Hello everyone,
Firstly, thanks to Michelle and Uncle Michael for their lovely comments.
So since we last spoke we have been to Valparaiso – or Valpo for short. It was a huge relief to get out of the smog of Santiago and into the fresh air and colourful surroundings of Valpo. It is a fascinating place surrounded [...]
Paul thought he would experiment and grow his whiskers. We think they now qualify as a beard – see the pic. I am dying to know what you all think of it as we are constantly debating as to whether he should shave it off or continue the experiment.
I must confess that I have got [...]
The locals prefer the island’s original name of Rapa Nui rather than the various translations of the day it was “discovered” by Europeans (Easter Island, Isla de Pascua, Ile de Pacques etc).
Not much to say that can do the place justice. A little volcanic spec in the Pacific, only 3700km from Chile. The Moai (statues) [...]
An introduction needs to be made: the Pisco sour.
I had one last night for ukp1.50 and it beats a whiskey sour hands down. Pisco is a chilean (and also peruvian) brandy and they add lemon, sugar and egg white to make the sour, which looks a little gloopy and medicinal but tastes fantastic. Not sure [...]
We said goodbye to Jan and Ray yesterday in a blustery Auckland. We’ve had an wonderful time in New Zealand, hence the lack of posts on the blog.
We were only able to spend 7 days on the North Island, so trying to fit things in was a bit of a rush. Quite possibly the highlight [...]
We are in Piction about to get the ferry. The 10am was cancelled cos of dodgy lifeboat derricks, so we are hanging about. Just enough time to upload some photos in fact… but not quite enough time to label them. Check out on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulandbecs/sets/72157600032152737/
