We are two Australians (both geologists) who are doing a one-year around the world trip through South America, North America, Europe and Asia. So from the outset, apologies to non-geological folk for the frequent references to mining, bedding, alteration and volcanoes! We have more or less finished our five months in South America, and are a little sad to be leaving such an amazing (and cheap!) continent. Next up we have two-and-a-half months in the western USA and Canada. We then fly through Europe to Hong Kong and Yunnan Province, China, and then begin the overland trip home to Australia thr... full info