Cueva de las Manos meaning Hands of the Caves is hidden far away deep in the provincial park. The UNESCO World Heritage site displays an array of magnificent paintings dated between 9300 years to 1300 years ago. The paintings range from those of hands to hunting scenes, teachings and possible rituals. The excavation and preservation… Read more
You’d think with all the traveling we do I’d get used to crossing borders but in truth each time we near that little cluster of offices my heart sinks, my hands are clammy and my anxiety rises. Now if that doesn’t say guilty I don’t know what does. Will on the other hand is as… Read more
We get asked a lot of questions as full time travellers and one question we get asked a lot is “what is your favourite country?”. This is always such a difficult questions to answer as we have experienced so many things in each country we have visited that it seems impossible to choose just one.… Read more
When arriving back in the UK in April our initial plan was to drive our van to Australia but after much consideration and the state of the world at that time we decided instead to ship our van to Uruguay. To travel a Trans-American journey through the Americas from the south through central all the… Read more
Nestled in the Andes mountain range in northern Patagonia along the renowned route 40 is the scenic Road of the Seven Lakes. Starting at San Martin de los Andes and ending at Villa La Angostura this 110km stretch of road took us through dramatic lakeside scenes with a back drop of mighty mountains and engulfed… Read more
We are no strangers to that face palm moment when you realise how daft you have been. Here is our van life fails part two, sharing a few more short stories. Call a fridge a fridge Whilst on our first and second trip into Europe we only had a cool box as a fridge. Now… Read more
You can’t always get it right and we certainly haven’t, a lot of travelling is trial and error and learning from your mistakes. Sometimes, no matter how much research you do, you’re going to miss something, that’s even more frustrating when social media taunts you with stunning photos of places you have long missed. Or… Read more
Experiencing thunderstorms in our campervan is always an interesting affair. Anyway, saying our farewells to the sea we started our journey inland towards to the Andes. The sea always seems to draw us in no matter the weather, even on a dreary winters day the crashing waves can be mesmerising. But there is also something… Read more
We have always found when on the road it can be difficult to shake the ‘holiday mode’. You know the feeling where all worries have slipped away at the sight of the beach or the care free spirit that rises with a cocktail in hand and a warm glow to your skin. Surrounded by sea,… Read more
So the mechanical saga continues in Argentina, the rattle in the van is still present so we turn around and head back to the mechanic. A quick conversation reveals he can’t realign the steering wheel as it needs to be done by a computer, having fixed the axial joint he is unsure what could be… Read more
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