Spent this morning cruising the Beagle Channel with my new friend Cecilia. She's heading off this evening on the MV Plancius for her Antarctic adventure following pretty much the same route as I will be in 2 days time. Lovely girl from Canada. I hope she has a fab cruise. Will be interesting to compare notes. The Beagle Channel cruise was great. We saw South (American) sea lions, and various birds including Rock and Imperial cormorants. It was a nice taste of wh...

Well I've made it to the End of the World :) Otherwise known as Ushuaia this a little touch of Scandinavia in south America. You can even order "Swiss sauce" (white or cheese sauce) on your steak. No photos just yet (camera still buried in my bag) but believe me when I say the mountains here are spectacular! As we were on final approach I looked out the window and saw a plane so far below us it looked like a remote control toy and yet the mountains looked huge!...

Hola desde Buenos Aires. Estoy enamorado de esta ciudad - es muy MUY Linda. I had a fantastic night last night and an amazng day today. Last night I attended a Tango lesson with dinner and show at Complejo Tango (www.complejotango.com.ar) for a cost of 250 pesos (approx AUD $57) we recieved transport to and from the hostel door, a 45 min tango lesson, 3 course meal (I had a salad, followed by well cooked steak and delicious ojos negros - chocolate brownies with...

My boss was lovely enough to give me a complimentary pass to the Qantas Lounge for this trip so before heading off I'm sitting here enjoying a champagne breakfast. The pancakes are delicious! I was a tad nervous this morning (about what I have no idea) but after chilling out in here for a while I'm feeling a lot more relaxed (perhaps its the 'hair of the dog' champagne. ) The lounge itself is ok. It's not the fancy one they show on the website (that's the first ...

Just had to share. My first movie finished (winter the dolphin - loved it!!!!) so thought I'd check how far into the flight we are. Turns out I was just in time to see us cross over the coast of NZ! I opened the shutter and there was the gorgeous coastline and spectacular snow capped mountains. We are way down over the south island. In the area of Milford Sound. iPhone doesnt quite capture it but the water in the lakes and rivers is the most amazing turquoise col...