PERU | Friday, 11 Jan 2008 | Views [946]
I´m on a roll now, trying to get back up to speed with my journal entries! Today is Thursday, and I arrived this morning at a sleepy little town called Yurimaguas. I got here by boat from Iquitos, which left on Monday evening. Quite an adventure! ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
PERU | Friday, 11 Jan 2008 | Views [879]
Well, I´ve been trying to write the blog entry for my 5 day jungle trip for the last couple of weeks, having already written 6 or 7 pages in my diary. But there is so much to tell and its so hot sitting in internet cafes for hours on end that I kept ... Read more >
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UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 18 Dec 2007 | Views [536] | Comments [1]
It really is time I left this place. I´ve been here 4 weeks now and realised today this is the closest I have to a home at the moment! The longer I stay, the more I realise the locals (or rather the expats who have settled here) are generally fruitcakes.... Read more >
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PERU | Friday, 14 Dec 2007 | Views [706] | Comments [1]
As part of my involvement with the Amazon CARES
organisation, I was invited to go along on a boat trip to visit a jungle
village 4 hours up river from Iquitos.
The intention was to set up a mobile vetinary clinic and hopefully treat and
help ... Read more >
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UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 13 Dec 2007 | Views [346]
Just a note to say that I´ve put loads of Iquitos photos up on Flickr, take a look!
Tags: Adventures
UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 3 Dec 2007 | Views [309]
Photos can be viewed here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/organize/?start_tab=one_set72157603369736031
Tags: On the Road
UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 2 Dec 2007 | Views [448] | Comments [1]
I have spent the last week in Iquitos which is right out in the Amazon jungle, accesible on by plane or by boat on the Amazon river. Its called a city, but not necessarily what I imagined. As you would expect, its very lush and tropical, huge palms everywhere, ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 20 Nov 2007 | Views [393] | Comments [1]
So today I arrived in Lima, had to get up at 4am for a 7:30am flight. I arrived at the airport and suddenly realised it was very different from Brazil, which I had started to get used to over the last 2 weeks. So an awkward hour or so hanging around ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 18 Nov 2007 | Views [415] | Comments [1]
I love Salvador! I was gutted to leave on Saturday, and if I´d been able to change my flights and just stopped off at Sao Paulo on the way to Peru, I would´ve done. Had so much fun there - I met three girls at the hostel and we took off for 2 days to ... Read more >
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UNITED KINGDOM | Wednesday, 14 Nov 2007 | Views [320]
Well I´m obviously spending far too much time on the computer and not enough time travelling; 2 posts in as many days! My excuse is I´m making the most of my free internet time at the new hostel whilst waiting for my new buddy to get changed. So ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 12 Nov 2007 | Views [288]
Rather than uploading photos to about 300 different sites, I'm going to use Flickr to store them initially and will then copy links into this journal. It might mean you have to sign up for a Flickr account to see them, which isn't the easiest as the ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
UNITED KINGDOM | Monday, 12 Nov 2007 | Views [383]
Well the excitement stepped up a level on Friday night with a trip to Mangueira, a huge samba night near or in a favela (large areas of shanty type houses literally sitting on top of each other). We got there at about midnight and things were just getting ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
UNITED KINGDOM | Saturday, 10 Nov 2007 | Views [417] | Comments [1]
Just a quick update with the story so far. I arrived safely at the hostel after an uneventful and sleepy flight. The hostel is very chilled and laid-back, and I spent my first day walking around boiling to death in jeans and my walking shoes desperately ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
UNITED KINGDOM | Tuesday, 6 Nov 2007 | Views [301]
Well its my last day and I can't believe its finally here. I've had a wicked couple of weeks, leaving parties galore and have had loads of fun and laughs with all my friends. Some highlights from my shattered memory: - group tequila shots in the latino ... Read more >
Tags: The Planning Phase
UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 21 Oct 2007 | Photo Gallery
The run-up to departure and various leaving parties inbetween
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UNITED KINGDOM | Sunday, 21 Oct 2007 | Views [348] | Comments [2]
Just checking out how this journal works. And noting the fact that its 2 WEEKS TILL I GO!! I found a hostel for my first few days in Rio which looks cool, they do lots of hiking and climbing trips up the Sugarloaf mountain which I'm definitely up for.... Read more >
Tags: The Planning Phase
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