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UK and France California Jerez, Spain Next Back to the UK for a couple of weeks, then Helsinki in August and Munich in September.

Quito Mindo Valley of the Volcanoes Ambato Cuenca Guayaquil Hats and Dresses Food Panama City Next We are heading tomorrow to New York, and a week later to UK and France, to see family and catch up with old friends.

Volunteering Adventures on Santa Cruz Island Bartolome Island North Seymour Island Isabela Island San Cristobal More details of our trip can be found here. Where Next? We will stay on mainland Ecuador for a few weeks before visiting Panama and New York. We will be back in the UK during April and May to see…

We have spent January and February on the Galapagos Islands, volunteering for a large chunk of this time, for an amazing charity, Galapagos Horse Friends, which takes care of abused and abandoned horses. Background There is a global perception that the Galapagos Islands provide a perfect model to the world for protecting its flora and…

Brussels, Utrecht, Paris, Amboise We were so moved that our son Eliot organized an all-night vigil in a park in London. Helene had a huge impact on those she loved and we will carry her in our hearts always. The week following the burial was also an excruciatingly painful time, emotionally as well as physically,…

Leaving Costa Rica, which we adored, was a heartache, but our visas could not be extended again. With Covid surging around the world, few places were open to us, but the USA was one of them and it was very easy to reach. We arrived in South Carolina at the end of May. Living in…

We will always be grateful to Costa Rica for providing a safe haven during these turbulent times and for the beautiful memories we will take with us. We will remember it as a paradise of biodiversity although after four months here, we have also seen the effects of corruption, crime, unemployment and inequality…but we’ll try…

We arrived in Costa Rica towards the end of January and since then, we have been living next to a beach on the Pacific, at the edge of the jungle. Costa Rica is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world and, with few humans for miles around, we are very safe from Covid,…

We have been spending the past two months in the heal of Italy. The idea was to do something constructive and escape the cold and rain of Belgium where we last were. As things have turned out, we have been freezing cold living in a drafty disused factory without heating; we have had rain coming…