Dave and Nic

Arriving in Argentina from months in Peru and Bolivia can be very bad for the health. Mainly because you dive head first into every barbeque and bottle of Malbec (red wine) you see. After a week of constant gorging in Salta we decided that one more wouldn´t hurt and as such we now have to buy extra seats on the plane. David went to visit Iguazu Falls from the Argentinian side. While you can see them from Brazil, the walks and view from Argentina are unbeatable and make for a very memorable time. We met up again in Rosario, a perfect city to kick back and relax in at the beach, in the parks and all you can eat restaurants ... with a meat barbeque of course. Buenos Aires, with a larger population than London, is ... read more

Bolivia is David's favourite place so far, it's so cheap: * main course at a really nice restaurant = 1 pound * burger from a street vendor = 20 p * 4 hour bus journey = 1 pound and it has the jungle, the pampas, beautiful hiking, mountain biking down the world´s most dangerous road and the unforgettable salt flats. For some reason, a town without an ATM is a magnet to tourists. Despite the heartache of having to sell your grandad's watch to pay the bus fare out, a small town provides the getaway travellers need from their holidays. Copacabana settled on Lake Titicaca is just such a place. We spent an afternoon desperately trying to ram other tourists on a pedalo. The next day we took a nose burning hike on Isla del Sol, ... read more

... the red and blue footed kind of course. Do not believe all the hype about The Galapagos being expensive, with lots of hard work the budget conscious traveller will only find it very very expensive. Cost aside we loved it. It seems logical to list all the amazing things we saw, however that is a very long list and we do not have enough time. We tackled the Galapagos with the first few days on a boat - a combination of snorkelling and short walks on various islands with a guide. The rest of the time we made our own way around and generally preferred this. Diving off Floreana was a real treat, we saw dozens of sea turtles, eagle rays, galapagos and reef sharks, a large manta ray, schools of barracuda and played with ... read more

After Nic´s first set of exams we jetted off to spend 6 days in Morroco. We flew into Fez, which was a town in the desert with many small winding streets and people selling everything you could possibly need. There didn´t appear to be a huge number of tourists visiting, which was nice apart from the ínteresting´reactions to blond hair! Then we took the train to Marrakesh. The scenery throughout the 8 hour trip was spectactular - one of Nic´s highlights. However David lost his camera - hence the crappy photos. In Marrakech we visited the bustling market and wandered through the town with the many other tourists. In search of some real relaxation we took a bus to Essaouria on the coast. This was our favourite town in Morroco. It was a lot more chilled ... read more

Zimbabwe isn't faring too well in the press of late. Family and friends reacted with surprise when we told them we were going to Zimbabwe. Most felt Zambia would be the safer option however we felt safe and would recommend it to others. (One of the) problems in Zimbabwe is their local currency is spiralling out of control. They set the official exchange rate at 250 zim to the us dollar, however most people will trade you around 2,000 zim for one us dollar. Therefore if you were to get cash out or use your credit card in Zimbabwe you would be paying about 10 times too much for everything. A beer would go from being US$1 to about US$12.50, and a few would prove a real headache (financially of course). Following 24 hours of flying ... read more