Our adventure in Brazil started with the Brazilian side of the Iguazu falls. For those of you who don't know, the Brazilian side plays host to 20% of the falls and with it, some spectacular panoramic scenes. Views of real natural beauty unfold before your eyes, as the water crashes over each individual fall. The shape of the falls is hard to put into words, with each fall making its own unique route down to the bottom, often separated by lush green forest. Being ...

One of my biggest regrets is not seeing more of Argentina, it's huge and we saw very little. But hey, it gives us an excuse to come back! We've learnt from it as well and now travel slower. We flew into Argentina landing in Buenos Aires, a massive upgrade from the long haul buses we had been travelling on. When we arrived it was a national holiday meaning most of the city was shut down for the couple of days we were there. Not good news, but in hindsight what we...

We entered Chile through Peru. It was a hot day when we crossed the border, in what they call a 'collectivo', rubbing shoulders with 3 other South Americans we'd never met. They would have piled more in if they could fit! Conversation wasn't exactly flowing, as you can imagine with the obvious language barrier, but it was a good experience none the less. And so we arrived and spent a few days in Arica, a small costal town, it was nice to be back at sea level aga...

Bolivia is a country I knew very little about. We crossed the border after a short stay in Chile, with the intention of returning to follow our noses South through Chile to Santiago. As I said, we knew little about Bolivia, apart from I'd been told by a friend about the 'Salt Flats,' so naturally we didn't plan to go to Bolivia. However plans quickly change while your travelling and even the most avid of travel schedules need flexibility, luckily for us we had...

Entering Peru meant we'd left our newly made friends in Ecuador and it was just Emma & I left to face whatever this world threw at us. South America is a continent that doesn't get the best rap back home, but we were excited and we didn't know what to expect. Peru definitely didn't disappoint, the country has pretty much anything you could ask for; coast line, the Amazon, the Andes, cloud forest and desert. The start of our love affair with South America. W...