Travels on my Birthday

Taiwan ©Solange Hando

Which birthday? Well, let us say somewhere on the wiser side of middle-age.

Lovely celebration with the Tsou tribe up in the hills... See the tiny peach in my right hand? Straight from the garden and a special present from the family.

Rio de Janeiro ©Solange Hando

Well, I could show you the clocktower near the beach confirming the date but this is a much more exciting picture.

Loved this view from Corcovado and in the afternoon, went up the Sugar loaf  (front right) up two cable cars. Fabulous.

Namibia ©Solange Hando

I loved Namibia and I still dream about this beautiful cheetah out in the wild, just posing for my birthday, it seemed, in the heat of the day.

Did you know Namibia was the first country in the world to include conservation in its Constitution?

Wildlife always has the right of way and it certainly works, can't beat it.

Peru ©Solange Hando

Hold on, don't let me drift!

This is me on Lake Titicaca with the Uros Indians who build their homes on reed islands. Up there, on the roof of the world, this was indeed an amazing day.

Madagascar ©Solange Hando

My birthday wish? There it was, a real lemur in the wild, hard work for me clambering through the forest but so easy for them swinging from branch to branch...

Watched many different species in different areas, guides knew exactly where to go.

Reunion Island ©Solange Hando

Something I'd never done before, flying on a microflight over a volcanic island...on the other side of the world.

Scenery wise, never seen any island as dramatic as this one, canyons, craters and peaks everywhere and, would you believe it, this is a French department...

Costa Rica ©Solange Hando

Celebrating with Local Farmer

Remembering lots of  happy times

and planning many more
Blogged on my birhday
at home
Lockdown 2020

Rainbows Bright and Beautiful

The Iguazu Falls ©Solange Hando

My favourite rainbow on my favourite Falls, Iguazu stretching in the rainforest across Argentina and Brazil. There are up to 275 falls, most of them in Argentina but best seen from across the border.

The Zambezi River in Zambia ©Solange Hando

Rainbow over the Zambezi river just above the Victoria Falls, discovered by David Livingstone who named them after his Queen. The Falls continue across the border in Zimbabwe.

Rainbow in Paro ©Solange Hando

This is in Bhutan, 'land of gross national happiness' and my top destination. This is where you land (not the capital) and the monastery by the river is one of the most sacred in the kingdom.

Lake Nahuel Huapi in the Andean 'Lake District' ©Solange Hando

This lake is in Bariloche, a pretty Alpine resort in Argentina (more lakes in Chile) with superb scenery in a National Park and activities, trekking, climbing or skiing.

Nur-Sultan in Kazakhstan ©Solange Hando

Now what is this?

For me this is a Rainbow

Built by man

The Light at the End of the Road

 Hoping we can all get together again very soon

Take care and keep safe