Adventure Ideas – South American Style At the Olympic handover this summer, the world’s attention shifted from London to Rio as the Brazilian capital prepares to host the next Games. But Brazil is just one of many incredible options in South America for great active family adventures. In this edition of Adventure Ideas I’m going [...]
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There’s Bandits in Them There Hills
From: Kirstie and StuartSubject: There’s Bandits in Them There HillsDate: 21st October 1999Place: Guayaquil, Ecuador Dear all, It was as if the Ecuadorian Baggage Handling Service had just discovered clingfilm. The senior baggage assistant insisted on wrapping all of our baggage in it using the world’s largest cling film dispenser. Kirstie looked on anxiously as [...]
An Explosive Situation
From: Kirstie and StuartSubject: An Explosive SituationDate: 1st October 1999Place: Quito, Ecuador (again) Hi everyone…. hope you are all safe and well. We thought you might like an update on the Spice Muchachas and the amazing disappearing bicycle. Unofficially, KLM admit the mysterious looking bike has disappeared without trace. They don’t even know if it [...]
The Spice Muchachas
From: Kirstie and StuartSubject: The Spice MuchachasDate: 21st September 1999Place: Quito, Ecuador Dear all, This is the new release from the Spice Muchachas. It goes to the tune of “MAMA” and has become very popular with two cyclists struggling in the high mountains of Equador. Sing along…una, dos, tres… Estan muy cansadosLos bicicletas son muy [...]
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