Well, my ?Gran Adventura? in South America is coming to an end as I enter my last week in Argentina. In the last 2 weeks, I?ve experienced the extreme highs and lows of both the Argentinian and Brazilian fans as they both first won through to the quarter finals and then both went out in unexpected defeats. To say that Buenos Aires went into a state of shock after the German defeat is an understatment and watching Brazil go out of the competition with hundreds of ...

I?ve arrived in Argentina, at the start of World Cup month, which has had more than a little influence on my travels here. Trying to plan activities & travelling around a large country without missing any major football matches is having a slightly detrimental effect on my cultural activities, however, it has seen a dramatic increase in my partying activities!First stop was Buenos Aires for a few days spent checking out in the city?s bars & restaurants - ...

So, my last week in Bolivia and it was time to continue on from Coroico deeper into the Amazon region. 'Rurre' as it's known is a sleepy town situated on one of the Amazons tributaries at the entrance to Madidi National Park, one of the country's most important. Why? Statistics time - it's got over 10% of all known bird species on the planet (that's over 1000 different species) & over 45% of all mammal species in tropical America and quite frighteningly, over 20...

My next little challenge in this country of adventure was to mountain bike down the World's Most Dangerous Road (WMDR). This stretch of 'road' has officially, according to UNESCO the most deaths per year per kilometre in the world. When you see it, it's not surprising. Basically a dirt track cut into the sheer side of the mountains, it joins La Paz to the lowland 'Yungas' town of Coroico. There are plenty of other similar type roads in South America but what ...

What a week or more it's been. Finally managed to get a private bus out of La Paz during the strike which is still ongoing. Made my way south on bus and then a great train journey to the town of Uyuni, famous for the largest salt lakes in the world, formed when the ancient lake dried up thousands of years ago. An amazing sight, with islands of cactus more than 1200 years old and disorientating reflections in the shallow water of the surrounding features. Men ...