What can I say about the falls. I have never seen the Niagara falls but cant imagine them being more stunning than these. What makes them even more interesting is they are set in the jungle and there are toucans and condors whirling overhead and swallows skimming through the falls. I finally ran out of superlatives. Stunning, magnificent extraordinary beautiful mesmering and very very scary as they had viewing platforms over the edge of the falls. I edged out ...

I am afraid we didnt give Salta much of a chance. It was very cold sleeting a bit and we missed the wonderful desert. The first night there we went for the obligatory steak meal. We had the smallest one on the menu and it was still big enough to feed a family so I asked for a doggy bag. We had done this before and fed the strays in Cuba and now we were trawling the streets of Salta freezing and looking for strays. We actually found a lot of them in them city...

When Eoin left me in Lima he got an early flight to Mexico and then to Heathrow and then home. I was happy enough as Cristine showed me around the city for the day. She was so passionate about her country and so full of knowledge that the whole time in Peru with just the three of us was an absolute pleasure. Anyway the time came for me to get the taxi to the airport and then the plane to Santiago where I was going to meet my brother and sister. I was quite happy...

Arrived in Chile last night and met my brother and sister. We are going exploring together for the next 2 weeks. Before this I think I had got to where we arrived in Lima late at night and it looked scarey. The hotel had huge security gates and an armed guard. As usual on a tour you go to bed at 9 as the trips start at 7 am. So we were off to Nazca which meant a 9 hour bus drive through the desert. Our latest guide a delightful Peruvian girl collected us by...

First of all I would like to thank all of who took the time to send me messages of my website. I only found them today and was very moved to read the messages. Yesterday I forgot to save an entry and all my thoughts on Quito were erased so I was feeling a bit low before I read my messages. I then had the puff to rewrite the Quito thing. Thanks again. I might be able to do this by the time I get home. Eoin is at the computer beside me otherwise I would despa...