Happy Easter! Is someone 30? Happy Birthday too! We arrived as planned to Coyhaique on the plane, to find that it was Easter, and being a Catholic country, the Chilians take Easter very seriously. Coyhaique was a ghost town, and all campsites in our trusty Footprint Guide were no longer in existance. There is something unsettling about arriving in a new town in the early evening with a full pack and no accomodation. In the more dodgy countries, we ...

This is our second visit to this wind swept corner of Argentina. We had a crazy 39� hour bus ride from BA to here, and just as we were setting off we had news from the girls that they had arrived safely after hitch hiking to the capital. They had stories to tell, had spent a night in a casino, and I think it had only taken 3 times as long as the very expensive bus.�So, anyway, we got into to Rio Gallegos at 1am. Jim was STARVING, as the bus ...

 Please, no more bus or border stories!Well, it certainly was wonderful to have company on the long journey´s across the continent and to see a more relaxed attitude to travel. We always feel driven to keep moving, to see the highlights of the area and then move on. Our 2 companions were far more relaxed about ´seeing what happened´, and being open for the experiences to come to them. I wondered if this difference between us and many other ...

Lots more travelling. Do you have your atlas handy?La Paz to Oruro by busOruro to Uyuni by train3 days on a 4X4 jeep tour of the area south of Uyuni to see the Salt Lakes.Uyuni to Villazon by train. - This 9 hour journey took 16.Villazon to Salta by 2 buses. And at last, a non moving bed and proper food!With all this transport, perhaps it is a good time to menition some of the more recent events on the road.During our journey back from Machu Picchu the rain gods ...

Travelling fast now! A really interesting journey to the Bolivian capital involving 2 buses a ferry, a border crossing and 10 hours. As we waited for our connecting bus we did get 2 hours at Copacacabana for lunch by the side of the lake. A wonderful white church with a line of cars and vans outside. They were bedecked in flowers and garlands, waiting to be blessed. Well, it was Sunday! Also waiting to be ´blessed´ in a different way, were 3 dogs on ...