Archives for March 2014

The White Hell – El Infierno Blanco (the Highest City in the World), La Rinconada, Peru

March 24, 2014 By Patrick Twomey

I have been travelling to Peru on and off for 10 years and, as luck would have it, those ten years have coincided with this country´s longest sustained period of economic stability and growth in modern times. Inflation is relatively low and PromPeru is actively promoting the country to investors. On paper, Peru is doing better and quality of life seems to be gradually … [Read more...]

Dead Dogs and Trash – Daily Life in the Peruvian Highlands (Cusco)

March 18, 2014 By Patrick Twomey

This was the first blog I wrote from Peru.... It was written in 'real' time. I do not want to change it, but obviously want to point out I no longer live in Peru and Finn has grown! At the time I was working on a project for a Canadian-funded agency. The project was interesting (on paper) and it did give me fairly open access to higher levels of government in the region. In … [Read more...]

Extract of a review on Just You -Chile & Easter Island Tour

“…Finally, it wouldn’t be right to end this review without making a special mention of our tireless, enthusiastic and outstanding tour manager, Patrick Twomey, whose knowledge and expertise brought this tour to another level completely. His commentary was riveting and always insightful and he helped us to understand the complexities of Chilean society and culture with ease. He was always organized and took everything in his stride. He has an immense understanding of not only Chilean society and history (having lived there for a time), but also of the whole of Latin America and far beyond. He is fascinating to talk to and it was a privilege to be in his company. He also has a wicked sense of humour and was a good friend to everyone on the tour. He runs a very informative and interesting travel blog and website, and it is well worth consulting. I do hope that JY/TS know what an invaluable asset they have in Patrick – if I knew that he was leading a tour or that he had designed it, I’d book it like a shot!”

Barry and Mair

“Hi there PATRICK, just a few words of thanks., We were on the 7th December WINTER WONDERLAND trip with Travelsphere. It was a wonderful experience for us, and your obvious passion for your country and in your roll as tour manager made it all the more rewarding. Your efforts at showing us the best of the area are greatly appreciated by us both. We havnt stopped talking about all that we saw and keep looking at our pictures, what memories you made possible for us. THANK YOU. ”

A Just You customer review

“….the TM must have a good knowledge of the local area and be able to recommend a number of restaurants to suit people’s varying tastes. A good example of this was in Santiago last year when our TM, Patrick Twomey, on an evening when dinner wasn’t included, took those who wanted to eat out to an area with lots of restaurants. He recommended several places and we made our choice of where to eat….we enjoyed a very good night out in a local restaurant, mixed with the locals and also saw a part of the city that we hadn’t been to during that day’s city tour.”

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