The Summit of Scafell Pike We’d hiked 3 peaks and 20k to reach the summit of Scafell Pike that morning. By the time we got to the top, a thick fog had encased the mountains and an icy rain was drizzling down. There were other trekkers scrambling up the rocky…

Chile, a whole different cup of tea (or mate) to Argentina. Tomás jokingly welcomed me to a land of cement-paved roads as we crossed the border at Futaleufú. Before I knew it, we were traversing up the mountainside on craggy cross-country tracks, through fog and rain in what I hoped…

That was that. I had decided to let go of my vegetarian years and my granola, almond milk and chia seeds breakfasts. It was time to embrace a carnivorous Paraguayan life. I present to you reader, an insight into my culinary journey. Just to give you an idea, meat features…

The lapacho tree is blossoming again in Asunción, which marks exactly one year since I embarked on my epic journey in Paraguay. No guidebook, map or research can prepare you for your first week in a foreign country and particularly a destination like Paraguay, but the unexpected was undoubtedly part…