The Big Trip. Stephen, Laura, James and Sinead head for an epic adventure: 17 weeks in South America 8 weeks in New Zealand 2 weeks in Fiji 11 weeks in Australia 14 weeks in South East Asia.

Gallery: Salta

ARGENTINA | Saturday, 6 Jun 2009 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Mendoza

ARGENTINA | Saturday, 6 Jun 2009 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Bariloche

ARGENTINA | Saturday, 6 Jun 2009 | Photo Gallery

Bariloche, Mendoza and Valle de la Luna

ARGENTINA | Saturday, 6 Jun 2009 | Views [2545] | Comments [1]

Next stop after Buenos Aires was the town of Bariloche in the south of Argentina. Bariloche is in the north of Patagonia, a scenic region in the south. After  bite to eat we went for a drink in an Irish bar. We got totally ripped off and swore of Irish ... Read more >

Tags: bariloche, mendoza, valle del luna, valle fertile

Gallery: Buenos Aires

ARGENTINA | Saturday, 23 May 2009 | Photo Gallery

Boozing in Buenos Aires

ARGENTINA | Wednesday, 20 May 2009 | Views [1512]

Saturday May tenth we left Iguazu and headed twenty two hours south to Buenos Aires (BA). After a quick nap and some showers we went in search of some famous Argentinian steak. After tasty t-bones in a pirate themed restaurant we moved next door to ... Read more >

Tags: argentina, buenos aires

Iguazu Falls

ARGENTINA | Saturday, 9 May 2009 | Views [908] | Comments [1]

We arrived to Foz du Iguacu Sunday afternoon after a twenty three hour bus journey from Rio. After a bite to eat near our Pousada we headed to a bar in the city. We were quietly having a drink outside when fireworks went off from a nearby apartment ... Read more >

Tags: argentina, brazil, foz du iguacu, iguazu falls, puerto iguacu

Gallery: Iguacu falls, Brazil and Argentina

ARGENTINA | Saturday, 9 May 2009 | Photo Gallery

Costa Verde

BRAZIL | Thursday, 7 May 2009 | Views [843]

We spent a week  on the coast south of Rio in what is known as the Coste Verde. Our first stop was four hours south of Rio in a small colonial town called Paraty. The journey down was amazing. The road hugs the coast and around every corner was another ... Read more >

Tags: brazil, costa verde, ilha grande, paraty

Rio de Janeiro

BRAZIL | Sunday, 26 Apr 2009 | Views [1539] | Comments [2]

Rio. What an awesome city? 7 nights there just wasn't long enough. None of us wanted to leave this incredible place. The hostel was cool and all the staff were really nice. Especially Bill the night porter who continually threw us out free ... Read more >

Tags: rio de janeiro