On July 1st, we set off in a group of 16 to trek The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. The worst weather in recent history meant that our story would be very different. There will be a film. This is the trailer: Watch the Trailer. Brought to you by Black Shark Media films.
Since we last got all bloggy, we’ve travelled over 72 hours on busses, spent a day at the highest airport in the world, narrowly avoided violent protests and border blockades, spent a week on the beach, and eaten Elton John’s bodyweight in ceviche. All of which brings us to Cusco, Peru – the final chapter [ Read More ]
If the Lake District tickled Wordsworth to jot down the odd line about daffodils, thundering great symphonies should have been written about the SW of Bolivia. Here, rumbling over the altiplano (highlands) in a 4WD at around 4km above sea level, 6,000m volcanoes are just the backdrop, as everyday as the dull thump of an altitude headache. The past week has brought us a catalogue of geological [ Read More ]
The time has come to leave Buenos Aires. For almost 8 months we have been lucky enough to call this city our home. We will miss the people, the beef, the futbol, the passion, the ice cream, wine and weather. We will not miss the dog shit. The media department at Senor Suitcase have hastily [ Read More ]
Before Monday night my record of attending football matches in Argentina was as follows: P=4 W=0 D=1 L=2 A.A.S.M.F.E.R.*=1. (* Abandoned After Six Minutes For Extreme Rioting) The fact that these had all been Velez matches and that they were still top of the league is pretty amazing and shows just how well they have [ Read More ]
We’ve had some technical difficulties here at Señor Suitcase HQ which resulted in the whole blog being deleted. Awesome. The good news is we’ve managed to recover almost all of it and also taken the opportunity to get rid of some of the dead wood and add a couple of new features including an all [ Read More ]
Posted: 20 Apr 2011 08:42 PM PDT – The ancient drink of health and friendship. – The weird silver thing Argentinians carry around. – The reason porteños don’t need to sleep. The answer is Maté. It has more caffeine than tea and coffee put together. Probably. You suck it through a metal straw and then pass [ Read More ]
Posted: 10 Mar 2011 07:28 PM PST What is tango to you? a) neon crazy juice for the under eights, advertised by a man in orange body paint b) the name of your local tanning salon c) a large helping of leg spaghetti If it’s ‘a’ or ‘b’, you haven’t left the UK. If it’s [ Read More ]
Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:02 PM PST Finally got the chance to upload some photos from our incredible trip to the Galapagos Islands. The place is amazing, the photos speak for themselves but the overriding memory was how fearless the wildlife was. Not so good when it’s a shark but you could go right up to [ Read More ]
Posted: 15 Feb 2011 10:22 AM PST 3 flights in a single night is enough to leave even the most Bransonian of travellers a touch jaded. But what really gets under my skin is not the 2 hour airplane transfer at 5am or being packed in so tight you keep knocking your headphones off with your [ Read More ]
