http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Mita/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Mita en-us Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:50:00 UTC Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:50:00 UTC Got in Thursday at 7am greeted by Sarah and Hugo ah Awful bus trip flying to Alice springs sod the fare Stayed at Hugo's beautiful house in Hawthorne. Meet up with Sarah's family Masi at there place in Doncaster. Such a nice family. Also meet JaneLockeyVioletLyla... brilliant Wish I could have spent more time with them...Went out in the city Friday night West end did a lot of bar hop http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/blog-259049.html Arrived Friday with Team Norway Therese and Fred heading straight for Bondi Beach to meet with Curro later in the evening at the Royal Hotel I loved this pub. Curro is my hero Spanish speaking bbq ah Nacho friday night followed by Bondi Hotel wrongest place in the world. Saturday went to the beach walked along the coast line Australians are insane whatever time of day you will alw http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/Bondi-Beach/blog-258220.html Lost Friday March 7th 2008 a date I will never retrive insane The flight was 10 hours but I crossed the date line again insane. Air Pacific a the ones for the alcoholics red wine until I fell asleep and champagne until I landed Stayed in Nadi one night crazy number of Indians on the main land the came over in the 1800's and now don't have any family in India Visited a local market in http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Fiji/Mamanuca-Islands/Mana-Island/blog-258207.html Arrived in LA got the train Amtrax overnight to Oakland where by lovely brother picked me up from. Got back to his in San Ramon and chilled while he did the garden ha. Meet by beautiful niece Aarya for the first time the first in the family may I add a real little clever creature Only 7 months mmmyyyy beeeaaauuutttiiifffuuulll bbbbaaabbbyyyyyyy x x x x And got a chance to spend some time http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/San-Francisco/blog-258184.html Per is wicked Was slightly disappointed with Bolivia my own fault think that I built it up to much.. Per on the other hand I had no expectations and I have been very happy with the outcome First stop was Puno still on the lake there is a line that divides Bolivia and Per on the lake We stayed only one day enough to visit the only attraction Islas Flotantes Floating Islands. Rea http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Peru/Ica/Huacachina/blog-159441.html La Paz The Peace whatever So La Paz was good fun cheap as chips and all you could possibly what However it was polluted as hell Staying on one of the main streets was a pain.. The altitude was an incredible excuse to walk slowly up hills and stairs The city also had lots of markets some aimed at the tourists some not at all these were the interesting ones. Went on a city tour the http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Copacabana/blog-159421.html Ustedes te extrao mucho Alright people Mendoza to Santiago was the best bus journey ever.. we crossed the Andes and got all the scenery for the price of the bus ticket Amazing views the borders crossing was inside a snow capped mountain range slightly mental Got to Santiago and found a hostel where the man on duty loved Indians Best deal we have got so far Stayed one nig http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/La-Paz/blog-150683.html Before I say this please remember that we travelled for 2 weeks between Venezuela and Brazil. On leaving Rio the thought of 3 days to get to Uruguay was just not appealing so we copped out and bought a flight Straight from Rio to Montevideo which translates to I can see the Mountains the capital of Uruguay. Uruguay from beginning to end reminded me England. Dull weather and the people wer http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Argentina/Mendoza/blog-143212.html Bzios... Lovely for the rich and famous.. so Jenta and Dee felt right at home whilst us travellers with our flip flops and combats stood out somewhat That was easily fixed by raiding their suitcases Highlight was watching with Jenta watching Capoeira on the beach. Capoeira is a martial art type dance invented by slaves to fight their oppressors.. massively popular with all. Was discove http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Copacabana/blog-143159.html OH MY GOD Brazil was absolutely insane I mean INSANE.. the most hedonist culture so far do not think that it can actually be topped for outrageous behaviour Was it because it was the carnaval.. dont think so think this is their way So girls Bando Jenta and Dee finally arrived in Natal.. we immediately moved on to Olinda where we were staying for the carnaval. We had arranged our ac http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Brazil/Pernambuco/blog-139954.html Awful leaving Colombia have never hated leaving anything so damn much.. However the bus ride we were about to embark on was the one of the highlights of this trip It was mental there were about 25 people on the bus and by the end of it we were like one big familia It was a bloody long trip though it took us from 10am until 10pm the same day after travelling through Brazil this feels like http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Venezuela/Central/Puerto-Colombia/blog-136512.html We were so frustrated with Cartagena by this point that we left on a Friday night. In the mist of the festive Christmas period when the some of the best DJs in the world Roger Sanchez Paul or Bob van Dyke Tiesco hadnt heard of him before but now it is non stop were in town and 4 different dance festivals were about to start We spend one night in Barranquilla to break up the trip. Thi http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Colombia/Santa-Marta/Taganga/blog-133773.html Congratulations Kuk and Pinkybhai wicked a girl she will get spoilt to death Tambien to Dipa for getting the damn marriage legalised Take your time gal Ok then where to start 1st Dec 2006 we flew from Panama City to directly to Cartagena. Easy flight no hitches. First Country in South America was extremely excited Cartagena is a magnificent city full of history and culture but http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Colombia/Cartagena/blog-127438.html I am so glad the Costa Rica was so expensive Panama really was saving the best for last Last country in Centro America and on par with the first.. It took as about 4 hours in total from leaving Puerto Viejo in Costa Rica to arriving ion Bocas del Toro in Panama. Wicked the place was my favourite time in Centro America.. This is a brilliant holiday destination as the Americans seem to have alr http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Panama/Panama-City/blog-108917.html Costa Rica will take one page I promise Was very excited to be entering Costa Rica as you know Sara but I think the route we took across country just did not do it justice.. We missed all the parks and reseveres on our way to the Costa Rican capital San Jose. The funniest things seem to happen to us at border crossings It just seems to be the most confusing time We haqve paid more for a bi http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/Limon/Puerto-Viejo-de-Talamanca/blog-108916.html Pretty disappointed with Nica although have had a wonderful time is not what it was build up to be. Granada was pretty much the same as Leon I don't really enjoy big towns and Cities must be getting old The buildings were beautiful really well maintained very striking. I think the locals thought that the place would be booming with tourists so they built a complex Centro Turistica wi http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/San-Juan-Del-Sur/blog-103745.html I was so happy to leave Leon not only did I get some kind of bug that lasted a full 24 hours Jo got sick aswell which meant that we had to stay there 2 extra days Felt trapped Immediately headed for the beach and after being in a hostel with other travellers we chose a beach for the Nicas not the Gringos Nicaragua has some of the most beautiful beaches on the pacific coast completely u http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Granada/blog-100890.html Que Pasa UstedesIf you havent seen any pictures yet go back to the last entries as I have put them on now I know if it was me I probably would only look at the picturesAfter leaving Pana we only made it as far as Xela or Quetzaltenango as is its official name the second largest city in the country. Upon arrival we immediately got a bus out of town that took us to a small Volcano town ca http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Nicaragua/Leon/blog-98886.html Check Jo and Gems sites for pictures and another side to the storyJo www.travelblog.orgbloggersjogilesGem www.offexploring.compatellsallLa Escuela The SchoolThe excuse to stay in Pana No really it was the perfect start to 9 months in Latino America. We are by no means fluent but life would be very difficult without what we have.We sat in a tropical garden every day cant say that I did http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Panajachel/Lake-Atitlan/blog-95822.html Sooooooo the travel trek from Heathrow Thursday 7th Sept was absoluety no problem went without a hitch which is just as well we have some dodgy bus trains etc ahead of us as yetMexico City was magically a city that has over 25 million inhabitants the history tells of the strength of the people. Originally built over a lake by the Aztecs who came from the north in search of a capital city http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Guatemala/Panajachel/Lake-Atitlan/blog-89597.html