Central Asia & China
28th August 2013
Travel Journal: Kirsten
Central Asia & China
Joyful Journey, Wonderful Land
Group travels in China, Eastbound from Kashgar to Lanzhou.
18th August 2013
Central Asia & China
Mountains, horses and snow
Where Uzbekistan is all about cities and history, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan are all about nature and getting out and enjoying it, whether that be by
17th August 2013
Central Asia & China
Exploring the Silk Road in Uzbekistan
The ancient trading route of the Silk Road was what many of our group had joined the expedition to see. Although our Silk Road experiences
30th July 2013
Azerbaijan
Volcanoes, military processions and marble – Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan
So we head for another strange sounding country Azerbaijan – not visited by many tourists each year but a vital part of the old Silk
10th July 2013
Group Travel
Our 7-month journey around South America in a truck
South America is a continent of incredible diversity offering an array of experiences which we found to be more varied than those found in Africa or Asia, and so, for want of a better way to summarise things, we looked back over the contrasts that have come to light in the last 6 months…
24th June 2013
Bolivia
Breathtaking Bolivia
I am not the first to have described Bolivia as breathtaking, and I won’t be the last, but it is a word that sums up
8th June 2013
Group Travel
White cities, Inca ruins, Floating Villages and Irish Bars
Leaving the coast behind we returned to the mountains, heading for the city of Arequipa at 2,800m above sea level. Sitting in the shadow of
7th June 2013
Group Travel
Exploring the Pacific Coast of Peru
Descending from the Andes, albeit only briefly, our first stop in Peru was on the beach, and what a beautiful beach it was! Camping on
18th May 2013
Ecuador
Hats & handicrafts, beers & border hassles
Our border crossing from Colombia to Ecuador was all going well until someone uttered those fateful words… “This is going to be the quickest border
5th May 2013
Colombia
Farewell Colombia, we will be back!
Leaving Cartagena behind, we headed south towards Medellin via a bushcamp in the hills. In the 1980’s and 1990’s, Medellin was the centre of the
12th April 2013
Colombia
Colonial splendour and beach paradise in Colombia
Hello and welcome to my country. Hello, where are you from? Do you like Colombia? You are welcome, and please tell your friends about my
11th April 2013
