Peninsula Valdés

Blimey, blog I have neglected you terribly. It’s been a whirlwind of a summer so far, and suddenly we have just four days left in Argentina. I type the words and it still… Continue reading →

Circuito Chico

Having my mum visiting was the perfect time to be a gung-ho Bariloche tourist. We spun around the two main sightseeing routes, Circuito Chico and Circuito Grande, tracing the smaller chico loop first. We began… Continue reading →

Isla Escondida & Punta Tombo

After ungainly flapping over the side of a boat, being slapped in the face with Atlantic spray and grinning at playful black and white toninas, we drove south to see other black and white… Continue reading →

Playa Unión & Gaiman

After the flurry of our small and happy wedding, we motored 14 hours south of Buenos Aires to Patagonia, specifically Playa Unión, to see JP’s family and relax. The impeccably behaved Pulga accompanied me… Continue reading →

Gokarna

Before our 12-hour train ride from Kochin to Gokarna, we dived into the Jayalakshmi silk emporium in Ernakulam to find some more sarees for JP’s mum. Hundreds of smiley, orange saree-clad shop girls… Continue reading →

Goa

March brought a whirlwind four days in England, hugging family, dining like kings, wrapping up warm and suddenly we’re standing on Ashwem Beach in faraway India, watching this sunny ice-cream seller cycle by.… Continue reading →

Night fishing

I thought it was a joke for most of the day, but it wasn’t. My curiosity got the better of me and I was up too at 3.30am and pulling on a very… Continue reading →

Playa Unión

Ahh, the beach, about time. Tanto tiempo, it’s been a while. We escaped the stifling capital and flew south to Trelew to visit JP’s family. He hadn’t been back for two years, so it… Continue reading →