21 May - Mexico City, Mexico Swine who? Besides the need to wear a mask at the National Museum of Anthropology, there has not been a sniffle or sneeze of swine flu in sight. Good news for a couple of backpackers who intend to travel the world for another 5 months. Great news, in fact. The flight into Mexico City a few days ago was fine, only that we were lucky to even get on our flight. The American Airlines lady at check-in was refusing to let us fly wit...

16 May 09 - Miami, Florida Bienvenido a Miami. Welcome to Miami. The home of boobs, breasts and bosoms (and botox and big lips and the beach)!! Even the store mannequins have double-Ds which would rival Pammy's! What a crazy kaleidoscope of people inhabit this OTT city! A perfect place to sit back, relax and catch up with a couple of our favourite people, Al and Aly (aka The A-Team). So, like every great beach holiday, we are all siesta-ing on a splendid ...

12 May 09 - Gordon Rocks, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Loss of weight belt. Check. Not enough weight in weight belt. Check. Inability to equalise. Check. Strong undercurrent. Check. Strong up current. Check. Strong down current. Check. Inability to achieve buoyancy. Check. Being thrown around like a rag doll. Check. Inability to perform safety stop. Check. Failure of breathing equipment. Check. Running out of air. Check. Going through all of this wi...

10 May 09 Tonight we are anchored at Puerto Ayora, our last stop on this magnificent tour. I cannot help but feel sad that this part of our trip is ending. I also feel like I need to vomit and cry. Well, I have already cried. Im thinking the vomit may come tomorrow…Let me explain. The tour officially ends tomorrow, but Tim and I have booked to stay on the islands an extra two nights so that we can go diving in the Galapagos' most famous (and treacherous...

9 May 2009 This is what the world would be like if humans had never messed with Mother Nature (perfectly stated by Tim). Yes, this is what the world should be like. We only flew in to the islands yesterday, but I am already in awe of this place! But, before getting to the pleasantries, I shall get the negatives out of the way! We arrived in the Galapagos two days ago. Having been greeted by sunbathing sea lions and crystal clear waters, we boarded o...