Relax

One of our eagerly awaited trips from Quito was Lake Quilotoa. A water-filled crater lake, the most western volcano in the Ecuadorian Andes. For historians the caldera was formed by the collapse of this dacite volcano following a catastrophic VEI-6 eruption about 800 years ago. The dissolved minerals have created a shimmering aquamarine colour, far more dazzling that the described 'greenish colour' of the tourist literature. This was to be well worth the 'journey'. We had not

This trip started with a longing to hire a motorhome for a week during the Easter Break but ended with a very pleasant short break instead, in Majorca. How? Truth is, I wasn`t entirely sure I liked the motorhome we were offered, nor the short time that it was available to us, especially at half term when a certain little B could tag along on any trip. Wanting to think about options, I idly said, I bet we can`t get decent flight prices being half term, checked and found out

Why Lisbon, and why so soon after Egypt? Glitches and goofs, that`s why! For reasons unknown we flew to Egypt via Heathrow. We booked flights from Manchester to Heathrow to pick up the flight for the prebooked holiday, yet we somehow forgot to purchase return flights from Heathrow home. With no actual desire to rush home, and flights from Heathrow to Manchester a very expensive £200 plus, we decided we could probably fly elsewhere for less, getting our return to Manchester