An interesting fact for you........ did you know New Zealand has more cows than it does sheep? Sure, your told about the fact that there are 10 sheep to every New Zealander, but there are in fact more cows! funny hey. So anyway, i've decided to do this entry a little different to the others. The others are based around a day to day account of whats going on, which when reading back, i have found to be pretty boring in parts. Dont get me wrong, i have foun...

So everyone, today is the day when i fly out of South America to New Zealand.When i first got to South America about 3 months ago, i was a bit dubious to say the least. I arrived into Lima in the early hours, and when i got to my hostel, it was full of Spanish speaking people. Obviously this was going to be the case, but it was a bit of a shock to the system, as i have, well had absolutely zero spanish in me. So the first few days were spent doing sod all, just c...

Iguazu Falls Well, it was a bit of a ball ache to get here, as we nearly had to stay in Rio for another night. We got the ferry back from Ihla Grande, which was all fine, we got the first one back, so we could make the most of the day to travel. When we got into port, our aim was to get to Sao Paulo, then get an overnight bus to Foz Du Iguazu, on the Brasilian side. Problem arose when there werent any buses to Sao Paulo, well none that werent already full, so ...

So Ihla Grande...... Its situated about a mile and a half off the mainland of brasil, but when you arrive there, you could be a world apart, Its so different from the mainland. Its got countless beaches and coves, all with white sandy beaches, and crystal clear waters. Its like a tropical island on the carribean or something. So the idea with this was to have a bit of a relax period after carnival. We got to the island by a small fishermans boat, and along th...

Rio! Well getting here wasn't the best thing in the world! it seems that just recently, i have not been the luckiest person when trying to travel places, but anyway. I ended up flying to Sao Paulo, as after a 42 hour bus trip from Calafate, to BA i decided that i could not stomach another 40 odd hours on one, so my flight left at 7pm, and was going to get into Sao Paulo at 10:30 ish. So the plan then was to stay in Sao Paulo, then the next day get a bus to...