http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Un Mundo Hermoso/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Un Mundo Hermoso en-us Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:04:21 BST Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:04:21 BST 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 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 What VISA http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Mumbai/blog-208663.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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 written by Miss Wendy O Washington DC We left Virginia behind and headed to the capital of the USA. But does Washington Dull City DC live true to its reputation Itrsquos hard not to feel a sense of awe and disbelief when finally standing on the doorstep of the gleaming monuments and iconic buildings so often seen in movies and on the news. Although not quite making it onto the doorstep of t http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/District-of-Columbia/Washington/blog-181177.html As the sun set over the mountain lake and the waves lapped gently against the jetty she proposed.............. WOO HOO Montana. July 11th 2007 http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Montana/blog-181176.html Written by Miss Wendy O After shaking the dust off having a much needed shower especially Stuart pooeeee and finally sorting Argie's aircon we were off. We drove to Ashville to reach the start of the Blue Ridge Parkway. It traverses the southern Appalachian ridge and extends from North Carolina's Great Smoky Mountains to Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. It was great to leave the dull inter http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/blog-173400.html After a fond farewell to South America we arrived in the USA to begin the next chapter of our travels. We flew via Miami where we had to question whether we had really left Latin America to Chicago. Our initial impressions of the country are 1 stores are huge and getting bigger. We visited a couple of Walmart and Target stores that were the size of towns in Scotland or Australia. 2 the peop http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Illinois/Chicago/blog-173399.html written by Miss Wendy O After an overnight bus from Huaraz to Lima then a flight to Ecuador we have finally arrived in Ecuador our last stop in South America. Our first impression of the country was an unexpected one. With the busy streets of Quito lined with 'fancy pants' shops funky restaurants and bars and modern cars it was the most developed country we had been to since Argentina The weal http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/Quito/Quito/blog-173391.html