The terrible flooding around Machu Picchu and the tiny town of Aguas Calientas at the foot of the ancient site has rendered the ruins off limits to tourists. The main rail line from Cusco was damaged in 8 places and part of the Inca Trail was also damaged meaning they’ve had to cancel bookings. This [...]
Adventures
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FebMachu Picchu flood update on new route
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FebHappy Birthday Bob Marley!
Bob Marley would have celebrated his 65th birthday this Waitangi Day and a couple of years ago I made the pilgrimage to his tiny, run down village of Nine Mile in Jamaica. Robert Nesta Marley sure came from humble surrounds. There’s still no running water in the buildings around here, the locals all pile over [...]
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FebBali: take me to the river
I went to Bali last year and really loved it. When some people think Bali – they think surfing and Schapelle Corby. Others think luxurious white sandy beaches and lavish resorts, still others have visions of cheap shopping, noodles, beer and nightclubbing dancing through their heads. But there is another side that the more intrepid [...]
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FebSwing through the trees at Woodhill
If, like me, you’re an aunty of a 15 year old boy and are tasked with entertaining him for a couple of days, a visit to the shopping mall is not going to cut it. I know this because I tried. Apparently trying on clothes followed by a flat white mixes with yoof like oil [...]
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JanBest job in the world blogger is stung!
Remember the hoopla that Queensland Tourism cleverly generated with their Best Job in the World campaign to lure a blogger to Hamilton Island, one of the Great Barrier Reef islands, as caretaker? The winner was Ben Southall, a 34 year old ginga from England in a marketing coup that they reckon yielded $115 million worth [...]
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DecOman: the world’s fastest Omani
The World’s Fastest Omani has just driven me like a rally driver for 2 hours over the dirt road of Wadi Bani Awf. It’s about an hour and half from Muscat (entrance near Nakhal) and is known as the most diverse and challenging wadi. This is actually a hikers dream but as I don’t dream [...]
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DecCycling tour of Vietnam
If you love the idea of an adventurous holiday cycling through Vietnam but fear you may get hopelessly lost navigating back roads on your own, or the palaver of planning such a trip with accommodation, route maps and bike hire makes you slide this little dream into the Too Hard Basket, then a cycling tour [...]
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DecOman is ready and waiting
My mission: I have 8 days to see Oman from top to bottom and I’m going to give it a blimmin good go. It helps that I have 2 great guides who double as high speed 4 wheel drivers and 4 companions who double as comedians. We drove from Muscat, the capital city in the [...]
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NovSpend 3 days in a New Zealand rainforest!
Fancy going AWOL (with a guide) in the NZ rainforest for 3 days? The guys at Whirinaki Rainforest Experiences are all set to guide you through New Zealand’s native bush for 3 days/2 nights. But wait – they provide your tent, meals and even a well deserved glass of wine! It’s luxury camping. Glamping, they [...]
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NovBeware the snake-infused whiskey
I blame the snake infused whiskey I swigged at 10am for making me drop my digital camera down the squat toilet an hour later. And we’re not talking oil infused whiskey. No siree, the whole slithering beady-eyed serpent pickled and curled into a bottle of whiskey, sometimes with a scorption in its mouth just for [...]
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