Another year, another country and another story to tell... So, here we are in 2010. Has been some time since my last post... I make no apologies, because even the most hard core travellers (my tongue may firmly be planted in my cheek right now...) need some time for R&R and I was lucky enough to get plenty of it in Denver. If you read my last entry you will get some idea for my opinion on the final part of Trip South America, so being able to chill out with ...

And thats a wrap... Well, it is for now and for South America anyway. And to mark the occasion, I thought I would make sure I didnt disappoint those of you who "believe" that I have a tendancy to remark on the negative things in life... So that means no mention of the crystal blue, shimmering, high-altitude waters of Lake Titicaca, its islands and its history; no mention of the extreme altitude and surprising beauty of La Paz; no mention of the endeari...

To the Andes and the land of the Incas What a change! From the incessantly hot, white sandy beaches and "simcity using cheat codes" of Brazil, to the cold, traditional and high altitude mountains of Peru. Everything has changed - its much colder, they speak Spanish, I pay in Soles, I am at 3500m above sea level... and on it goes. Starting in Lima, I needed to ration my available time to try cram in all the incredible sights of Peru into 3 solitatary w...

Bahians and Paulistas Hello!! Much like my blogs, it seems that your messages are thinning out too.. Any coincidence there I wonder? As always, it has been a busy two weeks. This time, it was spent further north up the Brazilian coast in the state of Bahia and Brazil's 3rd largest city of Salvador. This is known as the "african capital" of Brazil owing to the 4 million + black slaves brought here by the dirty colonialists since the 16th century. The ...

Flip flops and sweat drops Its now been 2 weeks since I arrived in the land of samba and sun. Among all the amazing and grand things I have seen and done in that relatively short time, the two endearing memories I will take with me from this vibrant country are the flip flops and the heat. You have never experienced flip flops until you have been to Brazil. Everyone wears them, from the milkman, to the businessman, the girl in a fancy dress, the beach footballe...