bye bye South America.... and so the time has arrived to say `àdios` South America .... sobsob! We`ve had the best three and a half months here, incredible place - so much to see, do, etc. We`d definetly reccomend it to anyone! Probally highlights - Rocinha favela tour, Buenos Aires party, speaking welsh in Gaiman, Moreno Glacier in South Patagonia, Salar de Uyuni, Machu Picchu.... and the list goes on! SO EXITED now about going to New Zealand though - ...

Three day trek (Rock beds and 4:30am starts!) - SALAR DE UYUNI After leaving the parents we decided to get straight back in there so we jumped on a 4x4 to visit the salt plains. Our team consisted of two hippies and two brazilians (one who didnt speak a word of english...she was the spitting image of Jessica Simpson!) so morale on a high, off we went! We got to visit loads of amazing things; the salt plains were incredible! But three days on a 4x4 soon lost its...

Peru in a nutshell!!Its only been a week and we have done so so much, probably more than we have done since november put together! for anyone who knows Beryl (Sez´s mum) guess you wouldnt expect any different, all systems go go go!!We met Beryl and John (who were both offended by the Mr and Mrs Vaughan on the last entry) at their hotel; it was a very emotional greeting only to be replaced with sheer excitement at the news that we too were staying in their h...

One big culture shock After crossing the Argentinan/Bolivian border we were immediatley welcomed by the culture shock we were expecting from South America. We crossed into a small Bolivian village called Villazon, which looked like something out of the wild west, cactai, dust and swing doors. it was 7am when we crossed the border and the whole village was already out working on their stalls! Bolivia really is a 3rd world experience, which was confirmed when we to...

Wine tasting, Rafting and Radio dj`s Left Santiago on one of the best buses we`ve had...had an amazing scenic ride right through the Andes. It was fab! Arrived Mendoza and went straight for the vineyards! we hired some bikes and cycled about 15km from vineyard to vineyard. must admit we were expecting a drunken cycle home, but we were so wrapped up in the oaky, the fruity, the fullbodied and the swirling of the glasses that we ended up having a ladies day out! ...