Soooooo....... this is our last postcard. Can hardly believe the year is over. It has been an AMAZING experience but we are really excited about coming home and seeing you all!! (And having a long, hot bath!!) Rio is a beautiful city... golden beaches, lush mountains and blue ocean all within a stone's throw of the skyscrapers. We were hoping for sunshine so we could return home with a tan but, unfortunately, since we arrived there has been nothing but ...

Hey there everyone! We have returned to Argentina and are going to the Iguazu Falls today. Tomorrow we will cross over into Brazil and head up to Sao Paulo.... our 18th and last country!! Some final thoughts from there.... love, us xx

We are now in Argentina where we have spent an incredible week visiting a church of 27,000 members! We have visited AIDS patients in hospital, and have been to the maximum security prison where the church is doing amazing stuff in the lives of the inmates. Buenos Aires has been fantastic... great steak, gorgeous shops, bargain leather goods (we both got fab new boots!), tango dancers in the streets... check out the talented couple in the pic!! Tonight ...

So here we are, back in Peru. Already we are missing Bolivian prices, which were cheap, cheap, cheap! A four course meal was less than a quid. Needless to say, we did a spot of shopping... check out the size of our new bag in the Bolivia photos! We are now in touristy Arequipa but have decided to give the top attraction, the condors of Colca Canyon, a miss. Gonna head to Nazca tomorrow instead, and check out the mysterious Nazca Lines from the sky. Phot...

Hola amigos!! We're loving it here! Bolivia must have some of the most spectacular scenery we have seen yet. Beautiful mountains, cacti-strewn wild west desert, smoking volcanos, flamingo-filled lagoons, and the largest salt flats in the world: the Salar de Uyuni. Boy, has it been cold (minus 20 celcius at night!!) but well worth it for the incredible landscape. The culture is fascinating too. At 3,600m above sea level, La Paz is the highest capital...