Home again We've now been home two and a half weeks and, having adjusted to the cold and staying in one place for more than a couple of days (bliss!), it felt like a good time to reflect on some of the things we've seen and how far we actually travelled. In true blog summary style we thought we'd offer up some facts and figures... Total Distance Travelled = 64,887 km Of which... ... 46,163 by plane (71%) ... 7,506 by campervan (12%) ...6,946 by hire car ...

Rio de Janiero - our last stop And so after six and a half months, 4 continents and too many places to mention we had arrived at our final stop before heading back to normality. The flight from Mendoza took us via Buenos Aires and a 1.5 hour bus transfer across the city to the international airport...I just wish they'd made that clear when we booked the tickets. It did mean we saw a little bit of BA out of the window though. Arriving at our hostel late at nig...

Mendoza While Mendoza wasn't necessarily our first choice of destination in Argentina, we were able to get a ticket on a bus there from Santiago the following day so we jumped at the chance. A six hour bus journey across the Andes turned into a ten hour journey as the bus wound its way slowly through an amazing number roadworks across the mountains. It was pretty picturesque though and, to be fair, we were moving away from the earthquake zone which was a defin...

Santiago, Chile - the earth moved Santiago was supposed to be the location where we started our South American leg of the journey, but it turned out to be where we decided that, as brilliant as the trip has been, enough is enough.However, for most of our intended time in Santiago things proceeded as planned We arrived in Santiago already a little weary, both from the long flight from Auckland and also from the constant travelling of the last six months.Our spi...

5 weeks in New Zealand Another leg down so time for some more reflections. New Zealand was just amazing in so many ways. We definitely saw it at its best too as we were so lucky with the weather and only had 2 days of rain the whole time we were there, which as we understand it is pretty unusual! Favourite Places Russell Napier Milford Sound Wanaka Otago Peninsula Activities & Attractions Paragliding, Wanaka Shotover Jet, Queenstown Tonga...