Hi Guys,As you can see I have whizzed right up to Arica in Northern Chile. Before I begin with my tales from the past week, I just wanted to let you know that I have completely recovered from whatever I was suffering from last week. Actually being ill has kind of taught me the true meaning of the biggest cliche in the book, life is too short! I refuse to mope about, and I intend to thoroughly enjoy my last few weeks of freedom on the road.On Thursday morning, I g...

Hi Guys, As you can see I am now in Chile in a nice little town called Valparaiso which is about 2 hours from Santiago (the Capital).  Before I begin this journal I have to point out a few things, firstly, the photo is another random one of somewhere I have never been to, second, this journal entry, unlike arguably all my other ones is not all laughs, smiles and tales of having a great time.  You see my man-flu that I previously talked about has progressed...