Author Archives: journeywithmadonna

We decided to continue with the National Parks and next stop was Puerto Varas, a great little town(population 25,000) within a half hour drive of Parque Nacional Vicente Perez Rosales and it is truly breathtaking!  Volcanoes, lakes, lagoons and waterfalls … Continue reading →

We’re absolutely loving Chile……..especially the people!   Here they actually stop their car to let you cross at a sidewalk – who knew this could be thrilling? Chile is known as the longest and narrowest country in the world (don’t … Continue reading →

The bus ride through the Andes was amazing and so glad we decided to travel to Santiago by bus rather than fly, although there were times when you were holding onto the edge of your seat.  You should be able … Continue reading →

Next stop Puerte Iguazu and Iguazu National Park which includes the world famous falls!    We flew to Puerto Iguazu, population around 85,000, which is about 18km away from the park entrance.  The park was established in 1934 mainly to … Continue reading →

What a great city! Every day we’ve walked for hours starting out in temperatures around 18 degrees Celsius at 10am and back between 4-5pm when temperatures were in the mid twenties…..just perfect! On our first day we looked at the … Continue reading →

Off to a rocky start…….or should I say “a stormy start”. About two hours after we checked in on line last night I heard my ipad go ‘ding’ and there was a message informing us that our 6:20 pm flight … Continue reading →

Please don’t ask me to pronounce it, as I still can’t say it, and I have to look it up every time I type it.   But Anuradhapura is in the North Central Province of SL and is an ancient … Continue reading →

Kandy, located in  mountainous and thickly forested central Sri Lanka, has a population of over 125,000 and was a three hour train ride from Colombo.  It is a pretty city wrapped around a lake and our accommodation, Greenview Holiday Resort, … Continue reading →

Hard to believe we have been in India for over a month as time has flown by!  There was never a dull moment, and sometimes we wished there were a few because at times our senses were totally overwhelmed with … Continue reading →

  And the yoga hunt continues!  I decided to get there early and arrived by 7:50 knowing that yoga teachers are always early preparing for their class, getting things set up, etc.- not so much in India!   The place … Continue reading →