USA | Thursday, 13 Dec 2007 | Views [180]
The District of Columbia - The Federal State Washington DC is exactly as you'd expect it to be - large buildings, wide streets and a lot to see! We weren't talking on the day we arrived (don't ask!), so walked up to Capitol Hill and along the Mall ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
USA | Thursday, 13 Dec 2007 | Views [148]
Pennsylvania - The Plantation State Our first stop in Pennsylvania was Pittsburgh, a very industrial, grimy city - and to be honest we didn't really do much there except wander around in the freezing cold! We stayed outside the city so did get a bit ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
USA | Thursday, 13 Dec 2007 | Views [216]
Ohio - The Buckeye State Ohio was somewhat of a let down in a few ways to be honest. Firstly, I was looking forward to taking some nice snaps of Lake Erie, which was not at all accessable, and just basically a lake! Secondly, we drove out of our way ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
USA | Thursday, 13 Dec 2007 | Views [172]
Illinois - The Land of Lincoln The arrival in Chicago turned out to be a bit of a nightmare to be honest, we got stuck in rush hour traffic for about 2 hours, then couldn't find anywhere to stay...we eventually did, and found an Irish Pub right next ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
USA | Thursday, 13 Dec 2007 | Views [200]
Wyoming - Equality State and South Dakota - The Mount Rushmore State (original!) So, on our last day in Estes Park we got up early to go into the Rocky Mountains NP to find most of the roads closed due to snow - just our luck! We did, however, spot ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
USA | Saturday, 1 Dec 2007 | Views [196]
Colorado - The Centennial State Driving from Arizona to Colorado in one day was quite a mixture of landscapes, as soon as we hit Colorado it changed from desolate desert to snowy, rocky mountains. We were aiming to get to the Great Sand Dune NP for ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
USA | Saturday, 1 Dec 2007 | Views [135]
Didn't really do much in Utah except drive through the desert....pretty red there!!
Tags: On the Road
USA | Saturday, 1 Dec 2007 | Views [202]
Arizona - The Grand Canyon State (original!) From Vegas we drove through the desert to The Grand Canyon via Hoover Dam (not that impressive - we were more impressed with the new road they were building!). We got to the Grand Canyon for sunset, took ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
USA | Saturday, 1 Dec 2007 | Views [193]
Nevada - The Silver State Arriving in Las Vegas we were hit by the bright neon lights, crowds of people and comeplete tackiness of the place - it was so cool!! The first night we were there we just chilled out in our Travelodge, preparing ourselves ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
USA | Sunday, 25 Nov 2007 | Views [292]
California - The Golden State Our hostel in LA was smack bang in the middle of Hollywood, but not up to much unfortunately (bring back Hwy 808). As we only had a day we took a magical bus ride (Danielle is actually obsessed, this was the second time ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
USA | Sunday, 25 Nov 2007 | Views [241]
Arriving at Dallas airport, James was what somewhat quiet as he had realisesd both JR and JFK were shot in Dallas, would the same come of JABA?? During the taxi ride from the airport to the stockyards (tourist) area of Fort Worth, Danielle was very excited, ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
MEXICO | Sunday, 25 Nov 2007 | Views [272]
So, it was the last country where our five Spanish phrases would come in useful (although James also decided to use one at US immigration - oopsy!). As normal, Danielle got her way and we stayed in a posh (ish) hotel near the Cathedral. It was Day of ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
USA | Sunday, 4 Nov 2007 | Views [180]
Well...Miami! We didn´t really get up to too much (plus i´ve been there before) - but it was just as you´d expect it to be (sun, art deco, shopping, people walking around with their heads up their b**ts etc). So in a nutshell, We went, We saw, We ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
PERU | Saturday, 27 Oct 2007 | Views [306]
Well... After months of planning for the Inca Trail (and $400 each), a local Italian decided to give me food poisoning! Consuquently, instead of trekking for four days, seeing loads of ancient Inca ruins and taking many a great picture (i´m sure), I ... Read more >
Tags: You HAVE to visit this place!
PERU | Monday, 22 Oct 2007 | Views [218]
Our journey to Cusco was a little different than normal, in order to save some cash (to spend on a 1hr flight from Lima to Cusco, instead of another 18hr bus ride as we´re both sooooo over buses), we decided to sleep at Lima´s Jorge Chávez Airport, which ... Read more >
Tags: You HAVE to visit this place!
BRAZIL | Tuesday, 16 Oct 2007 | Views [690]
Arriving in Rio we were both a bit nervous (we've heard so many bad reports), the bus station was rammed with people, lots of people hanging around doing nothing - so we grabbed our bags, jumped in a cab and got out at the door of our hostel in Santa ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
ARGENTINA | Sunday, 14 Oct 2007 | Views [275]
After FINALLY getting on our bus from Conception Del Uruguay (in Argentina), a few changes and a couple of aching bodies later, we finally arrived in Puerto Iguazu at 7am. Our hostel was a complete disappointment (it had looked so nice online) - with ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
ARGENTINA | Tuesday, 9 Oct 2007 | Views [222] | Comments [3]
Just thought I´d have to share this with everyone....Walking through the Gypsy market in Recoleta, Buenos Aires and we come across this photo, to which Danielle asks "Why would anyone want a photo of Harry Potter" Got to love that girl!!! ... Read more >
Tags: Laughter
URUGUAY | Tuesday, 9 Oct 2007 | Views [356]
After being completely annoyed by the Argies in Tigre I was glad to be leaving and going to Uruguay (´Argentina without the attitude´ according to the LP), if only for a few days. We arrived in the very sleepy little town of Carmelo that morning and ... Read more >
Tags: I should have known better!
ARGENTINA | Tuesday, 9 Oct 2007 | Views [304] | Comments [1]
Our second visit to BA was, as usual on the second visit, far better this time around! We stayed in the district of San Telmo in a ´pent house´ hostel room (well it was on the top floor anyway!). San Telmo is a beautiful area, very bohemian with the ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
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