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October 5th 2012
Only 20 days to go before we embark on our next adventure. We're heading to the beautiful Kingdom of Bhutan - the Land of Gross National Happiness - for 10 days before we step in to India and travel through Dharjeeling. Then its on to Delhi, Goa - to meet up with the crazy Corcorans before they move back to the UK, and then Mumbai before we head home. Shane says its the hardest country I will ever travel. I said, if its hard I'm not going. I mean, I've seen Slumdog Millionaire and I know its a really poor country. He wants to slum it a little and I want 5 star so we decided to comprise and we are going 5 star!!!... read more
November 23rd 2011
November 3rd 2011 To say the little man is excited this morning is an understatement. It is the first morning he has been out of bed before me since August 1st!! We are finally onboard MS Fram for our trip to Antarctica. They have confiscated everyones alcohol as apparently it is now against Norwegian law to bring aboard alcohol and drink it. Some people have really been upset about it, but we'll just drink ours when we get back to BA. The ship is fantastic. The cabin isnt as dodgy as I thought it was going to be LOL. Single beds (whats new!), a TV that actually shows TV and movies as well as ship info, and a decent size bathroom. The expedition team look like they are going to be good fun. They all specialise ... read more
November 1st 2011
Date? Ive forgotten, its been so long since we wrote anything!! So here's the catch up: On Tuesday we caught a bus to Punte del este, about 2 hrs from Montevideo. Its a beautiful, affluent beach side town, that pretty much closes down during the off season- and they can afford to as there is soooo much money here in the high season. The amount of construction going on is phenominal. The locals are quite resentful of this as all of the buildings, apartments and land are being bought up by wealthy Argentinians and Brazilians. The Homes and apartments are really reasonably priced here when you compare them to Australian prices, so you cant blame the investors for wanting a piece of a great pie. Stayed at a great hostel called El Viajero-same chain as in ... read more
October 23rd 2011
Sunday 23rd Oct Well its an average hotel room at best and they have wifi but you have to go in to the hallway to use it! Its comfortable though and a good shower. Thank god for Garnier Nutrisse. I put a hair colour through my hair at last and have resorted to bobby pins and a head band to hide 'feral'. Also put some through Shanes beard to help hide the greys, although he still insists there are none! LOL We arrived in Montevideo yesterday afternoon. Shane is wondering where the 'romance' has gone from travel these days. He insists we walk to the hotel from the bus station rather than catch a taxi, so off we head. No directions and no map! After walking around in a circle outide for 5 minutes, I say ... read more
Buenos Aires to Uraguay
Published: October 21st 2011South America » Uruguay » West » Colonia del Sacramento
October 21st 2011
Monday 17th October Dirty stop out husband got in at almost 2am this morning. I had him dead in a ditch or disappeared, never to be found again, and me buying a new Audi with the insurance. Oh well :-) Shane says: I left for the Boca jrs game at three. The main game started at half six. Finished at half nine. To the pub for a few beers and pizza. Then back on the bus for a few in Palermo. Great night with a couple from Canada. We travelled in to the city on the subway this morning. It is just like any other city- congested with cars and people, and beautiful old architecture mixed with the modern. While we sitting in one of the squares by a main road, there is an almighty wail, ... read more
October 16th 2011
Sunday 16th October Its Mothers day here in Argentina today so the restaurants are packed:-) You may have wondered why there have been no retorts from Shane in this and the last blog. Well he has gone off to a Boca Juniors game with a group that Pilar, our host, has lined him up with this afternoon and I have decided to kick back and do nothing but catch up - catch up on sleep, catch up on washing, catch up on the blog and catch up on a big bag of chips!! lol Well I managed to catch up on the chips and the blog at least :-) It will be nice for him to do some blokey stuff and I think they have beers and pizza included after the game, so he will be ... read more
October 16th 2011
Saturday 9th October We arrived back in Quito yesterday and we are staying in the New town for a few days. Hotel Eugenia last night and Cayman Hostel for the next 2 days. It has a great garden and lounge room and the single beds we have become so accustomed too LOL. Brekky is great too.....eggs any way you want them!!! Have travelled up by Teleferico (Cable car) today to get a better view of the city. I cant believe how big Quito is - 50km in length through the valley. We cant see Mt Cotapaxi from here today as it is quite cloudy over the mountain, but we will see it first hand tomorrow as Shane wants to go for a climb. Its 4810 metres to the base camp. Soooo looking forward to THAT! :-) ... read more
Princess of the Amazon - NOT!
Published: October 10th 2011South America » Ecuador » East » Cuyabeno Reserve
October 9th 2011
Friday 7th October I cant help but wonder how you all are as I lay here in my hammock, listening to the birds and feeling the faint cool breeze sweep across our verandah, deep here in the Amazon jungle. Shane on the other hand is on the throne doing a sudoku puzzle. LOL Its been a bit of a mixed bag. When we arrived in Lago Agrio on Tuesday morning, we were hit with a wall of heat. I said "oh my god its so hot and humid!", to which Shane replied "Just remember whose idea it was to do this." And he continues to remind me to this day. We drove for about 2 hrs from the airport at extremely high speed around extremely tight corners, and just as I thought we couldnt take any ... read more
October 3rd 2011
Saturday 1st October Our hostel has picked us up from the airport!! We had a feeling they were going to, and there they did. Its a little place in the heart of the Old City and on the oldest street in Quito. Kenya and her Mum Gloria have made us feel really welcome. The hostel rooms actually surround the restaurant downstairs so its pretty noisy. When the TV is on down there, its blaring, and if the music is one its blaring too. Sunday 2nd October The roads in the old city are closed to cars today so its all pedestrians and push bikes. Its so charming. We climbed to the top of the the Basilica this morning. What an amazing view of the city!! It has the tallest church towers in South America, and while ... read more
October 1st 2011
Saturday 1st October The week has flown and boy are we pleased to be back on dry land! We had quite a few choppy afternoons and nights and as a result I felt better laying on my back in my cabin. The days were fabulous though and its on this that we will focus :-) Our first day we boarded the Millenium Catamaran. Samuel picked us up at the airport and then took us back to the boat in zodiac. We had a nice little cabin with twin beds and a small balcony. I do mean small as only one plastic chair fits on it and if you sit on the chair you cant see over the top. We've met a great bunch of people and they have already been on board for 6 nights. John ... read more
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