food – Two Brits Abroad

Arabian nights in Stone Town

July 9, 2016 Sarah Comments 0 Comment

Stone Town on the whole was a little bit of a disappointment. Lonely Planet describes it as ‘a magical jumble of cobbled alleyways … (which) make it easy to spend days wandering round and getting lost’.In reality, it felt more than a little tired, with the once fine buildings in desperate need of some TLC and the ‘jumble of cobbled alleyways’ filled with small shops selling the same tourist fare for over-inflated prices.Down along the seafront, pushy salesmen tried to…

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Our Pondicherry Top 5

June 20, 2015 Sarah Comments 0 Comment

1) Walking the streets of Pondi The French Quarter of Pondicherry is where most tourists spend most of their time while in town. The streets are lined with pretty colonial buildings, mostly white or yellow, with ornate gateways and doors. Many of the buildings are also adorned with pretty plants and flowers. Pretty doorway Outside, chalk geometric drawings decorate the entrances to welcome visitors. For the most part, the designs are in white chalk, but apparently more colourful chalk is…

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Top tips for San Pedro de Atacama

July 13, 2014 Sarah Comments 0 Comment

There’s lots to do in San Pedro and the surrounding areas. Here are some top tips for making the most of your time there!For more posts on San Pedro de Atacama, see: Hanging out in San Pedro de Atacama and Trying to escape from San Pedro de Atacama1. For an amazing view into the Valle de la Muerte and over the town, walk or hire a bike and cycle out to the Quitor de Pukuara. Its only 3km out of town and pretty…

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Highlights of Sucre

June 1, 2014 Sarah Comments 0 Comment

The main square in Sucre We spent 3 and a half weeks in Bolivia’s constitutional capital, Sucre. Independence was officially declared in the town and while most of the administrative functions of Bolivia have moved to La Paz (with the exception of the Supreme Court), Sucre is still officially the capital, according to the constitution. It is considerably smaller than La Paz though and you can get to know it, or at least the central area in a matter of…

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A day trip to Tipón

April 29, 2014 Sarah Comments 0 Comment

Waterfalls of Tipón On our last full day in Cusco, we decided that we needed to see just one last Inca ruin! Terraces of Tipón We hadn’t bought the expensive tourist ticket that you need to visit the sights in the Sacred Valley, but I’d worked out that you could buy a partial ticket for a local ruin and we decided on Pisac. However, following a discussion with an American expat when out and about, we decided to go to Tipón, which…

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Being vegetarian in Peru

April 20, 2014 Sarah Comments 0 Comment

Being a vegetarian in Peru was surprisingly easy. Peru is getting itself known as being a bit of a foodie destination and as well as the Alpaca steaks that James enjoyed along the way, this also means that there are an increasing number of (varying quality) vegetarian restaurants. We ate very well in Lima. Following the recommendations of Neverending Voyage and Indefinite Adventure, we made a beeline for Almazen, where we enjoyed sampling a range of different types of potatoes,…

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