on weds we got a boat from manaus to belem, along the amazon river... it took 5 days and 4 nights! We did get hammock space as it was cheaper but when we got there.. oh my god! Everyone was packed in like sardines.. it was amazing! They tried to put up our hammocks in the space that one takes up.. and it wasn't nice at all so we tried to get a cabin instead, which we did! I think it may have been the last one so we were v lucky! It was on the top deck and we saw [View Full Entry]

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firstly apologies for the delay in posting... but its hard to find the time to write this up!! we went from rio up to manaus which is a town in the amazon. from there we went to a floating lodge actually in the jungle... and i think i speak for all of us when i say that we had the best time! we stayed there for 2 nights and we slept in hammocks and 3 of the walls of the lodge were open, was very different! we met sooo many nice people from all over the world and when u start [View Full Entry]

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this will be short and sweet and we are on a budget and don´t have that much money for the net! we finally left the cold of london to arrive in the RAIN OF RIO! (its like taking a warm shower with clothes...) we have been here in rio de janerio for 4 days and have seen all the major sights- copacabana beach, sugar loaf mountian, the statue of christ among other things. we are now like the locals as we have mastered the bus system... pity we are leaving tomorrow! some quick stories: jaya is supposed to be on dog [View Full Entry]

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what a week... and unfortunately mostly not nice :( last thursday jaya and suhi started on their rabies injections (of which we need 3... and have to pay for!) when suhi was going to work she felt so unwell that she had to go back home and her parents had to take her straight to A&E... because she had an allergic reaction to the injection. It was very very bad reaction and it scared the hell out of everyone. Fortunately she only had to stay for one night and she is almost fully recovered now but it does mean that she [View Full Entry]

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here is the route we plan to take... it may be changed depending on how we like the place or for any other reason. London Brazil (inc Rio, Amazon) Argentina (inc Iguassu Falls) Chile New Zealand Fiji Australia (inc Sydney, Ayers Rock, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin) Indonesia (inc Bali) Singapore Malaysia Thailand (inc Bangkok) Cambodia Vietnam Laos Sri Lanka (Manjit) India (Manjit and Jaya) [View Full Entry]

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there is exactly 1 month to go now... first we should introduce our trio as all you reading this might not know all of us! we all met at seven kings school. jaya and suhi have known each from year 7 and manjit joined them in the sixth form of the same school- so at least one good thing came out of that place!! we have been friends ever since even though we all went to different unis and studied very different subjects… so in alphabetical order is some more detailed info: jaya- I'm not sure who i'm writing this or [View Full Entry]

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