Category Archives: single parent travel

All Abound for Antarctica…

here’s the Details…

here’s the Ship…

here’s the Itinerary…

http://www.quarkexpeditions.com/sites/default/files/agents/dossiers/crossing-the-circle-falklands-and-south-georgia-epic-antarctica-2015.16.pdf 

here’s us, very excited to be heading off on our Antarctica adventure…

Top of the festive season to you and yours… ho ho ho!
Back again in 2016

It’s Hard not to Love Buenos Aires…

  
As we sit at the airport on our way to Ushuaia, Argentina, to commence our Antartic adventure, I reflect on the place that is Buenos Aires… 

Having spent time here twice now, I will look forward to returning when homeward bound. Whilst it may not be the most well-kept place, it is no less appealing. There’s such a laconic, laissez faire attitude to it and yet it functions delightfully well.  

Except for not quite getting the hang of ordering a cup of tea! You know when you’re gagging for one and you order ‘té con leche’ (confidently, thinking you’ve got it sorted) and you get a cup of hot milk and a tea bag… I’m still gagging (literally) at the thought of it!

 

But given that’s been our biggest hiccup so far, except for our “luggages” missing for the first two days, we cannot really complain. 

It is such a great place to wander aimlessly, admittedly in a particular direction as it’s pretty big, as you never know what you will find. For example, last visit we discovered one of the worlds most impressive bookshops – El Ateneo Grand Splendid – and made a point of popping in again. 

 
There’s lots of greenery around too so taking time out to contemplate your navel is doable as often as you like.  

 

As with any city, the locals are in a hurry to get somewhere, constantly.  We wondered whether they ever take the time out to appreciate what they have? Or is it that as they may not know any different, no reflection takes place… hard to tell. 

We, as one, are a big fan. Thank you Buenos Aires. 

7 steps to becoming a Better Traveler…

beautiful children

 

 

 

 

Got to love a good list! and those on this list are ones I, as a single parent traveler, also subscribe too…

In the course of Costa Christ’s travels and career as a promoter and practitioner of sustainable tourism–one question comes up again and again: “What can I do to be a more responsible traveler?” So he thought he’d pen a primer.

Here are seven things globetrotters can do to lessen their impact on the planet…

High Tea @ the Mount Nelson CapeTown

We walked into the foyer of the Mount Nelson and knew we were in the right place!

The Mount Nelson; the Raffles Hotel Singapore, the Victoria Falls Hotel Zimbabwe equivalent of Southern Africa. Rather Salubrious I must say.

Capetown_MtNelsonHotel

Capetown_MtNelsonHotel

Tea on the Terrace, with a buffet to die for… savoury and sweet. Cucumber sandwiches; smoked salmon sandwiches; mini tarts and quiches; crumbed mushrooms;… and then onto the petite fours, rows and rows of them; tortes and cheesecakes; cakes and scones; and of course, cheese and crackers.

Capetown_MtNelsonHotel-HighTea

The priceless comment of the day was when the little one says in a rather loud’ish voice “this cheesecake is not as good as grandma’s!”, and you know what, she is right.

A rather pleasant way to spend our last day in CapeTown. Now its repacking time (oh ooohhh) as we are off to Strand to spend 4 days lounging on the beach and generally winding down and energising up for the long haul home.

ah such is life!