Ah! 20-20 vision is a wonderful thing! I mean – have you really ever come home from a trip and felt you’ve done it justice! I, for one, always wish I could do it over. Not big things – most of us rarely get that wrong. But it’s the little bits, isn’t it… the photos […]
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Cape Verde? Really? Lovely! So where’s that then? And that, my friends, had been the overriding response to the Where are you off to next conversation before our most recent trip. The reaction has been very positive however, with lots of interest – both before and after – from pals looking for a new sun […]
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It’s not all sheep, rugby and camper vans, you know! Art Trails NOT the first thing that springs to mind is it! It doesn’t quite compete with the natural environment but there are surprises along the way. Christchurch offers up plenty of abandoned walls for artists to display their canvases while Nelson’s City Centre Artwalk […]
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The apus – gods of the mountains – protected their devotees in the fertile valley below. They had land for their crops and light and rain for those crops to grow. They were happy and knew nothing of the negativity of ambition or hate. They had absolute freedom with one exception – they were forbidden […]
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Chances are, when visiting Bolivia, you will pass through La Paz at some stage. Many travellers seem to minimise their time here – or avoid it altogether – but I, for one, was glad to stay a while. While Sucre is the constitutional capital of the country, La Paz is the seat of Government – […]
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