Author Archives: Charles Hammersley

Today we left Puebla at 8am to go to Oaxaca (kinda pronounced Wa-ha-ka down to the way they use x’s) When we remembered to look, the mountainous country we passed through was stunning. We didn’t arrive in Oaxaca until mid afternoon. The city was even nicer than Puebla and we spent the rest of theContinue reading “4. Oaxaca and Monte Alban”

Today we left Mexico City and headed north to the ancient Mayan city of Teotihuacan. It is believed to have at one point been the 6th most populous city in the world. It reminded me greatly of Deep Thought from hitchhikers guide The city was really cool to see (definitely a must). It was goodContinue reading “3. Teotihuacan and Puebla”

What follows is an account as to what NOT to do!!! It ticks several of the ‘don’t do this’ boxes which are there for a purpose. Would I change it? Hell no So, to start with I was up for a full 24 hours before going to bed. This led to my body not reallyContinue reading “Mexico City”

It was with some trepidation that I approached this flight. This would be my first visit to Mexico (and a few days on my own), and my first business class flight. It was made up of two parts as I changed aircraft at Charles de Gaulle. Choosing to fly Air France to Mexico had anContinue reading “Flight to Mexico”

Here are a few videos to give an overview of the first phase of my travels. No expense has been spared in achieving the incredibly high production values. The acting and voice over is also awesome!!! Please ignore the giant hand in the background, it was following me around and just wouldn’t leave me alone!Continue reading “Around the world – Phase 1: The Americas”

Today’s progress is around the exciting topic of insurance!!! Seeing as the three phases of my trip are longish (Americas:73 days Australasia:125 days Asia:102 days), this puts my trip outside ‘normal’ travel insurance parameters as I will be out of the country for more than 3 months at a time. Next up was the searchContinue reading “A brief update:”

Hey, thanks for visiting. Why LandedFalcon? Well, that is a long complex answer that requires beer and a comfy seat in the pub. I would expect it to take almost a minute! Yes, any excuse for a beer. The challenge for 2020 is to inflict myself on the parts of the world represented by theContinue reading “Welcome to LandedFalcon”