http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Un-Mundo-Hermoso/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Un Mundo Hermoso en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:06:37 +0000 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:06:37 +0000 After 10 mths 44 blogs 19 countries and countless experiences hellip. we finally come to the end of Un Mundo Hermoso. Here are some of the highlights that will stay with us forever. Photos 8753Buses 47Trains 15Planes 28 including Stuart as pilot in Las VegasBoats 9Beds inc campsites 118Bedbugs 1956254109Best Bed Breezes Zanzibar TanzaniaWorst Bed Rest House Cuamba Moz http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/blog-218686.html What VISA http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-208663.html If there is one word to sum up Roma it would be magical. Upon arriving in the city we took a quiet stroll and within 5 minutes from leaving our hostel we were standing outside the Colosseum. Wow. We walked around the outskirts of the ancient Roman ruin as the sun was setting behind us. Beautiful. Itrsquos unbelievable how well preserved this 14AD stadium is. You can almost feel the gladiat http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Rome/blog-211660.html Ciao Bella Buon Giorno Italia. Being European explorers Stuart my wee sis Laura and I took off to Italy for a 10 day adventure. It was great to turtle up and I soon got into the swing of travelling again armed with our Italian phrasebook and an appetite for the best pizzas in the world. Reunion with FiFiThe main reason for our trip to Italy was to catch up with my good friend Fiona and the l http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/blog-208660.html Orkney a group of stunningly beautiful barren and mystical islands off the North coast of Scotland was our destination to visit some more far flung family members. The islands fill the visitor with a real sense of history there were civilisations here 2000 years before the birth of Christ and it was a popular destination for the scariest of invaders the Vikings. The resulting culture is kind o http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Orkney-Islands/blog-208661.html Missus Lorraine DunbarBy Miss Wendy OThe Hen NightDream Boyz pink fluffy handcuffs and a dancing pole hellip. But enough about the stag night the hen event was a much classier affair.In the afternoon Lauren Helen Erin Lorraine and I took off to Dunfermline for a spot of waterskiing. Of course a bottle of champagne was in order to prepare us for the cold icy waters on this drizzly Scottis http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Glenrothes/blog-208659.html Scotland The Beginning of the End hellip.By Miss Wendy OA little tired a little jaded and a little over it our last leg of our adventure feels like the end of our hard travelling as we return home to Scotland. But rest we donrsquot as although not a culture shock apart from the return of the original chip supper and excessive drinking yippee we have many things to do places to explo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/blog-208658.html Having the privilege of avoiding any 'real life' responsibilities read jobs one thing we really wanted to do was spend some quality time with friends and family during our trip to Europe. First stop .. a return to Hendrix's birthplace Belgium.My big brother Gordon and his partner Ingrid live in a cute wee village called Wakkerzeel just outside Leuven famous for being the home of Stella Arto http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/Flemish-Brabant/Leuven/blog-202411.html After 2 dull days driving through Colorado Nebraska Iowa and Illinois we came to the end of our USA travels back where we started 6 weeks before in Chicago. We were tired sweaty and very happy after driving 11000 miles seeing some incredible sights and getting a really good taste for life in this great country.Approaching Chicago from the West across seemingly endless plains we became awa http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Illinois/Chicago/blog-190131.html West from New York through Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota and South DakotaWe left New York and headed West determined to put some serious miles behind us. We spent days travelling through the heartland of America where people live in small farming communities islands of civilization in a vast ocean of corn fields and prairies.On the way through we stopped in Chicago http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Wisconsin/blog-189066.html written by Miss Wendy OWashingtonWe said goodbye to the mountains the altitude the hot days and freezing nights and the scary hairy beasts and headed West into Washington the most North Westerly State. There was a sudden drop in temperature as we crossed the state line where the weather was wet and the skies stormy. Like the mountains Washington escapes the whole convenience and mall epidemi http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver-Island/Victoria/blog-189068.html Nevada Las Vegas Grand Canyon UtahNevada and Las VegasFrom Yosemite we entered the blistering state of Nevada and started our travels through the deserts of South Western USA. It seemed to take us forever to make it through the parched Nevada landscape to the outskirts of Las Vegas. We passed the famous Death Valley on the way. The road to Las Vegas passes through an incredible collage of dese http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arizona/Grand-Canyon-National-Park/blog-188918.html by Miss Wendy OCalifornIA baby. Arguably the most diverse state of the nation home to the most immigrants and influences. It has the most national parks and the biggest trees known to man as well as 1200 miles of rugged wild Pacific coastline. You can feast on exquisite worldly cuisine while sipping fine vino from Napa Valley. And where would we be without the vacuum tube PCs the intern http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/blog-188912.html Wyoming Montana and Idaho. Yellowstone National Park and Glacier National Park.WyomingAs we left South Dakota and entered Wyoming we came across a new type of landscape gone were the flat never ending corn fields and prairies and we began to climb into high country. We were both very excited about this part of our trip looking forward to seeing national parks and being amongst mountains again. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Montana/Glacier-National-Park/blog-188944.html by Miss Wendy OIt was a frosty crisp evening in Montana. After a full dayrsquos driving we were snuggled up in our tent with our thermals plus several layers to prevent our body temperature from plummeting. Although tired there was something distracting our minds and preventing us reaching a deep comfortable sleep. Then suddenly as if from the other side of the campsite screams echoed of http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Yosemite-National-Park/blog-188907.html We arrived in Mendoza fresh from an overnight bus journey from the most boring city ever Cordoba see previous blog for detailshellip Mendoza immediately struck us as being a beautiful town with wide tree lined streets plenty of pedestrian areas and a great casual air. It is also really easy to get around with a big central park Plaza and four satellite plazas spaced evenly to make the t http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Mendoza/Mendoza/blog-146976.html written by Miss Wendy O Just when you think our rubyourfaceinit blog was becoming a bit too predicatable we decided to ditch our RTW itinerary change our flights and change continents for a taste of Latin America. Weve spent 2 weeks in Buenos Aires Argentina home to Che the dude on the bike tango and to the finest steaks in the world. Touching down was a welcoming return to civilisatio http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/blog-141298.html written by Miss Wendy OQuestion How many photographs can one take of waterfalls and butterflies So after a very comfortable 18hr bus journey we arrived in Iguazu. Now I know the bus journey sounds aweful but I cant express just how comfortable these buses are. Your seat reclines to almost a horizontal position youre greeted with champers on arrival and fed and entertained with movies. I of co http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/blog-141306.html We thought Mendoza would be hard to beat as a great place to spend a few days then we got to Barilochehelliphellip Bariloche is the first decent sized town you come to as you head south into Patagonia. Patagonia inspires thoughts of wide open spaces huge mountains glistening lakes and some of the last true wilderness areas on the Planet. It lives up to all of that. We caught our first glimp http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Rio-Negro/San-Carlos-de-Bariloche/blog-146977.html written by Miss Wendy O Hello Antartic Conditions Hello Sunsets Goodbye Sunshine. Our last stop and the coldest stop bbbbbrrrrr in Argentina was El Calafate and El Chalten in South Patagonia. After muchos research and frustrating broken spanish conversations with various bus companies we decided to cop out of the 3 day bumpy bus ride from Bariloche to El Calafate and instead jump on a one hour http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Santa-Cruz/El-Calafate/blog-149976.html