Sligo, Ireland Around the time I decided to visit the southwestern USA, I happened to pick up Zen and the … Read More
Adventure
Alpamayo – The Next Instalment
Kew, London (Above: it had to be done! Machu Picchu and me.) When you last left me, I was hanging … Read More
Hitting New Heights
Huaraz (Above: view of Alpamayo from the Col Camp) It was love at first sight. As soon as I saw … Read More
How the Other Half Live…
Mancora, nothern Peru Ten weeks into my travels, and I was starting to flag… I still had my pilgrim’s cough, … Read More
Jungle Juice
Iquitos, Amazon Basin Just back in Iquitos, after an interesting week of heat and hallucinogenic experiences in the jungle of … Read More
No Sex Please, We’re Pilgrims
Cusco I have just returned from a pilgrimage to a sacred mountain called Ausangate, which involved four days of sleep-deprivation, … Read More
Going for Broke in Bolivia
Majes Valley, nr Arequipa, Peru Above: Follow the yellow brick (Inca) road… You know you’re broke when you’re trying to … Read More
Peruvian Protesters and Bolivian Bribery
La Paz Above: Our bus gets a ferry ride across Lake Titicaca Strikes, rockslides, breakdowns, numerous bus changes, stroppy border … Read More
Petroglyphs, Bugs and Bones
Majes Valley, near Arequipa This is all a bit of a contrast. From hobnobbing with New Romantics to being eaten … Read More