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The iconic Duomo of Florence, with its huge 115m tall dome.

2 October, 2018 By Amanda

Florence for Pedr’s Fortieth Birthday

I had a few more posts on Central America planned, but ran out of time before we left for the next leg of our trip in Europe. So to keep the blog more or less current I’ll jump ahead to Italy and get back to Central America later. Why Go Back to Italy? We picked […]

The monument to Benito Juarez, one of Mexico's independence heroes.

6 April, 2018 By Amanda

Famous and Not-So-Famous Things to See in Mexico City

Mexico City is one of the biggest cities in the world and has plenty of interesting things to see and do (and eat!). You’ll be spoiled for choice. The main difficulty is that the city is so bloody big that it takes a long time to get between places. So it’s best to spend a […]

The side of Morelia's cathedral.

20 March, 2018 By Amanda

Tequila and Sweets in Mexico’s Colonial Towns

The Central Western Highlands of Mexico are home to the atmospheric colonial towns of Guadalajara and Morelia, and also a centre of speciality sweets and Mexico’s most famous drink: Tequila. Guadalajara After a long ride on the overnight bus straight after El Chepe we arrived in Guadalajara. It was a nice change to be in […]

This guy in the audience was really getting into it, having a go at the wrestlers when they came past.

7 July, 2017 By Amanda

La Paz: Hard to Explain and Very Crazy

After our adventuring in Torotoro we were finally off to the pseudo-capital of Bolivia; La Paz. La Paz La Paz is different from Potosi and Sucre because it doesn’t have a lot of old, colonial buildings. It’s a lot more modern and very chaotic. Plenty of cars trying to run you over each time you […]

One of several desserts to enjoy during a meal at the Fat Duck. This one combines all the flavour elements of dessert wine in separate spheres.

12 February, 2017 By Amanda

Food Map Of Our Favourite Places in Europe

Food is one of the big attractions about travelling around Europe, especially in food obsessed countries like Italy, Spain and France. So after our long trip around Europe, and after hundreds of meals, we’ve put together a map of our favourite places to eat for you to use if you happen to be in the area. It’s […]

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Hi, we're Amanda and Pedr and we think that you don't need to be an athlete or look like a fitness model to be able to enjoy adventurous activities. We're just two regular people who don't fit the young / beautiful / athletic traveller mould, but we're still doing all sorts of adventurous things. Read More

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