We arrived into Auckland at about 0500 so hung about the airport for a few hours had a few coffees and a McDonalds breakfast. We were both really excited to be in NZ after so much hype, we're also anxious that it lives up to our expectations. It was so nice going to the information desk at Auckalnd Airport and being able to ask a question in English and understand the answer ! We also kept saying Gracias, Quento Es ? etc etc. We got a shuttle bus to our hostal ...

Well our last stop in South Amercia, Santiago, Chilie ! We had heard mixed reviews on Chilie, a lot of people said it was grey, cold, uninspiring etc. But having spent a few days here its OK and it's big attraction are the ski resorts about one hour (in good traffic) from the city. The first thing we noticed as we left the airport was how much more affulent the place appeared than the rest of South America weve visited. The city itself has some really beautif...

So our time in South America is shortly comming to an end ! We take a flight to Santiago in Chilie tonight, then on Saturday we fly to NZ ! It has been an amazing two months, weve done & seen so much. When we look back through the website and read our journals its been an incredible adventure, from our first tentative days in Rio where sam experienced her first hostal. Now we feel like pretty hard core travellers, with lots of stories to share with our fellow ...

North Meets South !! We decided to go to the Equator today, well when in Equador ! On the way we took a deotur to an extinct Volcanoe. The bus was supposed to drop us at the top of the crater, but we were kicked out at the bottom. It was a beautifully sunny day so we started walking, however half way up some really nice guys tooks us the rest of the way in their car. At the top you could appreciate the scale of the volcanoe. The crater was huge, miles across wi...

We arrived in Banos and decided to go Jungle !!! We booked a three day trip which would take us into the jungle and give us enough time to really absorb the place. We met our guid at 0900 on Monday morning, his name was Paulo or chicken (the spanish speakers among you may get the joke !) We walked to the bus station with our bags, provisions for the three days and essential footware, wellington boots !. We got a bus which wound its way down the valley, the scener...