Tequila tempered with tomato juice; the cacophony of competing mariachis. Later we bought sombreros. Seemed appropriate. *** The morning cool of Manú, leaves freshly-washed. I watch the rainforest wake up from behind white mosquito net. *** Pungent fragrance, throaty sales pitches. People push. I long to sink my hands into the warm earthy colors of [...]
I recently stumbled upon the excellent Two Go Round-the-World blog from Canadians Kathryn and Daniel. They recently wrote a post on the power of music to bring back those incredible travel moments, and it got me thinking about the songs that transport me. So here are five highlights of six years of musical travel memories; [...]
The air feels different before the plane has even taxied to a halt. The sky a faded blue, sun-parched and enormous, sun blazing. In Australia I feel what the cosy folds of the United Kingdom make me forget – that we live spread thin and exposed on the convex surface of the Earth. Mum’s waiting [...]
I’ve been thinking a lot about Mexico lately. I loved it while I was there, obviously: the sense of life bursting at the seams, colours, flavours, smells, noise, an obscene amount of natural beauty. Cramming on to the subway in el D.F. Sipping icy cold micheladas in a buzzing patio in Guanajuato during Cervantino. Pushing [...]
Ugh. I hate this room. If I don’t wake up to the sun on my face it takes me an age to get going. And it’s so cold out here in the casita, the little laundry shed that will soon be knocked down to make way for our new hostel bar. The sooner the better, [...]
and yes, meeting up for a drink would be awesome! And I know!! I’m such a...
