http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Evan Davies/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Evan Davies en-us Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:53:05 BST Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:53:05 BST The Inca Trail and Isla del SolnbspSouth America raquonbspBolivia raquonbspCopacabana By Evan DaviesJune 11th 2007Evan DaviesJust a few photos from the Inca trail Macchu Picchu and the gorgeously tranquil Isla del sol in Bolivia. For more photos check out Katies Flickr site by clicking here http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Copacabana/blog-167828.html ArequipeanbspSouth America raquonbspPeru raquonbspArequipa By Evan DaviesJune 6th 2007Evan DaviesWith only a couple fo weeks left till we return to Aus I neither have the time or can be bothered writting anything anymore. Maybe Ill update them when I get back. Should have a few more photos to put up though.LoveEvan http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Arequipa/blog-166428.html The House of Christian RocknbspSouth America raquonbspPeru raquonbspHuancayo By Evan DaviesMay 18th 2007Evan DaviesHere is some photos from our time in Huancayo where we were volunteering again the rest of the blog to come. For more photos see www.flickr.comphotoskatierob http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Junin/Huancayo/blog-157767.html The day I arrived into Peru was the same day my cat died. I had been told a few days previous that she was believed to have cancer. After further tests she was found to have a tumor the size of a tennis ball in her abdomen and as such was put down. Back in Peru Katie and I had just arrived in the surfer town of Mancora when we got the news. We walked to the beach to say a goodbye to Wacky now m http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Ica/Huacachina/blog-157766.html again for more photos see Katies flickr page www.flickr.comphotoskatierob The difference between Colombia and Ecuador for two neighbouring countries who share quite a common history is stark. Colombia for all its fincas and coffee plantations really remains quite urban with localized regions of high population and vast areas of mountains valleys and rivers with not more than a few scatter http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/Quilitoa-Loop/blog-150973.html For more photos including some of actual people check out Katies flickr site KatiesPhotos Colombia has always been something of an enigma to me. Growing up I believed as Irsquom sure most you did too that it was an inherently dangerous place like it was usually portrayed within the media or by popular culture. In researching the country before I came I even found one red neck American we http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Ipiales/blog-146082.html Text on its way but some photos for the moment http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Venezuela/Andean/Merida/blog-137920.html Arriving in Rio after the quiet tranquil beauty of Patagonia was something of a shock to the system. This once pristine Atlantic rainforest is now an ever expanding urban sprawl rapidly consuming all remaining coves beachfront foreshores and hillsides. Although I was well aware of many of the problems facing Rio though I did not expect it to be quite as rundown and decreipt as it was. Almo http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Amazonas/Manaus/blog-132126.html After finishing my 4 day spanish course in Buenos Aires taking the class has been one of the best decisions I have made so far and buying a copy of Harry Porter and the Philosphers Stone in spanish I quickly hopped a plane down to Patagonia more specially El Calafate I place I have dreamt about going ever since I first found out it existed The town of Calafate itself though is a strange litt http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Magallanes/blog-128081.html 3 days after arriving in Buenos Aires my gorgeous girlfriend Katie apparently with a better offer left for Mexico. The previous days had been spent easing into BA and enjoying the cheap luxuries available. We checked out a few of the different Barrios neighbourhoods San Telmo the tango district with its its cobbled streets and tango bars El Centro which could be easily mistaken for a doz http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-124388.html On leaving Melbourne last wednesday morning after what seemed the hottest day in the world I was fully prepared for the idea that Tahiti would not be the hot tropical getaway from a cold Melbourne winter and was probably going to be cooler. Indeed the 28 degrees at 9pm in Tahiti was a welcome relief from the Melbournes 34 degrees when leaving at 5 am. One thing I did not take int account howe http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/French-Polynesia/blog-121873.html Today my last real day of work for 6 months typically was a nightmare. As one of the NZ managers pointed out to me over the phone it is to remind me why I am leaving But now it is done and i'm less than 30 minutes from the pub I can finally relax and start enjoying the idea of 6 months wondering about South America. I will try to make this site as wank free as possible but some amount I'm su http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/blog-117595.html