Walking with the Dead – La Recoleta Cemetery

In a very nice neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, stands its first public cemetery. While not something you generally consider to be a tourist attraction, but this cemetery is really quite impressive. This cemetery has around 4500 tombs. All different, ranging in opulence from a simple marble tomb to mausoleums so grand, you compare them to […]

This town will take your breath away… literally

I had been warned that Cusco would take my breath away and that it did. Although I do feel like I dodged the altitude bullet with my only symptoms being breathlessness when tackling steps. I did have visions of a much harder time, but luck was on my side. Having said that, I have a […]

In the beginning…

Holidays have to start somewhere and for me, this time, stop one was Lima in Peru. I didn’t really have any desire to go to Lima, but my travel agent said it was nice and I decided to take the advice of an ‘expert’. Turns out, that may not have been my best decision ever. […]

Travel Preparation

This year I’m going somewhere new. I’m off to South America for a stint in Spanish school and to see some sights. I won’t be trekking through the jungle or canoeing piranha invested waters or… camping … but nevertheless, I’m off to a series of countries that requires a trip to the doc for vaccinations. […]

How to be a good traveller.

Travellers seem to come as 2 types of people. Those who embrace travel and get involved in the environment they go to, and those who probably should have stayed home. There are the people who will try that new fandangled food even though they’re a bit wary of it, and then the people who complain that the […]