COLUMBIA - THE ONLY DANGER IS YOU WILL NEVER LEAVE! When I planned my travels, Columbia never crossed my mind. Most people have the vision of mass violence...guns, knives, muggings, robberies, kidnappings, murders etc. After hearing rave reviews from other travellers, I decided to cancel my flight home and find out for myself. The Columbians say "the only danger is that you will never leave." After a month there I can´t think of any reason to disa...

BLOG - TRYING FOR COLUMBIA The last time I checked in here I was dreading a 4 to 5 day bus journey without the company of Dan and Soph, my travel mates for the last 2.5months, from the border of Bolivia and Peru, to Bogota in Columbia. As it happens I made it to Mancora near the Ecuador border, met some Dubliners who had an addiction to Rum and spent 10 days in Ecuador, mainly getting out of my tree on Rum Rum and...oh, Rum. However on the way I broke up my en...

BOLIVIA – NO AIR, BUT A SH*TLOAD OF SALT Leaving brazil for Bolivia brought with it a welcome change back to Spanish (understanding again!), a hell of a lot cheaper lifestyle & a return to the wonderful existence of the Incas. On the flipside, the puzzling mix of a country richest in raw materials in South America and the poverty stricken people of Bolivia. Our plan was to head south for Potosi and Uyuni.. Unfortunately, all roads in and out were blocke...

RIO DE JANEIRO What a city - I love it!It has everything, sun, sea, sand and a party scene to rival that in Buenos Aires - well on most days anyway.Unfortunately when I arrived it was probably the worst weather I have ever seen in the entire year - my raincoat was out and that didn't stop sh1t, we ended up in a café, instead of hitting the beach!! Still the nights don't require sunshine and there were some wicked clubs in Rio.One named Rio Scenatario was a...

Uruguay, Iguacu Falls & Florianopolis - 4 July to 16th July Following the unintended no sleep night in BA I hastily packed my bags and headed for the port to catch my boat to Colonia, Uruguay. It took an hour to cross the water where the Rio Uruguay meets the Atlantic. I passed out amongst the masses of Argentines and Uruguayans heading for holidays or home. URUGUAY Colonia and Buenos Aires are at opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of mayhem. Perfect...