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Well . . . I think it’s fair to say, we’re buggered ! (No Phillip, metaphorically). Had a chilled night last night in Café Del Mar (yes, that Cafe Del Mar)). Nice food, chilled sounds, decent beer, and really bloody expensive wine. Ho hum, diddly dum. Shopping day today. We’ve been in downtown Rio looking round the markets, off the beaten track. Bit weird being the only tourists there. Interesting though. Especially if you wanted to buy a mobile phone (or accessory). That seemed to be the only thing they sold !! Anyway, last night in Rio. Too knackered to go out on the town (I mean, three months of partying takes it out of you you know. We’re not as young as we used to be. In fact, we’ve never been as old as we ... read more

Y – ees mean “water” or “reever” yes ? Guazu – ees mean “beeg” yes ? Iguazu Falls – ees mean “beeg water falls”. Comprendez? So, we fly into Iguazu (or is it Iguasu) airport and are met by our guide and driver. The luggage is loaded into the back of a car, and we drive off down the road. About 200m. The car pulls on to the grass and another car pulls up alongside. We get out of car 1 and load the luggage into car 2, and we set off again, this time in car 2. It turns out that, due to local rules, only Argentinian cars are allowed to pick up from the airport. Our guide is Brazilian, with a Brazilian car, so he wasn’t allowed to pick us up. Car 1 was ... read more

Well, boarding the plane from Qiuto was weird. No special extended corridors. No bus. Just a long walk across the tarmac to a plane. Consequently, I wasn’t 100% sure this was the right plane. “Buenos Aires?”, I said to the hostess at the bottom of the stairs. “Buenos Dias”, she replied. I got on anyway. Fast forward. It was an overnight flight, so we didn’t really sleep. Arrived at the hotel about 14:00 (B.A. time) and went for a wander. Very Spanish, could be Spanish Europe, but for the indigenous flavour. Here’s something interesting: There’s Indians and there’s Indians. I mean, there’s Indians who live in India, then there’s Indians who live in America (North and South). They are not related at all (apart from the common root of Man who originated in Africa, but we’ll ... read more

Quito – Equador Or San Francisco de Quito, to give it it’s full name. Considering the latest stool report, it is perhaps fortuitous that we are staying in the Hotel Hilton Colon tonight. Feels somehow appropriate. Also, turns out they do have wi-fi after all, so just time for a quick few minutes on the blog before turning in. Not too sure what to make of Quito. Flying into the airport, Quito itself looks to be a large urban sprawl across rolling green countryside. The city appears, on the surface, to be clean and orderly, but there are certain signs that all might not be as it appears. For example, in the airport immigration lounge, there is a large sign stating that it is illegal to import children for pornography and prostitution. On the streets outside ... read more