I have been trying to think of something Christmassy for our first post on the day Jesus was born. I didn’t want to put too much effort into it though. After all it is Christmas and who wants to work stuffed full of mince pies and sherry when there’s Top Gear and Doctor Who on the telly?
The initial plan of just saying ‘Merry Christmas’ is going to make for a very short post, exactly two words short, so I needed something more.
There’s a gun in the room where I’m staying but fortunately it’s locked away or I would have shot my pathetic internet connection by now. The past month has been spent swearing and throwing the stupid dongle around the kitchen (it’s resilient, I’ll give it that) in between doing a fraction of the work I could be doing. Fortunately the email is not too bad but when it comes to writing an article or putting up a new job it would be quicker to write everything on a piece of paper, lure a monkey into the house, shove the paper up its bum and release it randomly into the wild to find our own Wordpress back end.
A small town sat looking over Lake Titicaca, Copacabana isn’t just a pleasant place in its self but the gateway to the mystical islands on the lake. This isn’t the Copacabana where Lola, the showgirl, ran amok with a pistol.
Facilities
Basic and cheap accommodation is easy to find but it can be worth treating yourself to something more upmarket with a great view of the lake for a few dollars more. The town is well stocked with i-net places, bars and restaurants with cheap, filling set menus.
Getting around
Have a word with Shanks about a pony.
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An attractive town, the capital of the island is a mixture of Venetian colonial architecture with English and French influences.
Facilities
The airport and port are both walkable from most places in town. There isn’t a beach but swimming is possible at the lighthouse and from numerous little rocky outlets.
Getting around
The town is walkable and there are plenty of taxis available. A tourist ‘train’ is also laid on if you want to be pointed at.
Things to do
Shopping, eating, drinking and strolling around. People watching at the Liston, a swanky arcaded bar built during the French occupation, is popular both with foreigners and locals.
Keith Jenkins is a thirtysomething living in Amsterdam. His greatest passion is travel: having visited more than 60 countries across six continents. Along with travel blogging Keith offers social media consultancy and marketing services for travel companies and organisations. He talks to us about Amsterdam.
I’m sure you’ve never heard this before: where are you from?
I was born in Kota Kinabalu in the Malaysian state of Sabah on the island of Borneo. My family moved to Kuala Lumpur when I was about two and I lived there till I was 17.
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