The Uyuni Salt Flats, also called Salar de Uyuni, are the largest salt flats in the world. Found in south west Bolivia, they form a unique and magnificent landscape. The salt flats cover an area 10,582 square kilometers. Formed from evaporated prehistoric lakes at...
Topless women riding pink dolphins, towering animatronic tigers, crocodiles breathing fire, hundreds of feathered and sequined dancers dressed as cannabis plants and sunflowers performing the samba through a stadium…This is the carnival parade in Brazil – WOW! I...
Quito, the capital of Ecuador, was the start and end point of our trip to the Galapagos Islands. Since we were travelling all the way to South America, it made sense to add on a couple of extra days to explore one of the highest capital cities in the world. This is...
Our research told us that whilst we were in Quito, the capital city of Ecuador, we really should take a trip out to the village of Mindo in the cloud forest. By all accounts, it was stunningly beautiful with lots to see and do. Also, it was only a two-hour drive from...
I can’t remember who first said, “Let’s go on a trip to the Galapagos Islands!” Our ski buddies from the US were visiting us in the UK, the wine was flowing and the wanderlust took hold. I do recall us all agreeing that we did not want to go on a cruise, the usual way...
“Climbing Huayna Picchu has the most spectacular views of Machu Picchu.” All the blog posts and tourist guides promised that the best views of this wonderful archeological site were from the summit of Huayna Picchu. Huayna Picchu – you know – that...
Hello! I’m Jane. I live in the Lake District in the north of England with my husband, Peter. We love to travel, but this is a great place to call home.
I started this blog as a sort of journal and a way to let family and friends follow our travelling adventures. However, it gained a little traction online and now I find myself writing for a wider audience, trying to create articles that are helpful and informative to fellow travellers.
Everything I write is based on personal experience. I do not write about places I have not visited. All photos are taken by me (or occasionally Peter or someone to whom I have passed my phone if you see a pic of the two of us). I do not edit photos in any way other than to compress in order that the site loads quickly. Basically, what you see is what you get. If a place is crowded, the crowds are in the photo; if the weather is grey, it is grey in the photo; if there is scaffolding on a building, there is scaffolding in my photo. You get the picture!
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Jane
Guest Author
I have always made a point of never accepting guest posts on AbFabTravels, but I have just made an exception! My daughter Beth is currently on a sabbatical and travelling the world. She has agreed to contribute a few articles, giving a young person’s perspective and insights into a different way of travelling. She is a fantastic writer so please check out her posts.
Meet Jasper, our border collie!
Jasper is our lockdown pup! You will see him in many of the posts, especially those about the Lake District where we live, or those where we are travelling in our motorhome. He is very friendly and needs a lot of exercise so we are always out and about with him. If we are travelling further afield, he stays at home with family.