My Christmas trip of 2011 began properly when I touched down in Incheon. It was first time in South Korea. I’m one for milestones and in some records this was my 60th country, in others it was my 58th (or even my 63rd if you go by the Traveller’s Hundred Club list). The more important Read more about Arrival into South Korea: Inching Into Incheon[…]
The sombre, peaceful, tranquil loneliness of Vereda Santa Ana Alta, Colombia. Travellers simply don’t go here on their own. There’s nowhere to stay. There’s no buses or transport. But thanks to my Colombian friend Julio Felipe I got to stay 4 nights in the mountain village of Vereda Santa Ana Alta (to quote its full Read more about Staying at Vereda Santa Ana Alta: Beautiful Colombian Countryside[…]
The four day hike was complete and we assembled in our group, outside the lost Inca City of Machu Picchu in Peru. If you want to follow these posts in sequence then start at Inca Trail Day 1 – Part 1. In essence this is Day 4 – Part 4 – Machu Picchu, but I Read more about The Lost Inca City of Machu Picchu[…]
I often need to reflect on the past to understand the present. It’s now New Year’s Day 2012. I’ll be 32 this year. Three years ago on New Year’s Day I celebrated with my girlfriend at the time who cooked for me and came down to visit from London for 2 days. After the 2nd Read more about Happy New Year With Helen – 2009[…]