ARGENTINA | Monday, 19 Mar 2007 | Views [484]
We've been back in the UK now five weeks and thought it would be good to update our blog. You get so involved getting a house sorted, moving in commuting, working etc. it's so easy to forget all the cool things we did. So here we are our last blog; for ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
ARGENTINA | Wednesday, 31 Jan 2007 | Views [530] | Comments [2]
We´ve been a bit busy so here´s the last few weeks summarised. Glaciers Travelled from Puerto Natales on a bus to El Calafate. Spent the next day on a boat looking at heaps of huge glaciers. The pictures are cool but it´s too much hassle to put them ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
CHILE | Wednesday, 10 Jan 2007 | Views [430]
Arrived in Puerto Natales and found a good place to live with a
really helpful guy who also rented out equipment...equipment for doing
a multi-day trek...ooh scary stuff. So the next day we got our gear
together and booked all the bus tickets ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
CHILE | Wednesday, 10 Jan 2007 | Views [442]
Arrived in Santiago on Christmas Eve after travelling for about 18 hours so pretty tired. After wandering around Bella Vista for the third time we thought everything was going to be closed but the supermarket was open. Yay! We ended up buying bread and ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
PERU | Tuesday, 26 Dec 2006 | Views [610]
To date we´ve pretty much written about how we´ve found Peru and how we are coping. We thought we´d take a little time to reflect on 10 things we ought to remember and if they don´t make much sense now, at least they provide a conversation starter when ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
PERU | Tuesday, 26 Dec 2006 | Views [531]
While on the tour in Trujillo, we stopped by at an artesan pottery workshop who specialise in making replicas of ancient ceramics. At 10 soles (about 2 quid), we just couldn´t resist. It was a great piece like a little jug shape in a Lambayeque style(see ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
PERU | Tuesday, 26 Dec 2006 | Views [1363]
Arrived a bit later than expected in Chiclayo but the hotel was decent and we ended up staying for our whole time here. On our first proper day we visited the site where el señor de Sipan was found. It's a pretty awesome discovery - it was actually tomb ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
PERU | Tuesday, 26 Dec 2006 | Views [698]
So here we are at Machu Picchu gazing in awe at this amazing place and feel a bit touristy so ask some Peruvian kids to take a photo of us. After they had done the deed and not darted off with the camera (mind you no body would really want our old skool ... Read more >
Tags: Laughter
PERU | Monday, 18 Dec 2006 | Views [482] | Comments [2]
Pictures are on http://rosie3864.fotopic.net/ Got up early in Aguas Calientes and scoffed home made banana cake at the bus stop. Drove to the gates of Macchu Picchu with a host of irritating tourists. Most were unfit and heffers so by the first couple ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
PERU | Monday, 18 Dec 2006 | Views [507]
Had fun in Cusco...found Jack´s Cafe which we renamed Gringo Jack´s because the food was like home and full of gringos! Got our stuff together for the trek and left early the next day. Our guide Luis is from the Sacred Valley and so knew Quechen which ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
PERU | Monday, 18 Dec 2006 | Views [406]
Got to Arequipa staying in a great hotel called ´casa de mi abuela´my grandmother´s house and it felt like that! Arequipa is a fab town - very clean and we felt pretty safe. Visited the old convent which was so pretty with coloured washed walls esp against ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
PERU | Monday, 18 Dec 2006 | Views [467]
We got braver on our second day in Lima and had dinner, met up with the rest of the group and even took out some money. It´s actually not that bad. On the third day our tour with the group started properly. Got taxis to the bus station and then got the ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
CHILE | Wednesday, 6 Dec 2006 | Views [534]
Arrived in Santiago very tired and nervous about everything. Spent ages waiting at the luggage carousel only to find out that we were waiting at the wrong one! There were our bags ready to steal...ah well. Booked a hotel from the airport probably a bit ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 6 Dec 2006 | Views [356]
Arrived in Perth to a lovely room, home cooked food and family. Stayed with the Aussie Hollands for the entire time...we really needed it. Did some sight seeing but mostly just pottered around at home, went swimming - excellent swimming pool 50m and ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 22 Nov 2006 | Photo Gallery
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AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 22 Nov 2006 | Photo Gallery
Lots of animals at Wilsons Prom and very green bush.
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AUSTRALIA | Monday, 20 Nov 2006 | Views [407] | Comments [3]
Left Hobart - had really enjoyed Tasmania and arrived in Melbourne. Went to the markets and stocked up on exotic foods...like hummus! Then started on the epic journey to Adelaide via the Great Ocean Road. The scenery was pretty but it had a lot of tourists.... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 9 Nov 2006 | Views [378]
Tasmania - to us it felt like a strange mixture of New Zealand, Australia and the UK. Often we weren't sure exactly where we were! Visited a lot of National Parks here and did a lot of tramping. Some of the highlights were: - Freycinet National Park.... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 9 Nov 2006 | Views [340]
Firstly apologies for not updating this till now. Internet hasn't been as cheap and as widespread as we had hoped. Anyway, rather than bore you with heaps of photos and detail we thought we'd just focus on the highlights. We'll still use our fotopic ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
