Typical day in Amazon rainforest of Peru by Kat Dougal on 23rd May, 2014 Typical day in Amazon rainforest of Peru Andean Trails’ Kat describes a day’s holiday in the Amazon rainforest at Peru’s Refugio Amazonas and Tambopata Research Centre (TRC). The sights, smells and beauty of it all takes her back to an earlier time.. Kat writes: “The heat hits me as soon as I step …
Top 10 things to do in Quito, Ecuador by Kat Dougal on 10th January, 2014 Quito: Top 10 things to do Guest blogger Abby Clark shares her Top 10 things to do in and around Quito, Ecuador. She writes: “Quito, the capital city of Ecuador, is on the equator, and is the highest capital city in world, at 2800 metres above sea level. Its old town, Centro Historico, boasts …
Travelling as a new parent: nappies, sleepless nights and wanderlust by Kat Dougal on 19th December, 2013 Holidays and travel as a new parent Kat has returned to work after maternity leave and looks forward to her new lifestyle with her husband Dave and their lovely wee daughter, Lina. Kat writes: “It will change your life, they told me. And how right they were. In February my daughter Lina was born …
Peru Family Fun: holiday ideas with kids in Peru by Kat Dougal on 24th May, 2013 Family fun in Peru All you need to know about a family holiday to Peru, from a family that went… Sarah was aged four and due to start school. Her mum Alison McDonald decided that the best preparation for Sarah was an adventure in Peru. Alison recalls a fantastic family trip (organised by Andean Trails) …
Aji de Gallina – classic recipe by Kat Dougal on 18th October, 2012 Aji de Gallina recipe “I learned to cook the delicious Peruvian food Aji de Gallina when I was in the jungle at the magical Tambopata Research Centre in Peru,” says Andean Trails’ Kat. One morning it was really far too rainy to watch colourful macaws and monkeys swinging from the tree tops because they were …
Viva Ecuador – why I love travel by Kat Dougal on 21st September, 2012 Kat travels to Ecuador “The first time I ventured to South America I ended up in Ecuador,” says Andean Trails Kat of catching the travel bug there. “I say “ended up” because that’s exactly what happened. I’d always had a thing for South America – but where exactly I didn’t really know. I ended up …
