After extolling the virtues of the Pisco sour upon my introduction to them in Chile, I have been meaning to put up the recipe for them.
First, though, it seems that getting Pisco in the UK might be tricky. I’ve tried in a couple of off licenses now (Thresher and Oddbins) and neither stock it. I’m [...]
We’ve been back for just over a week now. It’s been a little mad as in that time there’s been Charlotte’s wedding (more on that in another post), we’ve both managed to find jobs, bought a car, and come up to Newcastle to sell the house! I’m at Richard’s (Becs’ Dad) house whilst writing this.
We [...]
Hello everyone – if there is anyone left still reading this!
As we are nearly at the end of the trip, we thought we had better write something about Peru, so here goes!
Well, getting to Peru was a bizarre experience. We went overland from Arica in Chile to Tacna. On arrival to the bus terminal in [...]
Over the last week or so we’ve been to the driest place in the world (Atacama desert) and also the highest we’ve ever been (Parque Nacional Lauca – 4750m).
It was a bit of a change going from the wet and windy Rapa Nui to the barren and arid San Pedro de Atacama. The Atacama desert [...]
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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 [...]
