Fakarava, the second largest of the Tuamotu atolls, is basically a very long stretch of land, almost rectangular 60km x 21km with one spectacular pass in the North and one at the most Southern tip. We reach this pretty spot after 41 hours of navigation. At this point I declare mutiny: there is no way […]
Going Robinson Crusoe on a motu in Taha’a
Our first stop post Moorea is Taha’a – or, more accurately, Motu Atger, off the island of Taha’a. Taha’a is a heart shaped island close to Raiatea. Motu Atger is a family owned Motu with a small family pension made up of a few bungalows. We are picked up in Uturoa, Raiatea’s main town and […]
Huahine
Huahine has to be the incarnation of paradise, together with Maupiti the most beautiful of all the islands we visit, in my opinion. Which is a bit outrageous to say given how gorgeous all the islands are. Huahine’s name comes from the shape of its rolling hills, which look like a pregnant woman lying down […]
Moorea – the unexpected highlight
Following our beautiful few days on Easter Island, we head off in the middle of the night to Tahiti. Upon landing at 2am, it will be the twins’ 7th birthday! We have a very short night in a great AirBnB with the friendliest host ever. He not only prepared birthday candles as requested, but threw […]
Of slime, flamingos and looooooots of salt (10bn tons to be exact)!
We embarked on an adventure from the Atacama desert to the Salar de Uyuni, in Bolivia. First, we took a shuttle to the Chile – Bolivia border, had a very windy and pretty chilly breakfast outside our shuttle bus which gave us a small taste of what was yet to come, transferred into the obligatory […]
Gastronomy Inca-style: Maras, Moray & MIL
In Cusco, MIL was one of the restaurants we had to try. It is run by chef Virgilio Martinez, husband to our Lima favourite Kjolle chef Pia Leon and has been featured prominently in the press as an “audacious culinary, biological and socio-cultural experiment”. On the way, we stopped by the Maras salt mines – […]
Les p’tits gastronomes in… Peru
During our stay in Peru not only we were spoiled with magnificent meals, but we also discovered many new fruits (and veggies!). Turns out that Peru has the amazing advantage of calling 70 of the world’s 120 microclimates their own, and between the 3 key climates – the coast, the Sierra and the Selva (or […]
Il ne fait pas nuit ici, il fait Rapa Nui!
Welcome to probably the most mysterious place we have ever been to – truly in the middle of nowhere. In fact, Easter Island and Pitcairn fight over who is the farthest away from the next landmass. 3,512km from the coast of Chile, we fly in on a 5 hour flight from Santiago. Greeted by Paul, […]
Possibly truly the Earth’s cradle – and the sun’s. Isla del Sol.
I hope you had a chance to read up on the mythology behind this place (if not, check out the Copacabana post). Papa was super excited to visit the island of Isla del Sol (and once he set foot he didn’t want to leave!) On the morning of Sept 27th we took off on the […]
“Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl…” nah – no yellow feathers on this Copacabana (but a mythology crash course instead)
We marvelled at the nice things of Peru, but it was now time to move on to Bolivia. By car, at 4 in the morning, we left the ancient Incan capital city of Cusco (meaning in Quechua, the old Incan language “bellybutton” for it was the bellybutton of the old Incan empire) for the border […]