Before you say it, I know I have now written a blog since december, BUT I have been keeping a handwritten diary as internet was sometimes in south america annoying. OK, well right now I'm in New Zealand! I have to say it is awesome! I flew here from Rio on the 17th Feb straight from the Rio carnival. I flew via Sao Paulo, Santiago then to Auckland. As soon as I arrived in Auckland at 5am and loosing a whole day I knew NZ was different. I got to the YHA in...

Angry right now. Thieving scum stole my camera off me in La Paz, Bolivia. Apprantly people also get kidnapped at ATM´s, taxi drivers steel your bags.....THIS is NOT a nice place. As soon as I got here I felt unsafe. There are elections happening right now and unfortunatley the results are Sunday. We leave Monday. Always riots and serious problems when election results are announced. Im pretty freaked out already. Get me outta here! Im a careful tourist....

Vulcan gripped massage ladies and toilet paper.....and interesting last few days..... 21st nov Now today was a reality check. At 9am with stuff ready to go at 1pm, we boarded a ‘Reality tour’ that this local dude set up to give money to the needey and to show the real peru. I saw this man in his mid 60’s sweating away in quarry, pick-axe in hand, caving out rock from steep hills to make into polished bricks which later builders would buy, they needed t...

I´ve been *hiting through a needle and had a posse of married pervert men in suits (and ones without teeth) chat me up. I´ve had photos taken of me and yeah....erm I could say I have been more comfortable in my life before... OK, I´m sat in this internet cafe in Arequipa, Peru. I just walked in and did the usual pointing at the computer (these ones look shockingly new!) and saying internet. We understood each other. Awesome. I guess I´m realising how far ...

I've 2 random Peru men's phone numbers and I'm in a hotel room with a girl! How does that work?! Haha!! OK, so I finally have arrived in Peru. Memories of when I was in Ecuador a few years ago are flooding back to me. South America (to put it bluntly) is full of perverts! Being a single, blonde, whie female EVERYONE and i mean every man, every other second whistles at you, say 'hola! or bascially chats you up. It's kinda creepy! Today (my first full day ...