Bacaxa Bank Robbery
The small town of Bacaxa, a suburb of the surfers paradise Saquarema, was in uproar Tuesday morning when it was discovered that the local ATM’s had been liberated of funds. In the early hours of Tuesday morning the local Banco de Brasil...
Cheesemaking At The Posada de Tigua
Everyday at the Posada de Tigua Margarita and family set about transforming raw ingredients produced on the farm into delicious meals for her guests. She tells me that she only buys in oil, rice and sugar.
Written by Andrew Howe
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A Demanding Hike Around Lake Quilotoa
I read somewhere that the hike around the rim of Lake Quilotoa was easy. Well let me tell you it is not!
Judy and I took a bus from the Posada de Tigua to the indigenous town of Zumbahua where we hired a driver to take us onward to the crater...
Dreamliner Flights Resumed
Japan’s ‘All Nippon Airways’ has resumed its commercial flights of Boeing 787 Drealiners since having grounded its entire fleet of the model on the basis of safety concerns, after a battery related emergency on an ANA 787 flight.
Written...
The Black Hole, The Ultimate Dive
Whilst not necessarily the deepest dive, the Ultimate dive for explorer, Artic Diver and BBC presenter, Paul Rose, is the Black Hole at Andros in the Bahamas.
Already known for Dean’s Blue Hole, on Long Island, which is the deepest Blue Hole...
The Enchanting Posada de Tigua
La Posada de Tigua is a dairy farm situated about 15 kms from Lake Quilotoa, high up in the Andean páramo. So remiss me of not to have eulogised about it before; it’s one of the most enchanting places I’ve ever visited.
Marco and Margarita...
A Phuket Paradise Wedding?
Phuket is situated in the Andaman Sea, a small part of the eastern Indian Ocean stretching from the shores of Malaysia to Myanmar (Burma), making the island a melting pot of different cultures. This is also reflected in its varied landscape,...
