S&N World Tour
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AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 24 May 2008 | Views [73] | Comments [2]
Our final entry (or not) but one dominated by family jokes and quirkiness. Slightly tanned from our Tongan adventures (although turning pale rapidly following a week of pacific rain) we travelled to Sydney for a quick Aussie encounter before ... Read more >
TONGA | Thursday, 15 May 2008 | Views [91] | Comments [1]
Hello It’s been a while but we haven’t totally disappeared off the face of the planet; we have however hidden ourselves out of contact but in paradise in Vava’u, Tonga in the South Pacific. We have been here for nearly 3 weeks and it has ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 25 Apr 2008 | Views [109] | Comments [3]
It has been ages since we updated our blog.......ahhhhhh where to start. Well from Dunedin (another nice city but nothing amazing to write home about....oh except we saw penguins!!) we traveled up the East coast, stopped in Christchurch again for the ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Wednesday, 16 Apr 2008 | Views [94] | Comments [1]
Having given NG at least a weeks to bask in his self pride I thought it time I told about everything else we have been up to in the last few days. I think he left you in Queenstown, one of the most awesome towns we have been to in New Zealand. It has ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Thursday, 10 Apr 2008 | Views [124] | Comments [3]
For those of you who don't know the desire to jump out of an aeroplane has been one of mine for at least 20 years. My grandfather was shot down during the war and said that parachuting was an amazing experience and that got me hooked. 'The day' arrived ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Sunday, 6 Apr 2008 | Views [82]
For those of you thinking that I had sold out and become a sad git, chasing photos with celebs, I would like to point out that it was Suze who stole Collingwood's beer and was grabbing the players for photos. Anyway after the excitement of the Test ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Sunday, 30 Mar 2008 | Views [98] | Comments [1]
So you will notice our new photo gallery. These are a few photos from the small happy snapper camera we brought with us for those, 'don't want to stand out in a crowd with our big camera' moments. Bridget, for Christmas, also provides us with a 'Quick ... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 28 Mar 2008 | Views [100] | Comments [2]
So post match, given the timing, we headed back to our campsite for a little snooze and interneting (hence the last posting). A quick BBQ and change of clothes later, we headed to THE bar where the Barmy Army were located. The atmosphere was electric.... Read more >
NEW ZEALAND | Wednesday, 26 Mar 2008 | Views [88] | Comments [2]
The last 5 days have been fantastic. The cricket aside, it has been crazy receiving all of your messages highlighting the sightings of us on the TV. At times it has felt sightly 'Big Brother' esk with for example being asked 'what I was taking photos ... Read more >
CHILE | Friday, 14 Mar 2008 | Views [118] | Comments [7]
So from San Juan we had the most awesome drive ever. We journeyed North, then West and finally South (deliberately so that we could drive through this incredible Valley). The mountains were enormous, some of them snow capped and very dry, shades of ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Sunday, 9 Mar 2008 | Views [156] | Comments [1]
Following our hectic time in Buenos Aires we headed, on a horrible bus, out of the city for 2 hours to a place called 'San Antonio de Arieco'. This had been recommended to us by a couple of Dutch guys we met in Bolivia. This is Gaucho country; the ... Read more >
Tags: on the road
ARGENTINA | Monday, 3 Mar 2008 | Views [148] | Comments [1]
It´s been a while but we have been too busy to keep the blog up to date. Buenos Aires is officially our new favorite city in the world and we would certainly recommend it to everyone. It has everything you could possibly want and more! I think I will ... Read more >
Tags: laughter
ARGENTINA | Sunday, 24 Feb 2008 | Views [127] | Comments [3]
Hola from Buenos Aires. This city is gorgeous. It reminds me of Paris, meandering down the Champs Elysees and through narrow streets with beautiful tall buildings on either side adorned with elaborate balconies and stonework. Today we spent the afternoon ... Read more >
Tags: culture
ARGENTINA | Friday, 22 Feb 2008 | Views [124] | Comments [2]
Whoop Whoop, Big it up for us winning tonight. Brilliant, even if I had to contend with sporadic text messages from T, it sounds like a good game. Loved hearing the French were in the Sin Bin! As usual Nigel still finds a smug comeback and now ... Read more >
Tags: laughter
ARGENTINA | Wednesday, 20 Feb 2008 | Views [249] | Comments [3]
We set out on our first serious bus journeyheading for the Iguazu Falls on the border of Brazil and Argentina, 15 hours. The journey was relatively comfortable as all seats recline and have more leg room than most planes. However the whole journey was ... Read more >
Tags: sightseeing
BRAZIL | Monday, 11 Feb 2008 | Views [131] | Comments [3]
The most beautiful Island we have ever seen, Ilha Grande, is just off the coast of Brazil. If any of you get the chance it´s one to visit (thank you for the recommendation Tom and Marie!). In it´s past the island was the site of a hospital, looking ... Read more >
Tags: beaches & sunshine
BRAZIL | Thursday, 7 Feb 2008 | Views [2843] | Comments [6]
I will explain more about the title later but thought it was time for me to take control of the journal and add a male point of view, especially as it was becoming, as Sam said, "....snapped from a travel mag..". Oh, and the Mighty Dragons!!!!!! ... Read more >
Tags: party time
ECUADOR | Monday, 4 Feb 2008 | Views [175] | Comments [5]
If you are a budding photographer, a wildlife enthusiast, a sucker for baby animals, an evolution admirer or just enjoy relaxing on the calm ocean waters in a comfortable boat with a few interesting people and an excellent cook; the Galapagos is the ... Read more >
Tags: adventures
BOLIVIA | Monday, 28 Jan 2008 | Views [133]
SO Sorry Guys that we have been useless at keeping you updated over the last few weeks. We did right the last posting prior to going to the Galapagos but I have only just reallise it did not go live! We were thinking of you all! Anyway for now, I ... Read more >
Tags: relaxation
ECUADOR | Saturday, 26 Jan 2008 | Views [116]
Following a couple of days travelling back from Bolivia to Cuzco, our favourite city in Peru, our best laid travellers plans to spend the night at the airport unfortunately went to pot after Nigel luckily realised the airport was such overnight. So ... Read more >
Tags: on the road
PERU | Friday, 18 Jan 2008 | Views [184] | Comments [3]
Yesterday we took a horrible 6 hour bus ride from Cusco to Puno. Only horrible because the company we booked with shoved us into another bus, unplanned, and had not allocated the seats correctly. One stand off later between Nigel and a strong Peruvian ... Read more >
Tags: the planning phase
PERU | Thursday, 17 Jan 2008 | Views [138]
Hi all Sorry for not writing any exciting stories in the last couple of days. We have been having a brilliant and interesting and challenging time!! Tuesday evening we met up with our old guide Miguel, from our Inka trail, for a quick drink we thought ... Read more >
Tags: mountains
PERU | Monday, 14 Jan 2008 | Views [157] | Comments [1]
Finally the altitude got to one of us, if not both. We spent Saturday afternoon in an Irish pub(!!!!) drinking beer and eating too much food and then later went out to dinner and had even more food. Oh and at this altitude your body stops digesting ... Read more >
Tags: i should have known better!
PERU | Thursday, 10 Jan 2008 | Views [233] | Comments [2]
Having slept in a hostel in the town at the base of Machu Picchu, we rose at 05:00 to get up to Machu Picchu to explore before the hordes of tourists descended. We were very grateful to take to bus back up the hill and were taken around around the site ... Read more >
Tags: sightseeing
PERU | Wednesday, 9 Jan 2008 | Views [152]
Another early start in torrential rain slightly shattered our faith in the mountain Gods. It was so wet, the tents started leaking and we started to lose amusement with the mountains. Today was to be the easier day, the relax, post Dead Woman and ... Read more >
Tags: mountains
PERU | Tuesday, 8 Jan 2008 | Views [145]
05:00 breakfast followed by a presentation, to our porters, of a bag of Coco Leaves each (definitely designed to give them a little more energy) set us up for a good morning. Our guide showed us the profile of the rest of the trek, which to be honest ... Read more >
Tags: mountains
PERU | Monday, 7 Jan 2008 | Views [137]
05:30 start followed by some very plain and boring scrambled eggs made for a rather grumpy Sue. Never the less we jumped in the mini bus and half an hour later arrived at the check point where you have to produce your passports and get them stamped ... Read more >
Tags: mountains
PERU | Sunday, 6 Jan 2008 | Views [198] | Comments [5]
As described by our amazing guide ´Miguel´, this was a relaxing, acclimatising introduction to the Inca mentality. Our anniversary was so romantic and spiritual! The theme was to turn our crazy lives into an existence in the mountains, where you worship ... Read more >
Tags: mountains
PERU | Sunday, 6 Jan 2008 | Views [263] | Comments [11]
We have just come in from a lovely afternoon/evening in cuzco city. We can not tell you how nice this place is. It is so amazingly friendly, unthreatening, clean, somewhat spiritual and lovely. It is set in the Andean mountains, so it is totally surrounded ... Read more >
Tags: mountains
UNITED KINGDOM | Friday, 4 Jan 2008 | Views [204] | Comments [3]
Good Morning It is very early at Heathrow Airport. The shops are shut, the lights are all out and we are EARLY for check in!!!!!!!!!!! Backpacks weigh 15kg each. Certainly going to be a little more toned on our return. Next Stop Madrid and then ... Read more >
Tags: Airports
UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 3 Jan 2008 | Views [169]
Hello Everyone This is the beginning of our adventure. We're just about the leave London and then heard all the way to Berkshire!!!!!!!! Will keep you posted on our next move............ We hope you all enjoy our journal as it develops and have ... Read more >
Tags: packing & gadgets
