Four days by car around eastern Andalusia with my sister Kasia and aunt Teresa: Lorca, Granada and the Albaicín quarter (no Alhambra – tickets were sold out), the witches’ village…
Two days on buses from Cuenca in Ecuador via Trujillo to Huaraz, then a day trip to Laguna 69 (4604 m) in Huascarán National Park – our new altitude record…
A night bus from Baños to Cuenca, a fake driver and an almost empty backpack under the seat. How we were robbed in Ecuador, what was stolen, what we did…
One day in Baños de Agua Santa: swings above the valley at La Casa del Árbol and the Pailón del Diablo waterfall seen from below – with a suspension bridge,…
Three days on foot through the Ecuadorian Andes: from the lagoon in the crater of the Quilotoa volcano via Chugchilán and Isinliví to Sigchos – almost 40 km, mostly downhill,…
Ten days in the Galápagos without a cruise: Santa Cruz, San Cristóbal and Isabela, sea lions on every beach, giant tortoises, penguins and sharks – with 2024 prices for flights,…
Four days in Quito: Mitad del Mundo and the real equator 240 metres away, the roof of the Basilica of the National Vow, the statue on El Panecillo hill, a…
Our last days in Colombia: the history and murals of Comuna 13 in Medellín, about 700 steps up the rock of El Peñón de Guatapé, less than a day in…
From Salento by jeep to the Valle de Cocora: a 12-kilometre loop among wax palms up to 60 m tall, forest along a river, photo spots and prices from May…
One day in the Colombian capital: the Gold Museum and the Military Museum, Plaza de Bolívar and La Candelaria, the colourful lanes around Chorro de Quevedo and the cable car…
San Gil, Colombia’s adventure sports capital: paragliding over the Chicamocha Canyon, rafting on the Río Fonce and a 1100 m zip line, plus peaceful Barichara and the trail to Guane…
Our last days on the Colombian Caribbean: Rodadero in Santa Marta, the fishing village of Taganga, mountain Minca and Tayrona National Park – the trail to Cabo San Juan, wildlife,…