by Andrea Jordan
Valparaiso is a crazy, wonderful mix of colorfully painted houses hanging off steep crumpling hills. The access from the flat city centre up to the hills is by ascesores (funicular elevators) that seem to be suspended in midair. I stayed at Lun Sonrise, which is in...
by Andrea Jordan
My trip was to take me from Santiago to Talca and finally to Pucon. Talca is infamous for being the place that Chile’s 1818 declaration of independence was signed. The area is also famous for its wonderful wines so I couldn’t resist doing the obvious and going...
by Andrea Jordan
“Falkland Islands? Why would you want to go there?!” my curious friends asked. “Friendship and penguins” was my constant reply. Luckily my friend was still there when I arrived as the penguins certainly weren’t! Due to early...
by Andrea Jordan
Warm air stroking my sun bronzed skin. Fresh fruit platters. Beautiful island scenery slipping by. The gentle rocking of a boat. The stuff of holiday dreams. How is it then that I found it so hard to relax? I’d been looking forward to this trip for months. 3...
by Andrea Jordan
I’m heading to Asia again in a couple of weeks and it got me thinking about a trip to Vietnam that I took in 2011. Because it was such a great place to visit I thought a couple of awards needed to be given: Best use of a cyclo goes to… Best head...
by Andrea Jordan
Today I had the best food of my whole trip and I helped to make it! We had been keen on doing a cooking course while we were and holiday and finally settled on a class run by the Gioan Restaurant. The owner was very friendly and we got to choose 4 dishes that we...
by Andrea Jordan
In between our morning at My Son and crunchy omelet there was an afternoon adventure… The heavy rain began to fall as we left so it was time to try my first Vietnamese coffee (I’d been watching my friend’s increasing addiction so far). The coffee...
by Andrea Jordan
The morning began with me sitting on a baloney overlooking the quiet, still river, freshly showered, with the early morning heat already infusing my face. The light rain is gently cooking the air; unusual as the rain usually falls in the afternoon. The town is already...
by Andrea Jordan
I was mentally exhausted after going to see a tailor last night and ordering a whole range of clothes (who knew there were so many different types of fabrics,patterns, lining, buttons…) so I started the day with a wonderful massage for a mere $15. Although the...
by Andrea Jordan
When you travel by bus (even the fancy “air conditioned” tourist ones) in Vietnam don’t expect to get to where you are going on time. Factor in a extra hour or so and you are about right.Our first taste of bus travel was late, not as air...
