USA | Sunday, 24 Aug 2008 | Views [943]
Happily tucked into a seat on Lan Airways, blanket on lap and glass of red in hand, I turned to Steve and said how lovely - for the first time in almost a year we will be able to just talk to people, in English. The first person we met in the airport ... Read more >
Tags: america, bars, hotels, latin america, miami, restaurants, service, south beach, united states of america, usa
COLOMBIA | Friday, 8 Aug 2008 | Views [1600] | Comments [1]
Santa Marta didn't look too promising at first, especially after we took a wrong turn out of the bus station and ended up walking for hours in the back breaking 30 degree heat late at night. But illness and changing travel plans conspired to keep us ... Read more >
Tags: bars, beach, caribbean, colombia, hostels, latin america, ocean, santa marta, sea, south america
BOLIVIA | Saturday, 17 May 2008 | Views [833]
Now safely in La Paz which is quite literally a breathtaking city. It is one of the most amazing places I have ever seen and quite unlike anywhere else on earth. It is 3800meters up in the mountains, set in a valley, ringed by the most impressive peaks ... Read more >
Tags: bars, bolivia, city, coca tea, la paz, llama, mountain, pubs, restaurants, witches market
ARGENTINA | Saturday, 29 Dec 2007 | Views [1924]
Christmas in Buenos Aires is a white knuckle ride of a celebration requiring stamina, determination, commitment and nerves of steel. This is cheifly because the parties start late and end with everyone throwing cheap chinese fireworks around the ... Read more >
Tags: argentina, bars, buenos aires, champagne, christmas, latin america, puerto madero, restaurants, san telmo, south america
