Monthly Archives: October 2018

Some of the most amazing wild animals I’ve seen in my life has been in some sort of rehabilitation center. At first I thought I would prefer seeing them in the wild but on second thought I realised that some animals, like sloths, and manatees, are quite hard to spot in the wild. I hadContinue reading “Manatees, turtles and a sloth…”

The recent long weekend was the perfect opportunity for me to explore the Amazon jungle of Peru, so I packed my bags and headed out to the jungle city of Iquitos. Finally I understand why all the travel websites say nothing can prepare you for it. Why? Because it is true. I expected strange andContinue reading “Jungle boogie”

The best thing about meeting new friends while traveling, is they are pre-screened as good travel companions! So it happened that one of my fellow Vietnam travelers made it out to the other end of the world (quite literally) and we could continue our adventures on another continent. (2 and counting… and yes, we doContinue reading “We’re going to Paracas…”

A friend invited me along on a day out in the sand dunes, and being up for an adventure I accepted, of course. Early morning, for a Sunday at least, he picked me up in his Landrover and we headed out to the north of the city. After a toll gate we stopped beside theContinue reading “Sandy adventure”