Crawling out from under the mosquito net at 4.45am was made much more exciting knowing that today was one of the days we had planned and looked forward to for months and months.At 5.30am we began our two hour drive … Continue reading Tracking Mountain Gorillas
It’s taken 5 solid days of transit to arrive in our first African destination: Kabale, Uganda.We didn’t stop for in one place for long than 20 hours: Glasgow -> Edinburgh -> Milan -> Doha -> Nairobi -> Kampala -> Kabale … Continue reading Lake Bunyonyi
Glaswegians have a notoriously difficult-to-understand accent. Truth be told, we didn’t find it too had, but hard to get used to their common words: Wee – small or cute Aye – yes or yeah Nay – no or not Ye … Continue reading Glasgow Slang and Scenery
Although we only had a short time in London, I insisted that we went to The Making of Harry Potter at Universal Studios. Craig watched HP1 on the flight to the UK and HP2 with Rugrat 2, so he would … Continue reading The Magical Wizarding World of Harry Potter
We were so excited for our quick stop in the UK for many reasons: family catch ups surprise visits drinkable tap water scrubbing the dirt off stocking up on supplies delicious and abundant food options (Just to name a few!) … Continue reading Family and Food in London
I have raved about Isla San Cristóbal since Emmy and I visited 5 years ago – I’ve got brilliant memories and couldn’t wait to share them with Craig! Em and I did the Galápagos in a very different way, spending … Continue reading Hasta Luego Galápagos!
Arriving by speed boat on Isla Isabela, you can immediately see that it is a much smaller town. The town has a lovely beach running beside it. Wandering along the boardwalk to the Tortoise Centre, in belting 3pm heat was potentially not … Continue reading More Tortoises and Snorkelling
When staying with locals and they offer something – you can’t say no! We found our homestay through a tip off from a fellow traveller and organised it through the daughter, Suzana, one of the owners of the dive shop … Continue reading Finca Aloha
Santa Cruz‘ initial landscape is hostile. Sharp volcanic rock is scattered over the land, spikey cactii and thorny scrub dominate and the heat is overbearing. With little shade and being near the equator, obviously, after travelling places like Antarctica, and … Continue reading Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos
Making the overland trek from Lima to Guyaquil to fly to the Galapagos was a bit much in our old age! We decided to break it up with a beach town in Northern Peru. We decided against Mancora – the … Continue reading Ruins by the Beach
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