Welcome to
ABOVE US ONLY SKIES
A world travel blog for travellers, would-be travellers and anybody else with a curious interest in ditching the routine and exploring our planet.
We’re Ian & Nicky and we’re here to inform, entertain and hopefully inspire you to explore more often and for longer. And we’re here to help you plan your next adventure, whether it’s a weekend city break or a 12-month expedition into the unknown.
Put the future on hold and live for today!
Note: We’re currently offline while we negotiate our way through a two-month road trip in Chilean/Argentinian Patagonia. Suffice to say, getting access to the internet is about as easy as a British Prime Minister trying to tie down a Brexit deal. But fear not, we’ll be back online early April with a whole feast of new material.
That’s if our rented campervan manages to withstand yet another day of abuse on rutted and pot-holed gravel tracks…
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INSPIRATION
MUSINGS
SALAMINA & THE SAMARIA VALLEY - COLOMBIA'S BEST KEPT SECRET
By Ian – 12 February 2019 – Colombia
With a sublime mountain setting and access to scenery that rivals the Cocora Valley, Salamina is a visual treat – yet few foreign visitors actually go there…
WHY HISTORIC BARICHARA IS COLOMBIA'S PERFECT PUEBLO
By Ian – 28 January 2019 – Colombia
Perched on the edge of a canyon in the fabulous Santander region, Barichara is a cobblestoned gem – and quite possibly our favourite place in Colombia…
HOW TO EXPLORE MONGUÍ AND THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL PARAMO
By Ian – 21 January 2019 – Colombia
High up in the Colombian Andes, Monguí is a heritage town that sits beneath the gorgeous and other-worldly Páramo de Ocetá – here’s how to explore them both…
LA PLAYA DE BELÉN - OFF THE BEATEN TRACK IN NORTHERN COLOMBIA
By Ian – 12 January 2019 – Colombia
La Playa de Belén doesn’t feature in most people’s Colombia travel plans – but for those who like to follow a path less trodden, it’s an unexpected delight…
SALAMINA & THE SAMARIA VALLEY - COLOMBIA'S BEST KEPT SECRET
By Ian – 12 February 2019 – Colombia
With a sublime mountain setting and access to scenery that rivals the Cocora Valley, Salamina is a visual treat – yet few foreign visitors actually go there…
WHY HISTORIC BARICHARA IS COLOMBIA'S PERFECT PUEBLO
By Ian – 28 January 2019 – Colombia
Perched on the edge of a canyon in the fabulous Santander region, Barichara is a cobblestoned gem – and quite possibly our favourite place in Colombia…
HOW TO EXPLORE MONGUÍ AND THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL PARAMO
By Ian – 21 January 2019 – Colombia
High up in the Colombian Andes, Monguí is a heritage town that sits beneath the gorgeous and other-worldly Páramo de Ocetá – here’s how to explore them both…
LA PLAYA DE BELÉN - OFF THE BEATEN TRACK IN NORTHERN COLOMBIA
By Ian – 12 January – Colombia
La Playa de Belén doesn’t feature in most people’s Colombia travel plans – but for those who like to follow a path less trodden, it’s an unexpected delight…
8 January 2019
10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT MOMPOX – COLOMBIA’S FORGOTTEN COLONIAL GEM
30 December 2018
COLOURFUL CARTAGENA – A TRAVEL GUIDE IN PHOTOS
14 December 2018
THINGS TO DO IN PANAMA CITY ON A BUDGET
4 December 2018
THINGS TO DO IN AND AROUND VOLCAN, PANAMA
MEET IAN & NICKY
We’re an English couple who’ve swapped our corporate life for a voyage of discovery and this world travel blog is a permanent record of what we see, think and do. We hope it also provides information, entertainment and inspiration for other “mature” travellers, too. So, if you’ve got a few minutes to spare, why not pour yourself a glass of something suitably chilled and take a look around!
We’re currently road-tripping in
Chile / Argentina
Up next
Bolivia
