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Maras Salt Mine and Moray archaelogical site at Urubamba, Cusco – fascinating!

CuscofiftyfourandcountingJune 18, 2026

The Maras Salt Mines (Salineras de Maras) are located in the Urubamba Province in the Sacred Valley, at an altitude of about 3,200 meters (10,500 feet). It is an incredible terraced landscape located 50 kilometers northeast of Cusco, Peru. Featuring over 3,000 active salt evaporation ponds carved into a mountainside, the site dates back to pre-Inca…

Aguas CalientefiftyfourandcountingJune 10, 2026

Aguas Caliente, Peru – a small town before the step up to Machu Picchu

The hotel we stayed in for the two nights visiting Machu Picchu was called the Sumaq Machu Picchu Hotel and was…

Macchu PicchufiftyfourandcountingJune 7, 2026

Machu Picchu, Peru – One of the 7 wonders of the world for good reason

Travelling from Urubamba by road we headed to Ollantaytambo where we would catch our Vista Dome train to Machu Picchu Pueblo.…

AirlinesfiftyfourandcountingMay 25, 2026

Madrid, Spain – a city of art and culture

The trip to Madrid from Manchester was brief, arriving on an Iberia flight. After checking into the Innside Melia near the…

AttractionsfiftyfourandcountingApril 22, 2026

The Horizons of Khufu – A virtual tour of Khufu’s Pyramid found among the pyramids of Giza, Egypt

There’s something quite surreal about standing in the middle of Manchester and finding yourself transported 4,500 years back in time to…

AttractionsfiftyfourandcountingApril 19, 2026

Jodrell Bank, Cheshire – educational and fascinating site of a radio telescope

A day out at Jodrell Bank

AttractionsfiftyfourandcountingJanuary 4, 2026

Virtual Machu Picchu Experience, Manchester – We really felt we were there!

Manchester city centre reached via the very efficient Metrolink, was very cold on the day we arrived for our Virtual Machu…

AttractionsfiftyfourandcountingDecember 1, 2024

Stonehenge, Salisbury – Probably one of the world’s most famous sites

We visited Avebury, in the Southwest of England, which is probably one of the most famous and significant world heritage sites.…

AttractionsfiftyfourandcountingNovember 25, 2024

Lacock, National Trust – A delightful quintessential village

Over towards the southwest of England, not far from what the locals call “Baarth”—Bath to a Northerner like me—is the gorgeous…

AttractionsfiftyfourandcountingNovember 24, 2024

Biddulph Grange Garden, Staffordshire – The quirkiest garden I have ever visited

We often travel up and down the M6 motorway, the link between the North and South. However, on a recent trip,…

AttractionsfiftyfourandcountingNovember 4, 2024

Frameless, Marble Arch, London – I’ve never been immersed in famous art like this

The tube system certainly made it easy to get around the capital and to get to Marble Arch, where, in the…

AttractionsfiftyfourandcountingMarch 9, 2024

The Coal Mining Museum, Wakefield – Down into the pits with a real miner

Its 40 years ago, in 1984 that the Miners Strike took place. Today the Coal Mining Museum exists to keep the…

CountriesfiftyfourandcountingOctober 27, 2022

Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire, UK – A National Trust moated manor house worth visiting

Jesuit priests were hunted during the reformation around the 16th century when Protestants challenged the authority of the catholic church. It…

AttractionsfiftyfourandcountingFebruary 7, 2022

The Jade Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica – Costa Rican Culture all under one roof

Whilst we were in San Jose, Costa Rica we took an opportunity to visit the Jade Museum. There are over 7,000…

AttractionsfiftyfourandcountingSeptember 5, 2021

Audley End House and Gardens, Saffron Walden – A stunning Jacobean house and gardens

During late 2021 I had the opportunity to visit this palatial building and gardens in Saffron Walden. The illustrious history that…

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Maras Salt Mine and Moray archaelogical site at Urubamba, Cusco – fascinating!

Aguas Caliente, Peru – a small town before the step up to Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu, Peru – One of the 7 wonders of the world for good reason

Madrid, Spain – a city of art and culture

The Horizons of Khufu – A virtual tour of Khufu’s Pyramid found among the pyramids of Giza, Egypt

Jodrell Bank, Cheshire – educational and fascinating site of a radio telescope

Virtual Machu Picchu Experience, Manchester – We really felt we were there!

Stonehenge, Salisbury – Probably one of the world’s most famous sites

Lacock, National Trust – A delightful quintessential village

Biddulph Grange Garden, Staffordshire – The quirkiest garden I have ever visited

Frameless, Marble Arch, London – I’ve never been immersed in famous art like this

The Coal Mining Museum, Wakefield – Down into the pits with a real miner

Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire, UK – A National Trust moated manor house worth visiting

The Jade Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica – Costa Rican Culture all under one roof

Audley End House and Gardens, Saffron Walden – A stunning Jacobean house and gardens

Lake Titicaca and the Uros islands – these indigenious people live on islands made of reeds

Ten Hours by train from Cusco to Puno – I was not expecting this change of plan!

The Misminay people of Peru – an indiginous community in the mountains

Maras Salt Mine and Moray archaelogical site at Urubamba, Cusco – fascinating!