If you read the previous blog and survived without falling asleep, the photograph of the ficus roots was in fact the Hotel Cortez and  the site was originally one of the first colonial businesses set up by Cortez once he had defeated the Aztecs in the 1500s. You can see Cortez’s crest over the entrance […]

We’ve been away from “home” for over five months. It feels like a lifetime. Re-reading  previous blogs I sense that we’re putting our experiences in a rosy glow.  Not entirely true. Hardly a day passes when one of us doesn’t voice a longing for the stability and comforts of home.  A shower that works, a

Every time we move it takes time to adapt. Some differences are small but interesting. Colombia puts a large scary health warning on alcoholic drinks. Argentina puts none at all (after all it is the National drink) and Mexico has a friendly warning about alcohol in small print but plasters everything else with excessive salt,

Leaving Colombia was more emotionally difficult than we expected.  Just back from Argentina, it felt like a sort of homecoming. There was lots of space at Swiss Suites and a big fridge, modern washing machine/dryer and a beautiful view. Thankfully, the apartment had dried out since early days when the ceiling needed to be repaired.