Trip: Journey to Sth America
There are [17] stories from my trip: Journey to Sth America
CHILE | Wednesday, 28 Mar 2012 | Views [594]
Sooooooo it's nearly over.... The fantastical adventours of the amazing Simone!!! Spew....! Really really don't want to leave, have had a fabbo time, it's been lovely having peeps to travel with, different, but nice.
Have spent the last few ... Read more >
CHILE | Sunday, 25 Mar 2012 | Views [871]
Hola Amigos!
Well, it's been a wonderful rancho relaxo time in sunny Valparaiso Chile. We've managed to navigate the VERY lovely trains from here to Vina del Mar and back, gorgeous seaside town up the coast, and travel the Ascensores, (I ... Read more >
PERU | Friday, 23 Mar 2012 | Views [972]
So, it's been a while.... Must of been up to somethin.... Oh yeah.... Lima. Lima. Lima. Kinda like groundhog day... But... Kinda not. So - we made the 12 hour bus journey, and wot a joy, on a semi cama bus.... Deluxe.. Or.. It woulda been just slightly ... Read more >
ECUADOR | Friday, 16 Mar 2012 | Views [761] | Comments [1]
So, it's been a while since the last update..... But have fallen in love with a new country..... I already have a couple of favs.... But Ecuador is now solidly in the top 5. We've had a very busy last week, starting of with a quick flight from Quito ... Read more >
PERU | Thursday, 8 Mar 2012 | Views [679]
Soooooo VERY early start 3:30am! need to sort out camp and get to the checkpoint early to ensure an early entrance. Nasty. My nose is still running, but I'm going to Machu Pichu today!!! Yay! We wait in line, in the dark, amongst a sea of other keen ... Read more >
PERU | Thursday, 8 Mar 2012 | Views [364]
So, day three, legs are sore, backs a bit sore, but my belly is full and I'm on the Sudafeds.... Today is supposed to be 'undulating' according to Martine.... Hmmmm that means hills... And lots of em. Suprisingly, today starts out harder than I expected, ... Read more >
PERU | Thursday, 8 Mar 2012 | Views [388]
Ok, so slightly tired and just a niggle of soreness, we are awoken by our lovely porter with cocoa tea and wen water to wash with.... Lovely..... But hang on, whats that weird feling in my throut? And have I got a runny nose?!?Far out!! Cheers.... There ... Read more >
PERU | Thursday, 8 Mar 2012 | Views [381]
So! Off to meet our group we were trekking with, a small group, just seven of us, 5 Aussies - 2 Kiwis, make for easy chatting. Everyone seems nice, and really quite happy to be part of something this exciting! Our guide is lovely, Martine, has been ... Read more >
BOLIVIA | Thursday, 1 Mar 2012 | Views [438]
So, yeah Tiwananku...... You amazing feat! At 4100 mtrs, I feel that foggyness returning.... Especially as I'm on a bus with 12 other tourists no English speakers of course), which actually turned out to be the BEST Spanish lesson yet! They laughed ... Read more >
BOLIVIA | Thursday, 1 Mar 2012 | Views [466]
Hola! Just a quick post script to last story, got to Asunscion airport, no probs, walking into the departure lounge.... And whats that I hear?! A little bit of harp playing Bolivian style?! Cool! And even better, what are they playing K Young???????! ... Read more >
PARAGUAY | Monday, 27 Feb 2012 | Views [593]
So after a fairly quiet day in Asuncion, a little shopping done etc, Chis and I make our way to the glorious (not) terminal omnibus... To wait and wait and wait until finally the departure time comes and goes and we start to worry... What's happened ... Read more >
PARAGUAY | Sunday, 26 Feb 2012 | Views [499]
And here we are! Downtown Asuncion in Paraguay, got here super early like 7am to find that our hotel room was ready and waiting!!!!! Lovely! Just what we needed after a night on the bus and some bribing at the border!!!!! That will be $80US maddam.... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Saturday, 25 Feb 2012 | Views [408]
Hola! So, spent the last few days on ALOT of buses.... On, off, on, off and one long long trip that I would like to forget from Rio to Foz du Igazu..... It was Supposed to be 22 hours I think? But was more like 26.... That was mistake No 1, mistake ... Read more >
BRAZIL | Wednesday, 22 Feb 2012 | Views [637] | Comments [2]
Ola!!!!! So fab a fabulously long and loud night at the final parade night! The floats are just out of this world with plenty a bum out I show as well! And yeah, last and final night of parade saw the first of the 'tops off' for the ladies on the floats! ... Read more >
BRAZIL | Monday, 20 Feb 2012 | Views [560]
Soooo what a day!!!!!! I leant not to expect to travel anywhere during carnival!!! What should of been a 20 minute job took about 3 and a half hours..... Traffic and Rio madness crept in to sort that! But, on the up side, no need to pay for a trip ... Read more >
BRAZIL | Saturday, 18 Feb 2012 | Views [512]
Tall and tan and young and lovely The girl from Ipanema goes walking And when she passes, each one she passes goes - ahhhhhhh When she walks, she's like a samba That swings so cool and sways so gentle That when she passes, each one she passes goes ... Read more >
BRAZIL | Friday, 17 Feb 2012 | Views [671] | Comments [6]
'And so it is...... life is like it should be....' a little Damian Rice to start with....... but hang on - I'm not in Ireland! need to find a Brazillian to quote! Yep - here I am in sunny Rio J after way too many hours travellin and waaay too much ... Read more >
