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Nacho Libre Life in London temporarily on hold whilst I take some time out to indulge my wanderlust.

Spent June to December 2007 travelling from Mexico south to Argentina / Chile. Then January and February in New Zealand, Fiji and Australia.

Currently spending a few months wandering through South East Asia.

Will try and update this as often as I can and will be posting more photos to my Picasa page.

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Asian Elephant - The Elephant Nature Park, Chiang Mai Province
Asian Elephant - The Elephant Nature Park, Chiang Mai Province
The Asian Elephant is officially classified as an endangered species, numbers in Thailand are estimated to be 3,500. Around half of this number are domesticated, the remainder living wild in National ... [more]
Crossing the border from Laos into Thailand reminded me of stepping from Nicaragua to Costa Rica - literally a line in the ground, or in this case the Mekong River, marks a noticeable increase in wealth and prosperity. My entry point in Thailand was Chiang Khong, a relatively unremarkable river-side border town in the north-east corner. I’d gotten up early to make sure I could catch the boat across the river and get myself to Chiang Mai (the main city in Thailand’s northern provinces) in time to meet up with Sarah who was, in a somewhat more glamorous fashion, jetting in [View Full Entry]

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Wat Phrathat, Doi Suthep Rajvoravihara above Chiang Mai
At the Tiger Temple
Elephants playing at The Elephant Nature Park, Chiang Mai

Of any country I’ve considered visiting on this trip I think Laos is the one that I’ve heard the most mixed reactions about … and they always seem to be at one of the extremes - it’s either loved or loathed. Peaceful Unspoiled Paradise or Impossible Communist Backwater. The really annoying thing is none of this had helped me make my mind up on whether or not to go… But with just over a week apart from Sarah whilst she was meeting friends in Thailand, and concerned that I might just miss out on something if I didn’t go for a [View Full Entry]

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Sunrise over the River Mekong - Pak Beng, Laos.
Detail on ruined building, Kuang Si Waterfalls, near Luang Prabang, Laos.
Kuang Si Falls near Luang Prabang, Laos

The Wild Man of Borneo
The Wild Man of Borneo
Once found throughout Southeast Asia, the orang-utan ape now survives only in small populations across the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. The Bornean species is highly endangered and only 55,000 are e... [more]
There’s such a well trodden backpacker / tourist trail around much of South East Asia now that escaping the crowds whilst still managing to visit interesting areas is a difficult if not impossible challenge. One place that still seems to be slightly less discovered than the rest though, is the island of Borneo. When I think of Borneo I see David Attenborough in black and white, trying to be very reserved and, well… English, but clearly struggling to cover up his excitement as he talks excitedly in that slightly breathless, hushed voice of his. It conjures up images of impenetrable jungle, [View Full Entry]

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Proboscis Monkey, Bako National Park, Malaysian Borneo.
A few of the estimated 4 million bats that most evenings can be seen streaming out from the Deer Cave in Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo.
The Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Detail from Sydney Opera House.
Detail from Sydney Opera House.
Designed by Jørn Utzon, a Danish architect, the Sydney Opera House is now recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Well this is just a token blog to completely cheat and colour the whole of Australia red on my blog map when all I’ve really done is spend 4 days in Melbourne and 5 days in Sydney. When I bought my round-the-world ticket for this trip I wasn’t sure what I was going to be doing after New Zealand, but with some free flights included in the price it made sense to put Melbourne and Sydney in there… even if has only ended up being for a flying visit - the rest of Australia will have to wait. Fortunately Sarah and [View Full Entry]

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Detail from Sydney Opera House.
Koala Bear.
Federation Square, Melbourne, Australia.

Skydiving over Queenstown, New Zealand.
Skydiving over Queenstown, New Zealand.
As you can see I'm completely at ease - nothing scary about hurtling towards the earth with a smug Hungarian strapped to your back.
Ha ha - the revelations in the last blog certainly resulted in a fair few messages from various people for which I’m really grateful to you all. Thanks for the good wishes… things are still going well! It also resulted in that particular blog getting something like 400 hits in a week which is pretty incredible given my highest ranking blog to date (Peru) has only had 700 hits in 5 months! So thanks - I’m chuffed… and a little shocked! Who are you all?! Anyway enough of the personal life. I feel over exposed! So how do I sum up [View Full Entry]

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Kayaking at day break on a blissfully still Milford Sound in the Fiordland National Park, New Zealand.
Juvenile Yellow-Eyed Penguin, Otago Peninsula near Dunedin, New Zealand.
Horseriding on Sandy Bay, Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand.

I’ve been considering over the last few days whether or not I should let you all in on a secret… and I’ve decided, in the interest of being as honest as possible in this blog (and because you'll probably realise sooner or later!), that I really should. You see when I wrote my last New Zealand blog I was at Auckland airport waiting for a flight... but I didn’t specifically mention where to. I’ve actually spent the last week in the tropical paradise of Fiji… and the reason: well it was because of a girl. But I guess I ought to [View Full Entry]

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Relaxing in Fiji.
Sunset in the Yasawa Islands, Fiji
Kava drinking in Fiji

To be honest I left South America feeling a bit low. It was such a big part of the trip and was the original reason that I’d decided to travel, so for it to suddenly be over seemed to leave me slightly depressed. I was basically suffering from a state of “I’m not ready to finish up yet but will anything on the rest of my travels impress me as much?!”. But if there’s a place that can completely wipe away any such blues with its amazing scenery, relaxed and friendly locals and thrill-a-minute activities its got to be New Zealand [View Full Entry]

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Sunrise and sandstorms at East Cape, New Zealand
Detail from Rongomaraeroa the Maori marae (meeting house) Te Hono ki Hawaiki in the Te Papa museum in Wellington.
Clint and I in front of Mount Doom itself - Mt Ngauruhoe in the Tongariro National Park near Taupo.

Próspero Año Nuevo! Yes as I reach the last day of my time in Latin America I figure it’s appropriate to prove that I have at least mastered a little of the language whilst I’ve been out here. Okay so that wasn’t too taxing but in the interest of preserving my core group of readers back home (and some of my dignity) we’ll leave it in English from here on I think. As I said, it’s my last day before heading on to New Zealand, but before I get all nostalgic and try to decide on a way to sum up [View Full Entry]

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Smoke rising from Volcan Villarica
The Casa de Gobierno or Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires

Lemons for sale on the streets of Montevideo
Lemons for sale on the streets of Montevideo
We pretty much kept the lemon industry afloat single-handedly during our stay in Uruguay.
...here are a few photos from the last week James and I spent in Uruguay. The lemon detox thing has been completed... result: I don't feel any different... well maybe a bit more in touch with my feminine side!! and maybe a bit less squidgy round the edges....! ;-p But it did make coming back to Buenos Aires for James’ last meal yesterday evening a real treat to look forward to. La Cabrera is one of the best steak restaurants in BA at the moment - and that's saying something - with what can now sit at the top of the [View Full Entry]

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James and the giant steak
Mate cups for sale
Fountain detail - Plaza de la Constitucion, Montevideo, Uruguay

Magellanic Penguin - Punta Tombo, Patagonia, Argentina
Magellanic Penguin - Punta Tombo, Patagonia, Argentina
The 3 kilometre long, 600 metre wide peninsula of Punta Tombo is covered with sand, clay and gravel. Between September and April, up to half a million Magellanic penguins come to this site to incubate... [more]
So - Ushuaia… the southernmost town of note in the world… situated at the base of the large island known as Tierra del Fuego (land of fire), which forms the tip of South America’s “cone”. Ushuaia itself is a busy port town, with a population of some 45,000 catering for a thriving shipping and tourism industry (this is of course the jumping off point for most tourists heading to the Antarctic). It is, by and large, a pretty unimpressive looking town, but its beauty lies in its setting. From the base of the mountains behind it, it looks south over the [View Full Entry]

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Isla de los Lobos in the Beagle Channel with the island of Tierra del Fuego in the background
Isla de los Lobos in the Beagle Channel with the island of Tierra del Fuego in the background.
Sailing past Isla de los Lobos



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