Hello all from Chile!!We flew from Argentina four days ago and what a lovely set of people we left behind. The Argentinians are the friendliest in the world. You hold a map in a street and 3 people will come up to you and ask where you want to go. If you do not understand they will take you. Crazy.So Stella went off to the Igazua falls and Christie and myself, the poor folk, go off to a ranch. Ahh we think, a few days of horse riding and you hot men doing gaucho ...

Loving Rio!! Been here 7 days for carnival and it has just been amazing. The people are lovely, the atmosphere is crazy and we have just partied none stop for the whole week. We did manage to go see Christ the Redeemer. It is fabulous, the views and the size of the statue. Well worth the visit. PLus the food is so good. Lots of meat and pastries and cakes, need to diet in Australasia!! Most nights just went to street parties, where there was music and you just...

Hello all from Ilha Grande!! We came here for some rest and relaxation, but the weather has been very cloudy!! Busy preparing for Rio though and laying low on a tropical island is not that much of a hradship, is am still managing to tan through the clouds. What to tell you? Well after the Inca trail we flew to Sao Paolo, went to see the massive cathedral there, smuglled ourselves up the city´s tallest building and saw the local park. Then went on overnight ...

Hi folks, Ok have done the Inca trail. Never again. So tiring, exhausting and terrifying. They have really not heard of Health and Safety - I tell you that for nothing. It was absolutely beautiful scenery - valleys with waterfalls, LLamas and Alpacas everywhere, humming birds and loads and loads of butterflys. Gulp! The paths were tiny with massive drops to one side. It was 6-9 hours walking a day, so slowly up mountains. Then the porters who were carrying 3...

So we have arrived!! It is very warm here in Lima, but cloudy, so getting a slow tan through the clouds!!It was a massive culture shock when we arrived, with Spanish spoken so quickly, and terribly disapproving looks when we didn{t understand!But we got to the hostel, lots of Americans and one Irish, we are the only English. Everyone loves to give us tips about where to go and stay and what to see, so we have already found some beautiful parks and walked along th...