http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Crozza-and-Lee/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Crozza and Lee en-us Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:20:01 +0000 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:20:01 +0000 BangkokIn keeping with our flashpacker way of travelling we stayed in Shanghai Mansion a rather lovely boutique hotel and a perfect retreat after the hustle and bustle of Bangkok.As expected Bangkok is one great big dirty city and we loved it. The first day involved visiting the Grand Palace and surrounding temples which were spectacular to say the least. The photos don't really do it justice. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/blog-441986.html Having spent a rather hectic 10 days in Sabah Borneo we were looking forward to chilling out in Koh Phangan. We were recommended by Andy or BruceWilfred as you may now know him from the lovely comments he leaves us on our blog to stay in Sunset Cove. The place was gorgeous. Anyone who read my facebook status will already know about the infinity pool and beach views plus delicious free brea http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/blog-439787.html BorneoWe flew to Kota Kinabalu Sabah Borneo where we met Charlotte Neilrsquos wee sis and her friend Anna. Theyrsquore currently partaking in their elective as part of their medical degree. When we met we were embarrassingly white by comparison to these bronzed babes but rather than let it get us down we headed to the food markets and filled our faces with chicken kebabs and rice with t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kota-Kinabalu/blog-439063.html SingaporeFrom Brisbane we flew to Singapore where we met my old chum Jude who kindly let us stay at her gaff. The first night we had dinner and a few beers before heading off to bed. The next day we didnrsquot manage to drag ourselves out of bed until 4pm but it was all good as there were huge rain stormsThe second night we headed towards the waterfront and had dinner v impressive. Ther http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/Bukit-Bintang/blog-439021.html Our boz around Oz with special guests Caz Babs and Baz.....Just to pre warn you this is a rather big entry so you and in particular Andy may just want to scroll through the pics SydneyAfter our whistle stop tour of NZ we headed to Sydney to meet the folks. For those of you who don't know Neil's parent's came out to Oz together with my lovely mother on tow. Dad surprised mum with a plan http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/blog-431740.html Having said to good bye to South America boo hoo we made our way to Auckland New Zealand. We decided a while back that we'd like to experience campervaning around NZ for a bit even though it was a tad over our budget. So we picked up a van at the airport which we were able to upgrade to a mini winnebago styley vehicle awesomeOur first night in Auckland we stayed with Neil's old friend Ma http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/blog-423729.html Pucon is a cute little town about 12 hours south of Santiago. Itrsquos surrounded by volcanoes which you can climb and then descend via a bum board. I was extra keen to get cracking with this activity. Neil on the other hand was not If you have read our account of climbing Cotopaxi in Ecuador you will recall Neil had told me in no uncertain terms that he was never to climb another frsquoi http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Santiago-Region/blog-420453.html Next stop on our magical mystery tour was Buenos Aires Argentina where we were meeting me old mukka from school Neil aka Campdog Coolio The ldquobig Crdquo Lumberjack Neil etc. We arrived on a flight from Quito at 6 am in the morning strangely via Panama airport the things we do to save twenty squid and jumped in a cab straight to the hostel. We decided to stay in the Milhouse a pa http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-420451.html Hey folks so we left you in Santa Cruz in our last blog entry. After our 4 day trek in the beautiful mountains we were ready for some chill out time on the beach. Therefore Mancora a little place on the North west coast of Peru was our next port of call. Wersquod initially booked into what was a highly recommended hostel. However we were slightly horrified to see lots of teenyboppers eve http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/Centre/Cotopaxi/blog-416915.html Ola once again this time from a lovely cafe in Huaraz. We arrived on Sunday 31st May after an overnight journey from Lima. Huaraz is the outdoor capital of Peru and probably South America. We have met loads and loads of hardcore climbing dudes ie the type of people who attempt everest are all here.This is the entry point to the Cordillera Blanca the 2nd highest mountain range in the world 22 http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Hu-nuco/Hu-nuco/blog-405961.html Hello again After 6 weeks of badgering it is now Crozza's turn to write the blog... ArequipaAfter Machu Picchu we managed one more night in Cusco before jumping aboard a plane to Arequipa Peru's 2nd city and a very pretty one at that. We spent the first day chilling Lee and I went for a romantic meal where we were serenaded by some fellas with panpipes charangas and a guitar while we got bli http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Lima/Lima/Lima/blog-405948.html As per our last blog entry we met up with my sis and her boyfriend Chris in Puno. We were able to join their group the next day to travel around Lake Titicaca. We sailed for 3 hours to Taquile Island where we did a mini hike and saw plenty of locals in traditional dress. At this point we were at 4000 metres above sea level and I made a horrendous error by forgetting to put suncream on my face http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Cusco/Inca-Trail/blog-402008.html After another 16 hour overnight bus journey from the border town of Coromba we eventually made it into Bolivia. We had an overnight stop in Santa Cruz planned however upon arrival Esteban informed us that there was political unrest in Sucre which meant nobody could come in or out of the city the following day. We decided to miss out our night in Santa Cruz and fly directly to Sucre. That nig http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Santa-Cruz-Department/Santa-Cruz/blog-397721.html Hi there folks apolgies for the delay in blog entries. Weve hardly had a day free but here we are . Well we made it to Bonito after a 16 hour horrificly bumpy minibus ride which wasnt helped by the fact that one of our comrades kept farting every 5 seconds...in an enclosed space...you know what I mean. Prior to starting the journey we spent an hour in Subway waiting for about 86 employee http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Pantanal/blog-395651.html Were on the march with Moyesies army.... Special thanks must go to my Wembley comrades Stebbo in particular for the kick by kick commentary of the penalty shoot out. I was shaking like a rabid dog for each text to arrive and celebrated with a few shots of banana rum when the news came in. Have since watched the shoot out 5 times on you tube Just managed to watch the chelsea everton match liv http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Paran-/Foz-do-Igua-u/Igua-u-National-Park/blog-393077.html Travel blog part 2 we have entered the sticks.Internet speed around here is about 2 bytes per minute and if this post isnt published before Sunday then you know my temper will have got the better of me and the computer will have been launched out of the window. My mood has not been helped by the fact I was informed this morning that we set off at 11 am tomorrow for a 6 hour bus jouney Evert http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/B-zios/blog-391911.html 10 days in and were having a blast. Seen all the sights including sugar loaf mt the statue of Christ the Redeemer the Maracana football stadium hippie markets Copacabana and Ipanema beach Parque Nacional de Tijuca hardcore do you want more jungle. I had to put my northface jacket on throughout the whole jungle hike in soaring heat and humidity as was terrified of any form of creepie cra http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Copacabana/blog-389050.html