I've started this blog early... Today is a day of travel. Up at 4 am to get to Cusco airport for a 8.25 am flight back to Lima to then get a flight to Santiago. We've had a hotel change due to the unrest in the centre of Santiago so not sure if this will …
Author: sharron1964
As my friend so kindly put it, "you're in your second half century and you're nearer to 100 than you've ever been"! Thus begins my voyage of discovery! I am so lucky to have two jobs that I absolutely love. My second job has afforded me the luxury of being able to treat myself and it's at this job that I met a lovely lady by the name of Louise. Unknowningly to Louise she was going to be the reason that I am now embarking on this journey of a lifetime (for me anyway). Louise has family in Manhatten and quite often spends weeks, if not months visiting them. It was during such a discussion that I too realised that I also have family and friends in far away climates and why shouldn't I go and visit them. This particular journey will be emotional. Not least because on one of the legs of my journey I am visiting my aunt, who I have never met before, who is my dad's sister. Sadly my dad passed away in 2014 so hasn't lived to see this moment.
I have decided to start this blog to diarise my journey. So let me begin.......
Day 6 of 22 – off to Cusco for one night before leaving Peru behind and on to Chile
Morning. Going to be overdosing on coca today in a bid to fend off the altitude sickness🤔 I'll be back later with the result🤔 Some photos of our hotel on this sunny day before we leave.. Snow capped mountains in the distance So we travelled back through the sacred valley of the Inca through Pisac …
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Day 5 of 22 Machu Picchu here we come
Good morning. I'm waking up too early which is really annoying. Must be all the excitement 🤣.Setting off at 6.45 am and you're going to get a train picture today. You know I love a good train picture🤣.Won't be back until you're all tucked up in bed😂My hotel in the daylightThe door to my roomSo …
Day 4 of 22 Bye Bye Lima..
Morning. It's stupid o clock here 5.30 am. How am I supposed to eat breakfast at this time, albeit continental breakfast☹. Forgot to show you the lovely view from my hotel room... I'm hoping for better things in the Sacred Valley in Cuzco if I'm well enough to take the photos🤣 Well I'm off to …
Day 3 of 22 – Houston we may have a problem😱
I've left my hair straighteners at home😫😡😭. How on earth did that happen🤔. No hair washing for me for 3 weeks! John was right this is a basic room. There's no shower cap or slippers provided. Grrrr. 🤣. I have to say that after our welcome chat last night I'm a tad worried about going …
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Day 2 of 22
So meet John our tour guide who's come with us from Heathrow. Impressive huh 👍 Had a minor heart attack when I got to San Paolo and realised I was the only one without a connecting flight boarding pass to Lima. I'd checked in on line and was only issued one boarding pass. Fortunately the …
Here we go. Day 1 of 22 😁
Suitcase 1/2 packed and guess who's going with me!😁. I learned from China to pack lighter. The other half of the suitcase is for the complimentary soaps from the gazillion hotels I'll be staying in and to fit the baby alpaca in👍. Hat is in the case filled with 22 pairs of knickers! Just waiting …
Morning Campers
So today it's home time and so we don't feel too sad about that it decided to rain👍😂 So just a few observations.WHY? Answers on a post card please. I have my own thoughts🤔. They need to focus! A window cleaner in Tarragona And one in Shanghai, remember my China blog? Oh dear, window cleaners …
Day 7 – Last day and off to Tarragona
Sooo I've woken up with Angelina Jolie lips today🤣. You tend not to put sun screen on your lips😂. Who needs expensive botox when you can just sun bathe your lips bigger🤣🤣What a lovely ending to a wonderful holiday. Zac was right Tarragona is beautiful. Photo warning, there's lots! Another La Rambla.. A monument to …
Day 6 – Chilling and Cambrils
Sorry I'm late. I didn't think I was going to have anything to blog today. Decided to have another day chilling before our last day and a trip to Tarragona.However around 5pm we decided to stroll to The Port of Cambrils. And very pretty it was. It wasn't Monte Carlo... because this is Monte Carlo, …
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