Hola! Got back to BA after another 14 hour bus journey and met up with Ian. Spent the first day chilling out and we didn’t have much to talk about as Ian has been reading my blog! ,o) Enjoyed the day taking in more sights and we enjoyed an all you can eat steak BBQ at another America Del Sur hostel in San Telmo area of BA. . not sure how much more steak I can take. . hostel is very modern with a good crowd and we ended up going out with a couple of backpackers to the Palermo region and then the ´best´club in BA - Crobar. Lively place as when we walked in at 12 it was completely empty but within an hour you couldn’t move. Had a good night and even better ... read more

Ho´la! After a friendly taxi journey I arrived at my chilled out Hostel (they’ve written ´just ring the bell´ on the wall outside with a marker pen) to be met by Pedro who had a nice big spliff in his hand along with a big smile on his face. . . Pedro gave me a good overview of Santiago and places to go and when I asked is it safe to walk round the neighbourhood he laughed and assured me this is the safest place in South America . . Hooked up with a guy from Leicester called Ben and we ventured out in the evening to try the local cuisine and some beer . . we weren´t sure what we were getting but ended up with a big mettle bowl full of chips and covered ... read more

WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO YEAH YEAH YEAH Pretty much all I said on the skydive - you can see the vid on youtube, there's no sound due to the music rights but still a good laugh . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUTLpQYrJ4w Funny As Bro . . . Awesome! Kia Ora Am loving New Zealand . . got to Christchurch and spent the first couple of days looking round the city and went on a dolphin spotting boat out in Lyttelton town - spotted some Hector dolphins and the captain explained the way they catch fish and how they navigate through the water using the click sound - the click sound sends out a sound wave and a vibration comes back which tells them the size and shape of what’s ahead, and they feel it through their teeth on the bottom of ... read more

Flying in and out of the cities on the east coast is fun as the planes bank hard to the left or right and you get to see all the rivers running into the land and the miles of beaches along the coast. . Flew down to Brisbane and got into a lively backpackers called Tin Billy, you could hear the music booming out about a mile away. Place was a dump though and I had an early night when they broadcast musical chairs was starting at 10. A guy fell in to the room at about 3am - thought it was a bear on the loose at first as he was so huge; he was dressed like a rapper as well. Couple of hours later we were all woken up by the bears snoring, the ... read more

After the rain, came the sun - no sooner had it finished lashing down the place was baking hot and with a humidity that makes it hard to breathe. Booked a trip up to Daintree rainforest and Cape Tribulation. Drove up Captain Cook highway and stopped off for a quick sail down Daintree river to see some Crocs in their natural habitat - seen a Croc called Scarface, basically he ruled the land in a three mile radius and he looked mean. No feeding them here as it’s a bit too dangerous, he had a nice female croc just round the corner a little baby hanging off a branch. Was funny to see a 4 metre croc and then a little 2 foot one - you can just make out the little fella on one of ... read more