So here we are in Queenstown , the adrenaline capital of NZ and home to hundreds of people addicted to nutcase sports. This has really been one of the few reasonable sized cities that we have been to since arriving here in NZ, yet it still has the homely feel of a small town that is really welcoming to all visitors. Nestled on the banks of a lake and completely surrounded by the Remarkables mountains it is a beautiful location - hardly surprising that it was...

We picked up our motor home and are now touring the South Island. Like a snail, we now have our home with us. It's pretty cool zooming around the south island at your own pace, just pulling up at night with everything you need right with you. We're fully stocked with fridge, loo, shower, microwave and oven. The thing that has struck us so far is how much space there is here. There are very few other people or vehicles as we travel around. We have decided to ...

Santiago has been a real chillout for us over the Xmas period. basically we have done nothing much except soak up the sun and sit beside the pool in the hotel. Most places have been closed over the Xmas period anyway. We hate to let you all know, but the temperature here has been about 30 degrees each day. We did however take the opportunity to stock up on plenty of curries whilst here as we fouind the first and only Indian Restaurant in South America - stra...

Pucon is the place to be seen if you are holidaying in Chile, though thankfully high season does not start for another few weeks. It is only 40 miles from the town of Bariloche in Argentina that we visited earlier in November and whilst they both form part of the Lake District, they are quite different in surroundings. This area of Chile is very green with wonderful lush treelines sweeping high onto the surrounding mountains of the town. It is also a much sm...

So we have now joined the exclusive club of people who have visited all 7 continents on the planet - Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, North America, Australasia and Antarctica. We are following in the footsteps of of the great Antarctic explorers Shackleton, Drake, Amundsen, Scott and Magellan and we now perfectly understand why they risked life and limb to come to Antarctica repeatedly. Our own journey began by boarding our ship the MS Andrea in t...