In the summer of 2011, just before my 70th birthday, we went up the Norwegian coast on a ferry through the fjords and past North Cape, the most northerly point of the European mainland. We then flew out to Svalbard where we saw a polar bear and went to 80 degrees north only 600 miles from the North pole.
Christmas...
So it is almost 10 years, since I had last visited this city. What changes would I see, both in the city and in the people, who, according to our national newspapers were rather anti British? Last time I had been here was just after the financial crash of 2002. The rich were rich and the poor were poor. The slums that...
I wanted to cross the Andes Mountains by coach. I felt that having flown over them on several occasions, and having seen them in different seasonal states, it was time to get a view of these majestic mountains from the ground. I knew it was risky at this time of the year the route can become frozen...
During the winter in this part of the world (May to September), the influx of tourists is low, the days are short and cold, which does not mean it is closed for the adventurous. Despite low temperatures, there are many sunny days and lots of activities for you to partake in.
I had a friend visiting from...