Author: Rachel Lishman
I Got A Silly Tattoo In Cusco, Peru
“Give me your simplest fish”. I chirped nervously as I rolled onto the leather couch. In a narrow Cusco street I’d decided to get my first, and incidentally, my only tattoo.
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From Coast To Castle: A Long Weekend On The Gower Peninsula
A few oblivious sheep ambled across my path as I reached my seat: a bouncy patch of heather.
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Following In Inca Footsteps At Machu Picchu, Peru
In a world where few corners remain unexplored, it’s easy to become cynical about well-trodden paths.
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Meeting The Condors Of Colca Canyon, Peru
How far would you travel to see something special?
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The Poor Man’s Galapagos Islands, Peru
Not visiting the Galapagos Islands while I was in Ecuador is my biggest travel regret. My strict budget didn’t allow me the luxury.
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Hiking In Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
I was lost metres from the main road. The midday heat of early May in Croatia’s countryside drenched the material of my heavy backpack, and I started to daydream about passing the afternoon with an icy beer instead.
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The Long Way Home: A Final Destination?
“One never reaches home, but wherever friendly paths intersect the whole world looks like home for a time.” ~ Hermann Hesse
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Walking Through 500 Years At Hampton Court Palace
“Of all losses, time is the most irrecuperable for it can never be redeemed.” (Henry VIII of England)
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The Curious Traveller 