15th-18th October 2018 You would think that I’d have grown bored of historic highland cities by this point, but I was certainly glad I saved Cuzco for later in my trip because it topped them all. Once the old capital of the Incas, and then after, a colonial centre, it is a city with multipleContinue reading “Travelblog SA#21: Cusco & The Sacred Valley Part 1 – Peru”
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Travelblog SA#9: Cuenca – Ecuador
9th-11th August 2018 The southern capital of Ecuador, and also – due to its colonial architecture – a UNESCO city, Cuenca is often compared to Quito. I spent my first couple of days there touring its churches and museums, beginning with its new Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepcion, which was structurally impressive but somewhat lackingContinue reading “Travelblog SA#9: Cuenca – Ecuador”
Travelblog#43: Manila – the Philippines
13th-14th February, 2015 Manila has a bad reputation among the capitals of South East Asia: crime levels are high, it is surrounded by shanty towns, the streets are dirty, the traffic is almost constantly congested, the air quality is poor, and some say it gives even Bangkok a run for its money for seediness. ItContinue reading “Travelblog#43: Manila – the Philippines”
Tej Turner 