Heather on her travels has moved
on Jan 1, 2009 in Blogging and blog carnivals If you've been following my blog, you'll know that I've now moved my travel blog to a new location at Heatheronhertravels.com. But if you're a new visitor, please do come on over and see all the archive and new posts I'm putting u

Friday Photo - Loading the dug-out canoe - in Ecuador
on Dec 12, 2008 in Ecuador Today I'm joining in with the Friday Photo at Delicious Baby to bring you a photo from my travels with a story behind it.As you may know I spent three weeks travelling with friends in Ecuador last October (I can't believe it's over a year a

Time Out supports Passports with Purpose
on Dec 11, 2008 in Blogging and blog carnivals World issues If you're a Travel Blogger or Travel Blog reader, I'm sure that you'll have heard by now about Passports with Purpose, a charity raffle being supported by Travel bloggers around the world, to raise money for Heifer International, a charity

Lonely Planet supports Passports with Purpose
on Dec 8, 2008 in Blogging and blog carnivals World issues I hope you'll have heard about Passports with Purpose by now, not only from me but from all the other travel bloggers who have been publicising this charity raffle on their blogsites. If you haven't bought your tickets yet, do check out all the

Hunting the Ash-black slug on Dartmoor - in Devon
on Dec 8, 2008 in England Forget the sightings of wildcats on Dartmoor in Devon - I was out hunting giant slugs this weekend. It turns out that the micro-habitat around the River Dart in Devon is home to the rare and illusive Ash-black slug, largest slug in England at up to 3...

Heather on her travels around the web in November
on Dec 6, 2008 in Blogging and blog carnivals As I'm extending my writing to a few other places around the blogsphere, I thought I'd give you a quick round up of some other articles I wrote in November. I've been doing a weekly post every week on a Thursday over at Europe a la Carte, s

Friday Photo - Internet in the Rainforest at Sarayaku - in Ecuador
on Dec 5, 2008 in World issues Ecuador Today I'm joining in with the Friday photo over at Delicious Baby to bring you a story from my travels with a story behind it.Last October I spent three weeks travelling in Ecuador and we spent a few days in the rainforest community of Sarayaku on th