Sadly this is our last Blog for Japan as after Osaka and Nara we headed up to Happo One for a few days of ski-ing, which was amazing fun but not really worth blogging about. We had an evening in Osaka which is famous for its food and is said to be the food capital of Japan. Its two most famous dishes are blowfish (and you can see live blowfish swimming in the tanks outside most of the restaurants) and octopus ball dumplings called Takoyaki which are sold everywhere and are delicious. Osaka is often called the working heart of Japan is a modern urban city that lacks the sights of Tokyo but well worth a couple of nights, as like most Japanese cities it seems to come alive in the evening. After Osaka we took ... read more

Tokyo Baby, what a city!!! After this trip, Tokyo could well be my new favourite city. We flew in from Beijing and Landed at Tokyo Haneda airport who’s runway stretched into Tokyo bay so you get a great view of the city as you land. We practically ran off the plane in our haste to start exploring the city. We grabbed our incredibly heavy backpacks which slowed us down a little and headed to the monorail and the ride into central Tokyo and our Hostel. First impression of Tokyo were how clean it was, and how high-tech everything is, it’s a bit like a city from the future, like an episode of tomorrows world. As we sped into the city on the monorail you notice how quiet everyone is. There are no mobiles ringing or music ... read more

Greetings blog fans, its been a while Anyway this is a quick blog for our recent visit to the Andalusia region of southern Spain. It was a bit of a whirlwind tour of 4 nights using our own unique brand of turbo tourism with the emphasis on good food and wine and seeing the sights. We flew into Malaga Airport and landed at 9:30pm and eagerly set out to look for our hire car company. Like typical Brits abroad the first thing that hit us was the heat, even at that time of night is was still very hot and humid. We got our hire car with the minimum of fuss and plonked the sat nav on the dashboard and headed out into the night, destination Malaga old town and our lodgings for the evening. We ... read more

After Iguazu falls we took a flight up to Salvador in the north east of Brazil, in the Bahia region which is famous for its beaches and also Salvador the party capital of Brazil. Salvador has a weekly street party and also the countries best carnival, the tourists go to Rio the locals party in Salvador. Salvador sits on a V shaped peninsular in a warm tropical climate, this is evident in the coast line it was more tropical than anywhere we have seen in South America. The guide book describes Salvador as the jewel in Brazils Afro-Brazilian crown and was the capital of the Portuguese new world colonies. Because over 3 million slaves were transported from Africa to Salvador it has a distinctive African culture to it which palpable just taking a walk down the ... read more

Hello people, Just a quick blog for Northern Argentina. After the incredible Bolivia tour (see previous blog) we had a nightmare 2 day trip on trains, foot and buses across the border to the city of Salta. Salta is a really beautiful city and it was nice to be back in Argentina which really has a feeling of continental Europe about it. We celebrated being back in civilisation again by heading out to one of Saltas famous parilla (meat restaurant) and gorged ourselves on amazing food before sampling Saltas pretty decent bars and night life. Salta like all South American cities is built around an amazing square which is perfect for people watching with a cold beer. The region around Salta is famous for two things, one is oranges which grow everywhere the square is lined ... read more