So after a tearful goodbye to loved ones in Taupo we traded in such luxuries as a comfy bed, home cooked meals, hot tub, beautiful nightly sunsets and the company of family to live in a van for the next couple of weeks.We still have a bedroom, kitchen, dining room and living room but unfortunately they're all contained in a 6x4x4 ft. box.We picked up the beast in Christchurch just over a week ago and after dinner at Hell's Pizza (best pizza in the world) we heade...

The weekly updates came to a halt over the Christmas period, our apologies, but we have pretty much been eating and drinking ourselves into a state of relaxation. We have been catching up with my family around Lake Taupo, in the middle of the North Island of New Zealand. We have been spoilt like king and queen that we are having a comfy bed, hot showers, and nothing to do but catch some rays and when things got too hot, we would take a refreshing dip in the Lake....

The last ten days have taken us to the one of the five largest metropolitan areas in the world as well as one of the most isolated fishing villages anywhere.We flew into Buenos Aires and were dropped to our hostel about a block away from the Argentine equivalent of Times Square known as Obelisco whose centerpiece is a large phallic look-alike of the Washington monument.With five days in the city we opted for the tango package offered by the hotel.The first night ...

We had a short but very sweet 10 days in Chile. Coming from Bolivia to Chile we had quite the culture shock, in reverse! One moment we were in a building whose 4 walls were comprised solely of salt, crossed the border, and the next minute we were surrounded by revolving restaurents and the a better public transport system than the UK or US. We also immediatley noticed the difference in the people. Chileans love life and love their country, it was the first tim...

So we´ve switched countries once again as we´ve now entered the great nation of Chile.We´ve had a great time exploring Bolivia, expecially the last week.The week started off back in La Paz as we opted to challenge our balance and nerves by biking down the world's most dangerous road.A little background on this: Number of deaths while biking this road since 2001 - 11; Most motor deaths on the road in a single year - 340; Most deaths in a sin...