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! ...

 

South America 2007

We arrived in Arequipa early afternoon in time for lunch and a tour of the city. The city is also known as White City due to the white volcanic rock used to make the colonial buildings. One of the highlights in the city is the Santa Catalina Covent ...

 

Good Bye South America - I´ll Be Back

wow about time for some updating ... It was a happy moment when we finally arrived in Salta, Argentina. Tired and weiry we stumbled upon an awesome hostal (the first HI hostal we have stayed in) hot showers and bed. This followed a 9 hr train ride,...

 

Brasil

Great train trip however get more sleep the night before as both Roz and I fell asleep on the trip. And take the 2nd class train quick and goes all the way to Paranagua... the 1st doesn't and isn't worth the extra. Ilha Do Mel was the stop and relax...

 

Trip of a lifetime

Shopping. A woman's downfall and yet the source of such entertainment and happiness! Julie has said throughout this trip that she was saving all of her shopping until South-East Asia because it's sooo much cheaper here. And she has pretty much kept h...

 

Me & My 20 Kilo Backpack in South America 2006

The start of our trip through Argentina's Patagonia. The first stop was at SANTA ROSA. Santa Rosa is the capital of La Pampa, it is relatively new city as it was only founded in 1892. (So the Lonely Planet guide says) It was a very quiet chilled...

 

South America Adventures

Ok guys, can´t remember where I left you, but I now have friends! Horray! My room mate is called Liz, not Elizabeth Rose as I 1st feared... she´s got a great sense of humour and I´ve threatened to call her by her official title from h...

 

Brazil

Our trip to the falls first included a tour of the dam, one of the worlds biggest and with the highest power output, aparently. It is a joint venture between Brazil and Paraguay so we got to go to both sides. The falls themselves are amazing, a must se...

 

Grand ol' world tour

The Navimag cargo ferry, our home for five nights and the best fun you can have on a ship loaded with cargo trucks, cows and sea-sick passengers. Travelling on the first trip of the high season meant that the boat was only a third full. Which was exc...

 

RTW with Steph and Dion

Written by Dion August 11-12, 2006 We decided to spend a couple of days in Uruguay, so we boarded the 9:00AM Buquebus ferry from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay on Friday morning. The ferry itself was quite nice and the rid...

 

Goodbye Edinburgh, Hello World

Well, apparently our time is nearly up and we're having to return to dear old Blighty very soon. Life's a beach, isn't it? Well it has been for us recently, anyway. We've been in Thailand for around two months now. It's the kind of place where nothi...

 

Fechado?

"Fechado" means "closed" in Portugese. I'm in Rio since two days, "fechado" is the word that I use the most frequently here. Yesterday, when I went to visit the Pao de Acucar, the famous hill in Rio, it was "fecha...

 

South America baby!

After a day doing absolutely nothing (i.e. resting my aching limbs!) in Cusco, our group headed out to sample the famous "gringo nightlife" at Mama Africa`s and to celebrate Emily`s (a girl in my group) birthday. After the pain of preceding d...

 

Brazil

Espending Xmas and New Years in Brazil with my family.... best times ever... I love my family! :)...