It’s Sunday and I’m having lunch in a little restaurant overlooking the main square of Cuzco. Jill has a headache and she has decided to stay at the hotel for while. It’s a lovely sunny day and lots of people are out enjoying the day. Here’s the view from the balcony.
In many ways, I made a fortuitous decision to take a day tour to the port city of Valparaiso when I stayed over in Santiago for a final day on my way home from the Galapagos islands. I’m going back a week, or so, in time with this post but a lot has happened over […]
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Quito is a bustling city that in many ways reminds me of Lisbon in Portugal. Both are strong Catholic cities with steep hills and narrow streets. I think Quito is in a better state of repair. It is situated in a valley in the northern Andes that is about 5 km wide and 57 km […]
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I’ve just returned from spending two days in the cloud forest at Bellavista Lodge, high up above the Tandayapa Valley, 85 kilometres to the North East of Quito. I left Quito at 6.30 am yesterday and travelled for about two hours to reach the lodge. It is set in eight square kilometres of steep-sided sub-tropical […]
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WOW WOW and more WOW. Hope Jill’s headahe doesn;t last too long. Glad it’s all going well and that the bags arrived evetually. I’m enjoying the trip too 🙂 safe travelling as always. ‘Trina
Dear Bruce
Great to read the trip details. Some experiencs remind me of SAPA with the hill people etc
Photos really add to the story so keep going.
Hope Jill recovers….maybe altitude sickness????
Regards
Rob
hi guys, hope Jill feels better soon; will follow progress,
cheers John b