“Another day, another early start” I commented as my Casio watch beeped it’s familiar alarm. The time was 5.15, we had 45 minutes to get up and get ourselves sorted for our big Journey to Bolivia. The leaden pre-dawn sky was still unleashing the relentless sheets of tropical rain that felt to [...]

23rd February 2009
The last time I went travelling, back in 2002 when I met Jana, I was surprised how useful a skill being able to build websites turned out to be. Even in the developing world, people need to promote their business and a website is a great way to do it. Once again, [...]

Wir sind immer noch in Chusco und arbeiten an der Website für den Schutz der Riesen Otter im Manu Nacional Park hier in Peru. Wir haben eine gute Zeit hier da wir bei Rob im Haus leben und es richtig Häuslich ist, obwohl auch sehr kalt. Mit uns hier lebt Katy aus England die hier [...]

We are currently staying at Rob Williams house in Cusco while we work on yet another website and also take some much needed Spanish lessons. Rob is the Director of the Peruvian division of the Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS). We met him through our volunteer work at Chaparri Reserve where Rob is also [...]

Machu Picchu 5th February 2009
Early starts are becoming something of a theme in 2009 for Jana and I.  First the daylight maximising days at Chaparrí, then the early morning arrivals at Trujillo, Lima and Cusco and now our attempt to sneak into Machu Picchu.