The Amazon

The Amazon is one of the most bio-diverse areas on earth (and one of my favourite places!!). Once again luck was on my side and during my five week stay I was lucky enough to spot some of the most shy and unlikely of animals and have one amazing exp...

 

World Trip 2007-2008

We finally got to this place called "San Pedro de Atacama", a tiny little town in the middle of a plain in the Atacama desert that was surrounded by mountains in the far distance. Some of the houses and their rooves were made of mud. The road...

 

Southern Hemisphere Safari

Came down to Floriano for a weeks relaxation on the beatiful brazilian beaches! Checked into the only hostel recommended in the "book" to find we were in the middle of nowhere with a bunch of hippies in a room stinking of damp with no money! ...

 

A New Travel Bug - 5 of the 7 "New Wonders of the World"

Alrighty then, back to the travel saga. It wasn´t a particularily early start on Wednesday the 14 for our long journey to Puno, Peru. A totally human hour of 8:00am made everyone happy. All of our luggage was put onto of the van and covered, gi...

 

Our Big Around the World Adventure

We arrived in San Pedro de Atacama after 3 days touring through the Bolivian salt flats and deserts, rather the worse for wear and very grubby! Thrilled to be in a place that was a bit more upmarket and tourist friendly, we treated ourselves to our mos...

 

South America 2006

Scored emergency exit row seats for our two longest flights over (Sydney to Auckland then Auckland to Santiago), which made the 24 hour trip a bit less torturous. Chile (the airport at least) was quite chilly, and then so was Buenos Aires, but it wa...