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Discovering Charleston

It was April and Charleston, South Carolina was bathed in warm sunshine – perfect weather for exploring. Anna Hyman set forth to find out what this historic, enchanting city had to offer. ‘I think I am going to move to Charleston’, I said one morning to the delightful waitress, ‘I love this city, it’s really […]

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Around and about Quito

Ecuador – the home of Incas and other indigenous tribes, Spanish Colonial architecture, Panama hats, volcanos, the equator, great cities and scenery – Anna Hyman and Jackie Marriott set out to explore. This is the first of their reports. Latitude 0˚ Jackie had been eagerly anticipating standing on the Equator. A couple of years or […]

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Northwest from Salta

Vibrant and lively as Buenos Aires was Anna Hyman and Jackie Marriott decided it was time they moved on to Salta to discover the salt flats, pre-Inca ruins, multi-coloured rock faces, mountains and gorges and dramatic scenery that make up Northwest Argentina. Salta la Linda Salta is an interesting city and it’s not known as […]

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Buenos Aires briefly

Buenos Aires is a big city and with only a day in which to explore it Anna Hyman and Jackie Marriott, with the help of their guide, set off to see some of the highlights. Hector, our Buenos Aires guide, was in need of coffee and a pastry. He had had a difficult start to […]

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Colonia – across the Rio de la Plata

It had been a fascinating two weeks in Argentina but lying tantalisingly close to Buenos Aires is Uruguay.  Anna Hyman and Jackie Marriott crossed the Rio de la Plata to explore the picturesque and historic city of Colonia del Sacramento. If, like us, you only have time for a day visit to Uruguay’s gorgeous little […]

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Havana and Central Cuba

Cuba is a surprisingly big island. Unfortunately Anna Hyman and Jackie Marriott hadn’t allowed enough time to explore either Havana or the island’s central section properly. Cuba is a fascinating destination. For a start with its glorious beaches, lush valleys and rugged mountains it is beautiful. Christopher Columbus is said to have described this fertile […]