Jimily: an unexpected journey.

  • ArequiPennys

    Continuing the firsts… we headed off to Arequipa, first time on a plane together! Arrived in good time to head out for a bite for lunch in this pretty town, a look at the Plaza d’Armas, an obligatory visit to the Museo del Pisco, and dinner at Mixtos (bit disappointing). We presented Dan with a…

  • Pennys in Peru – Primero!

    Day 1 in Lima. To start a very exciting first day, ‘Marriott Marian’ discovered cherimoya, a new fruit sensation, in the hotel breakfast buffet that looked like white fish (apparently). We met after breakfast, and Mum’s “texting time”, at the pool for a dip. Lovely and sunny, but with the Garua blowing in from the seafront…

  • Special Delivery!

    Jim and I have been taking it a little more easy in the lead up to the arrival of the “Special Cargo” (as my gorgeous Sister calls it). We had an interesting journey back to La Paz. Our Wara Wara train from Uyuni was scheduled for 01.45AM. OK, booked the full night in a hotel…

  • SALutations from Bolivia!

    After Galápagos we had a series of days travelling – a night in Quito (Ecuador), a night/day in Cusco (Peru), and then an overnight bus that took us into La Paz (Bolivia). The “BoliviaHop’ bus we took stopped at a couple of places en route. First at Puno to see the Floating Islands of Uros,…

  • Oh My Galápagosh!

    Yes, the Galápagos was so incredible that it warrants 4 – yes four – posts! Fourmidable! How fourtunate! Four the love of God…. First, a few reflections on why Galápagos is such a special place. Then, if anyone is interested, I’ll post the day-by-day itinerary and how we found and booked it. Finally, there’s an alternative ‘Man Baby’ blog… the itinerary…

  • Diary of a Man Baby – 43 and 3/4s

    12th February 2015 I have a flight at 7.05am from Quito to Galápagos. I see a massive queue lining up to pay the tax and have their bags checked for plants/animals/contaminants, so I reckon I’ll queue jump… I don’t like to have to wait, especially when I have a flight to catch. I get up…

  • A Lap of Galápagos

    Here’s the run-down on our lap of the Galáp. SANTA CRUZ After flying into Baltra, having your bags sniffed by dogs for contaminants (foreign plants/animals), declaring your pepper, curry powder and maggi stock cubes in case the dog finds you, you take a little ferry over to Santa Cruz and you can grab a bus…

  • Booking a Last Minute Galápagos Cruise

    So, adventure seekers… here’s how we planned our time on the islands. We flew into Quito on the 8th Feb, a Sunday. We hadn’t done any research but had designs on an 8-day Galápagos cruise. Our first day was pretty much “internetting” at Posada Tambuca (a friendly family-run hostel just a 5min walk from Plaza Foche where a…

  • Alpacking Light

    I know that we aren’t packing for the same type of travel, but for all those Peru Packers out there (aka The Pennies), I thought it might be useful to explain what I’m travelling with. It will take too long to describe Jim, so here’s my other companion… 55L Osprey Farpoint Backpack. It is about…

  • Colombia in 3 Moves

    1. Pretty Cartagena Off the boat and on to dry land at Cartagena. We followed Dónal and Rebecca to Casa Carmen just off the main track (Media Luna) in Getsemaní, and luckily there was a spare room for us. Getsemaní was once a no-go area but is now a flurry of bars, restaurants, boutique hotels and…

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