http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/AllyAlice/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from AllyAlice en-us Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:02:26 +0000 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:02:26 +0000 Hey Y'allWell its been some time since we last wrote and we have been up to lots as always Since leaving Phoenix Arizona we arrived in Wyoming to stay with family. Since we have been here we have travelled around and spent time in Colorado Wyoming Utah Idaho Montanna and South Dakota. During this time we have been camping american style played in a mud volleyball tournament been to a b http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wyoming/Cheyenne/blog-425045.html Howdy all Well we are at last here in our final destination of our trip the USA and after spending three and a half months travelling through South America it is all change.....again After a long couple of days and a night on the Lima Airport floor and taking off from San Salvador in a tropical monsoon like thunder and lightening storm we finally arrived in Los Angeles and headed for the host http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Los-Angeles/blog-412281.html Well over a year after booking it finally arrived Hey everyone after some recent ups and downs we have had a fantastic last four days hiking through the cloud forest sleeping under canvas and eventually arriving at the amazing Inca site of Macchu PicchuWe had been preparing ourselves for the Inca Trail here in Peru for a long time and the 27th of May was our beginning....or so we thought The http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Cusco/Inca-Trail/blog-403993.html Hey there folks well following our last blog from San Pedro in northern Chile after our triumphant return from Bolivia we promised that we would blog just a few days later with some amazing photos of our time there and the 4 day tour that we took from Uyuni back into Chile where we saw the worlds biggest and most dazzling salt flats flamingos smoking volcanos steaming geysers and high altitude http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/Valparaiso/blog-400305.html Hey all Again it seems like soo long ago that we last updated you with our travels and since then we have again covered a lot of miles We left Iguazu Falls in Argentina and decided to head west and across into Bolivia for the next chunk of our trip. This was easier said than done and we boarded our first overnight bus which took us 25 hours to a town called Tucuman still in Argentina where we http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Tarija-Department/Tarija/blog-395160.html Hey there everyone The last time we wrote we had just left Buenos Aires and were in Rosario the birth place of Che Guevara and the Argentine flag. After spending a few days there we headed North to Puerto Iguzu the home of the incredible Iguazu falls After a 17 hour bus journey we arrived at the small town which is right on the Brazil and Paraguay boarder. The town itself was kind of strange http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-389999.html Now as you have probably gathered from our past blogs neither Alice or I are big city people however there is always an exception to the rule and Buenos Aires is itWe began in Bariloche the south american chocolate town and spent a few more days by the lakes and mountains before heading north on our 25 hour bus journey It was the longest we have done so far and wasnt without a story of http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-387660.html Right...here we go again we have lots to tell since we last wrote. After leaving Pucon we hopped on a bus which took us three and a half hours down the road to Valdivia a small German settled town just inland on the river. We only stayed for one night but while we were there we wandered around the local fish market where the fishermen were filleting their catch and tossing the scraps over their http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Los-Lagos/Puerto-Montt/blog-384415.html Hola everybodyWell we have now been in Chile for a week and a half and how things have changed for us We are back on the road covering huge distances and finding exciting new places and people already We arrived in Santiago and spent a couple of days there finding our feet and catching up as over the previous 48 hours we had taken three flights been through 4 time zones and crossed the interna http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Los-Rios/Valdivia/blog-379080.html Well our time in Oz is almost over as most of you know we decided to move our flight to Chile forward and now leave on Wednesday Since we last wrote we have gladly left potato picking and Bundaberg behind us and have spent our last week relaxing before a long flight.Our first stop after a 12 hour bus journey was Airlie beach where we just spent one night before heading on up to Magnetic Island a http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Townsville/blog-375997.html Well its been a while since we last wrote and you are probably thinking that we have just been having too much fun to let you know what we have been up to......however you couldn't be farther from the truth as we have spent the last 6 weeks fruit picking in small town and backpacker hating Bundaberg It really hasnt been the romantic ideal that you and we imagined From day one we have more http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Bundaberg/blog-371744.html Well first of all Happy New Years and and hope you all had a great time off over christmas....for us it continues By now you should all have dug your way out from under the mountains of wrapping paper and recovered from the New Years hangovers....and be working towards those healthy resolutions When we last wrote we were enjoying our last few days in the Blue Mountains before heading back to S http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-360927.html Hello AllWell the last time we wrote we were coming to the end of our stay in Melbourne before heading out to the bright lights of Sydney However before we left we spent the day in the city centre sunshine chilling out and watching the street entertainers in Federation Square.......and then guess who got pulled from the crowd to perform with the worst entertainer of the day....yep you guess http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Blue-Mountains/blog-354274.html Well how are ya from MelbourneSince we last wrote we have had a huge change in basically everything food weather people culture roads hostels....and penguins It has been a massive change coming from Asia where we had such great experiences and we've both found it quite difficult to get used to the change so far We arrived a week and a half ago and have spent the time in Melbourne just s http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/blog-349277.html Well hello again and welcome to the next installment of our travelsLast time we wrote it was monsoon rain on the island of Koh Lanta and we have been up to lots since then. The rain eventually stopped after about 18 hours of torrential downpour so we spent the next few days on the island. It was nice and with good sunsets but nothing compared to where we had come from. After four days there we mo http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Western-Thailand/Kanchanaburi/blog-345013.html Right where do we start We have been up to so much since our last entry where we only had a few days left in Chiang Mai. Our last few days were mostly spent arranging our trip down south and visiting our favourite place to eat in Chiang Mai a little thai curry house called Aroon Rai which served the best curry ever.........or so we thought......We got the sleeper train back south to Bangkok ag http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/South-West-Thailand/Ko-Lanta/blog-339847.html Hey there all just a quick note to let you know what we have been up to while we have some free time here is Chiang Mai Since we last wrote we have been to Doi Suthep the holiest place in Northern Thailand with lots of history explored the city on our very own sky blue moped easy rider style visited the Chang Dao caves the Meo village a slightly suspect butterfly and orchid farm and the ka http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/North-West-Thailand/Chiang-Mai/blog-335972.html Hello again everyone we have so much to tell since the last time we wrote....and pictures too We are Now in Chiang Mai after our 11 hour train journey turned into 14 and then into 16 in reality It was long but comfortable and we managed to get some rest which was well needed after the hustle and bustle of Bangkok Here is Chiang Mai it is less hectic than Bangkok but loads to see and do in and http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/North-West-Thailand/Chiang-Mai/blog-334464.html Sawat Dia Hello....From a hot and sticky Bangkok Just to let you all know we arrived here safe and sound and have been soaking it up for the last few days It is crazy busy polluted vibrant eccentric and colourful The food is awsome an its costing us a whopping 90p a night to eat out The people seem really cool and we have already made friends with a gangster monk and the national guar http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/blog-332184.html Not long to go now half way through our notice period and only 22 days till we head off to the first stop...Bangkok http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central-Thailand/Bangkok/blog-323179.html