrential rain and an attempted ‘over-loading’ issue it left much later. The captain, a boy of about 16, tried to pack more … Continue reading →

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Lake Titicaca.

Posted on 18/01/2015 by Richard Griffith

There are certain names of places that have fired my imagination ever since I was a child – ‘Lake Titicaca’ is one such place. A visit to this high-altitude lake feels like a journey to the top of the world. … Continue reading →

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Feliz Navidad?

Posted on 14/01/2015 by Richard Griffith

I was not looking forward to Christmas at all, this was my second Christmas abroad and my second without my dear mother. It was never going to be a bundle of laughs. However, having completed the job in Brazil I … Continue reading →

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The curious incident of the generator in the supermarket.

Posted on 07/01/2015 by Richard Griffith

Following my ‘stint’ in India, the same company asked me to carry out some ‘repatriation’ work in Brazil. My first flight took me from Santa Cruz in Bolivia to São Paulo in Brazil. Next day it was an internal flight … Continue reading →

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Relieving the era of the dinosaur.

Posted on 03/01/2015 by Richard Griffith

From Sucre I took a 30-minute internal flight to the brash city of Santa Cruz. A bus would have taken anything from 15 to 20 hours – er, no thank you!From SC it took 3-hours, by mini bus, to get … Continue reading →

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Delightful Sucre.

Posted on 26/12/2014 by Richard Griffith

I knew where I wanted to spend Christmas the moment I walked into B&B Casa Verde. It’s owned by a Belgian guy and it is a wonderful little oasis in the heart of the city. “Proud, genteel Sucre is Bolivia’s … Continue reading →

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Blood, sweat and tears.

Posted on 20/12/2014 by Richard Griffith

“The tunnel grew darker and more claustrophobic, the air harder to breathe. But we trudged deeper into the bowels of a mountain where thousands of miners toil and countless more are entombed, casualties of a centuries-old lust for silver. Behind … Continue reading →

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