Some Random Things

Some Random Things

I’ve felt like a bit of scatterbrain today and my thoughts are all over the place. I thought a post of some of my random thoughts would be quite fitting. 1. I hate ‘noddy head syndrome’ when trying to sleep on a bus (or any form of transport for that matter). However, to my delight [...]

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Travel with Friends … Drama Free!

Travel with Friends … Drama Free!

I recently wrote a post about travelling as a couple, but what about travelling with friends? Is it much different? This is a guest post about the challenges you might face and how to overcome them.   The email sounds so promising: “Let’s all go away for a few days! Fun! Sun! Tropical drinks!” The [...]

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That Was Long!

That Was Long!

It was going to be easy. We’d simply get a bus from Punta Arenas, more or less straight up, to Puerto Montt in Chile. [Image Source] Only it wasn’t that easy, because there are no passable roads in between those two places. It soon became apparent that Jimmy and I would either have to get [...]

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Happy Birthday!!!

Happy Birthday!!!

I’m currently sitting on a 26 hour bus without internet. This means I’m missing the Skype talk with my niece that I was so looking forward to. I just want to say … Happy 1st Birthday to my gorgeous niece! I love and miss you lots and lots and lots. x

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Hello My Old Friends & a Vegetable Chilli Recipe

Hello My Old Friends & a Vegetable Chilli Recipe

It’s amazing how these two simple things can transform a meal. Oh cumin and chilli, how I missed you. Even though I don’t have space to carry around loads of cooking things with me, I decided that two tiny packets of spices wouldn’t do any harm. On the contrary, it would make me and Jimmy [...]

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Lots of Veggies but Zero Exercise

Lots of Veggies but Zero Exercise

Recently I’ve talked extensively about the ‘journey’ part of my life and not so much about the keeping ‘lean’ part of it. In all honesty, that’s because over the past two and a half weeks I haven’t been doing much to contribute towards keeping fit. Other than walking a lot and some hiking, working out [...]

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Chillin’ Out in Chile

Chillin’ Out in Chile

Jimmy and I took a five hour bus journey from Agrentina to Chile on Friday morning. It was an early rise to catch the bus so we watched the sunrise while on the journey, eating pastries. We’d heard rumours that things were really strict at the Chilean border and people often had the entire contents [...]

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