Discovering our bohemian side in Valparaiso

by | Jan 27, 2014 | Blog posts, South America

After leavinvg the relative comfort of Santiago we hit Valparaiso on the coast. We realised we were going to have to peel back the layers to discover the real city.Originally it was one of the most important cities in South America as it’s deep water harbour was...

Surprised by Santiago

by | Jan 25, 2014 | Blog posts, South America

It has been a long time since I have been in a city that I really loved. They are usually big, impersonal and busy. Santiago is nothing like this! It really seems to be a city for the people.You could barely tell that there are around 6 million people living here....

Mum’s arrival…

by | Jan 16, 2014 | Blog posts, South America

Mum arrived in early January and wanted to visit Machu Picchu….since she was in the area.But first that meant coming back to Peru from La Paz. Here’s a photographic representation of that travel time…. I started off with a walking tour of La...

Spending two weeks in Sucre…

by | Jan 10, 2014 | Blog posts, South America

There comes a time in every travelers travels that they must stop for a least a couple of weeks. For me it was Sucre over Christmas and New Year. You saw what Christmas was like, so here are some shots of the great group of people I spent NYE with!(Kicking off with...

The ninjas of Sucre

by | Jan 10, 2014 | Blog posts, Life, South America

So in Spanish, kids are called niños or ninas, but it is WAY more fun to just call them all just ninjas. Adorable ninjas who are so fun to photograph!So while in Sucre I spent a bit of time around ninjas, as I volunteered for a couple of days at a local orphanage. It...