josh and jess

After a great week in Auckland we decided to book ourselves onto a bus to travel 3 hours North of Auckland to the bay of islands which is a collection of over 100 different sized islands and bays. We had also bought a discounted coupon online (similar to groupon) that entitled us to a half price 16,000ft skydive at the Sky Dive Zone centre in the bay of islands. We caught the bus on the morning of Tuesday 10th to Paihia, when we arrived the weather was great and we spent the afternoon exploring the town and some of the coastline. Our skydive was booked for the next day but when we woke up the weather wasn't great and it only got worse throughout the day, we had to reschedule for the day after (Thursday 12th). ... read more

20/3/12 We met our group at 7:45am in San Pedro and headed for the Bolivian border which was just an hour away. The Bolivian immigration office was at 4300m above sea level and absoluetly freezing. It was the strangest border crossing we have ever been to as it was a small hut in the middle of the desert, anyway our passports were stamped and we had breakfast with the group on our minibus. After breakfast we were split into groups of six and designated a 4x4 jeep and a driver for the rest of the tour. We were very lucky with our group as we had another English couple from London, an airhostess from Holland and a half Chilean plumber from Norway. Everyone was lovely and we all got on great, making our 3 day experience ... read more

Hey everyone, we have finally found an internet cafe so we can upload some photos for you all to see! However, they are not loading onto the blog for some reason but here is a link to our albums on facebook: Josh's album - http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150710141931047.449312.504281046&type=3&l=5ba1869821 Jess's album's - http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150542603656448.373615.507401447&type=1 http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150600239746448.380902.507401447&type=1 http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150600347121448.380914.507401447&type=1 Sorry about the abrupt end to our last blog but our transfer to the bus station arrived earlier than expected. To summarise we had a great time in Rio with our friends who we met up with from Uni, Allie, Holly and Rory (they wanted a mention so there you go!) It was really sad to ... read more

Hi everyone! We have spent the last week in the amazing city of Rio! We have had the best time and are very sad to be leaving. We met up with 3 friends from uni so it was really nice to be in a bigger group. We had all booked to stay in a hostel in an area called Ipanema which is next to Copacabana. Its a lovely area with a shops, cafes, resturants and a main square. Our hostel is only 2 blocks from the beach so we have made good use of the close proximity! On our first full day (Friday 24th) we headed stright to the Christ the Redeemer statue which hits on Corcovado hill. We reached the top quite quickly and the views of the city were breathtaking. We learnt about the ... read more

Hello everyone, 14/2/2012 We survived our 17 hour coach journey from BA and arrived in Peurto Iguazu safe and sound. The coach journey was like nothing we have experienced, we paid a little extra for cama (2nd class) and we got wide and very comfortable seats which reclined to virtually flat. We were offered sweets on depature, a hot meal which was better than most airline food, with the choice of wine and or beer as an accompaniment and the choice of whiskey or champagne to finish. Needless to say we slept quite well, not as smooth as flying but for the price it was veyr reasonable. We arrived in Puerto Iguazu around 2pm and booked into our hostel called Marcopolo Hostel, we were in a 6 bed dorm and lucky enough to be put in ... read more

Ola from Buenos Aires! Firstly, we are both in very good health and having an amazing time. The flight was fine and we (mainly Jess) managed to sleep most of the journey, arriving in a very warm Argentina on Thursday morning. Marcos (who we are staying with) was kind enough to meet us at the airport and he had planned a day of sight-seeing for us to kick start our time here. As you can see from the location we have selected, we are staying in a suburb of BA called Vincente Lopez, which is very nice and green (complete with private security guards and its own swimming pool). Currently, Marcos, his wife Luisina and his 2 year old son Lucas are staying with Luisina's mother whilst work is being done on their house, so as ... read more