I had wanted to go to Greenland with my mother ever since I was a teenager and spotted an advert in the newspaper for a very cheap weekend in Søndre Strømfjord (now Kangerlussuaq) – if one left the next day. I was unable back then to persuade her to travel at such short notice, but … More Greenland: Nuuk August 2026
Arica The drive from Iqueque up to Arica by the Peruvian border took almost as long as the drive from three days earlier from San Pedro to Atacama. Lots of wide spaces and some wrecked cars in the desert – and the occasional geoglyph. The picture to the right below is the Tarapaca Giant. Just … More Chile 2026 – Part 4 – Arica, Clos Apalta and Santiago
We had thought long and hard about whether to visit the North or South Pantanal. The big attraction of the Pantanal is the opportunity to see wildlife and the biggest attraction for most people is the opportunity to see Jaguars. The area around Porto Jofre, in the north, has the reputation of being the place … More Brazil 2025 – Part 3 – The Pantanal
After going to Rio de Janeiro and Ilha Grande in 2015, we had intended to come back to Brazil – with a particular interest in seeing Sao Paulo and the Pantanal. We were also keen to revisit the Atlantic Coast. After a lot of internet research, we ended up having out trip put together by … More Brazil 2025 – Part 1 – Paraty
Since my friend Dick is a keen cyclist and I’d done one cycling holiday in Finland, I thought it would be fun to do a cycle trip together. I was keen to do part of the Baltic Sea Cycle Path, and the section from Lübeck to Stralsund looked varied and interesting. We chose an organised … More Hamburg and the Baltic Sea Cycle Path from Lübeck to Stralsund
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