A South America Sum Up What an amazing experience! How far I have come mentally and emotionally since touching down in Lima on 12th May. I have experienced and done so much it feels like I have been away forever. Machu Picchu, the Inca Trail, the Amazon, Galapagos, Swimming with Penguins and sea lions, Horses!, Mozzie bites, Abseiling, Airoplanes, Hostels and smelly hair. Scalding water to no water, personal alarms to personal safety, sniffer dogs to sic...

My journey to the wonder that is Easter Island or Rapa Nui was bloody awful. The following chain of events may now be viewed with humour and 'take the pee out of Amy' attitudes. Back then however, they were viewed as highly traumatic! :-) 1) I packed my pack in Mendoza. Splitting its seams, something had to go, so I left a book, some sweets and a large water bottle on the side. Within 30 mins the lot had been stolen. Awful place. They also failed to ar...

Mendoza is brilliant! The end. x ha ha, I arrived at Mendoza Airport on 13th June, which feels like a lifetime ago now. I got stopped and searched for the 1st time and had my precious oranges squeezed (ahem) and taken from me. Charmin'. He gave me back the skanky, mashed banana which hadn't done too well in transit and threw my oranges. OK then...I admit I knew I wasn't allowed to travel with fruit but I was in the same country for goodness sake. It wa...

Well no tear gas this time and the flight from Chile to Buenos Aires went well with loadsa space to spread myself around (nothing new there ho, ho) thank you very much. As I was only going to stay in my hostel one night before moving to meet the girls from Australia the following day, I decided to treat myself to a room on my own with my very own loo and shower. "ooooooohh" I can hear you shout. I was reaching dizzy heights of cleanliness I can tell you. Anyway...

Buenos Dias Mi Amigos! Well this adventure begins with a taxi trip from my hostel in Ecuador to the airport. I'd agreed a price with the cabby before getting in the cab, of $10 which was about $5 over the top but as it was only 2.50 in real terms I couldn't be bothered to argue. The traffic was bloody awful but even so, I feared for my life based on the awful driving. I closed my eyes and accepted that if my fate was to die in a cab, then sobeit. The c...