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The curious incident of the generator in the supermarket.
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.
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
Delightful Sucre.
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.
“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
This must be heaven!
Travelling with three Dutch girls and a young lady from the Basque Country in Spain – I truly must have died and gone to heaven! From the sprawling city of La Paz I took an extremely comfortable night bus to … Continue reading
Bienvenidos a Sudameríca (la segunda parte).
This is how my guidebook describes my first country in the second part of my travels through South America: “Rough around the edges, superlative in its natural beauty, rugged, vexing, complex and slightly nerve-racking.” I couldn’t agree more! It took … Continue reading
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Happy Diwali.
Diwali also known as Deepavali and the “festival of lights”, is an ancient Hindu festival celebrated in autumn every year. The festival spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil, and hope over despair. … Continue reading
“Ice Cold in Alex”.
The opening paragraph on the front of the shiny flier, which sits neatly on top of the bedside cabinet in my hotel room, reads as follows: “Set apart from the hustle and bustle of the city, and situated in the … Continue reading
Bombay Nights (and days).
Mumbai – October 12th – 37 deg C. I decided to take today off, well it is Sunday after all, and since I arrived here I have done nothing but focus on work. I am staying in the Fort area … Continue reading
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Norfolk Coastal Path, 46 miles – Hunstanton to Cromer.
Friday 26th September to Monday 29th September: Why is walking in wild and solitary places so satisfying? Partly it is the sheer physical pleasure: sometimes pitting one’s strength against the elements, sometimes relaxing on the springy turf or sand. The … Continue reading
