Blog By Email
November 22nd, 2006I’m just testing the ‘blog-by-email’ feature of Wordpress. So, if this appears, then it works! Yay!
‘Old school’ rules to web design
August 7th, 2006
A year of travel
August 1st, 2006It’s good to be back home. (BTW, happy Yorkshire Day, it truly is a special place!) No more packing. No more buses/trains/planes. No more bunkbeds. It has been a fantastic experience seeing so many beautiful places and meeting lots of nice and interesting people. So another trip comes to an end. Now where shall I go next…
Travel stats:
- Countries visited: 9
- Miles: 48090
- Flights: 22
- Hostels/Hotels: 119
- Photos: 9324
- CDs sent home: 38
- Bus tours: 9
- Longest journey: 42 hours
- Hottest temperture: 44 degrees C
- Treks/Tramps: 3
- Highest altitude reached on a trek: 4600m
- Skydives: 2
The Nazca Lines, Peru
July 20th, 2006Huge geometric shapes drawn in the desert, the Nazca lines are thought to be made by the Paracas and Nazca cultures during the period 900BC to 600AD with some additions in the 7th century by Wari settlers. Theories on why the lines exist range from their uses as an astronomical calendar, agricultural purposes, ritual walkways linking sites of ceremonial significance, mountain worship, and even extraterestrial landing sites (oh dear, Erich von Daniken). The pictures were taken from a 6 seater Cessna 172 plane and yes I did feel very ill during the flight. The shapes are: hummingbird, spider, spaceman and hands.
Salkantay to Machu Picchu
July 6th, 2006A 5 day trek starting at Mollepata and reaching a height of 4600m to the foot of Salkantay (´Savage Mountain´) and ending at Machu Picchu.
Views of Cusco
July 5th, 2006
The festivities of Inti Raymi at the Plaza de Armas, reenactment of the Inca winter-solstice festival up at Sacsayhuaman, the local delicacy (guinea pig), Sal and Sarah B at the site of Coricancha and the church of Santo Domingo, Sarah K posing with the Church of La Compañia in the background, and the Inca ruins of Sacsayhuaman.
Lake Titicaca
July 4th, 2006Lake Titicaca is one the highest navigable lake in the world at 3820m above sea level. It is over 170km long and is South America´s largest lake. It also has many floating islands made of reeds.
