mayhem - David Carter (absent) and Ian Mayhew

Two years ago Ian and I went traveling in South America. He's grown a bit now and it's good to let him out on his own now and again, see the wild cruel world. Make him realise what he's got when he come's crawling back... I'm waiting. Could be a while. I'm off to buy a white cat.
David

So my life as a student is behind me as I graduated from Exeter University on the 24th of July, and now my feet are wandering again. Starting in Costa Rica I will be travelling up to Canada overland to do a ski season. The route is unplanned the deadlines vague but I want to make the most of this trip take every opportunity I can to live life to the full. I will hopefully keep this updated regularly but I may be having to much fun.
Ian

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By mayhem
August 22nd 2009

Reorganising and drinking in San Jose Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » San José » San José

Drinking
One of the only things to do in San Jose.

San Jose Arriving pretty late into San Jose we called Cristian who finished work at 10pm and said we should eat something then meet in a bar. Doing this we met in a sports bar and after a couple of drinks made it to his house, where the rest of his housemates were just chilling and drinking late into the evening. The next day was spent sleeping in, washing and planning things for the next couple of weeks. Eventually making it out for food at 3pm we headed to a Japanese fast food place that and then met up with Joe [View Full Entry]

By mayhem
August 22nd 2009

Carribbean Costa Rica Central America Caribbean

Finally Sunshine
A Caribbean beach as you would expect it to be.

Puerto Viejo Crossing back into Costa Rica on the Caribbean side is a lot more straight forward, it a big river that you cross. On one side is Panama with the Panamanian boarder post on the other side the Costa Rican boarder post, very simple and like it should be, took us less that ten minutes which is unheard of. Our first stop back in Costa Rica is the weed toting town of Puerto Viejo, stepping of the bus is obvious that this place is a world apart from the pacific coast. Reggy music blurrs from every speaker, Rastafarian colors adorn [View Full Entry]

By mayhem
August 18th 2009

Panama North Central America Caribbean

Reflected Stilt Houses
At the port on the way to Bocas

Chiriqui Province Upon legally crossing the boarder with stamps in our passports, $5 for Americans but free for the British. We persuaded a coach driver to take us to David on a bus from San Jose and once there immediately took a bus up to Boquete which in the Chiriqui highland under Volcan Basu. The bus up there had the air-conditioning on full blast and not being used to this we both promptly froze as outside was in the high 20´s so we were dressed in shorts nd t-shirts. The scenery in the highland is very different, with jungles giving way [View Full Entry]

By mayhem
August 16th 2009

Uvita Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Uvita

Heaven
The long trek down was worth it to find this gem.

Uvita Costa Rica has alot of rivers and alot of small towns, now there must of been a shortage of materials in the sign making factory as they decided to sign post all of the rivers and small streems but very few of the towns. This we notice on our four hour bus jurney down to Uvita (about 100km down the coast for Manuel Antonio) with the repercussion that we missed our stop in Uvita which is strung out along two miles of the highway, we only noticed we had arrived in Uvita when we were nearly leaving. Our first view [View Full Entry]

By mayhem
August 14th 2009

Landing on my feet Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Manuel Antonio

Monkey Love
Paris the duck makes a new friend.

I arrived at San Jose airport typically tired and bedraggled, with no local currency and only the name of a hostel to stay at in Alajuela. So there I was pondering if taking 50000 Colones out of the ATM was too much or too little. When a guy (Cristian) came up and asked me if I was a certain Mr Smit, whilst declining he obviously saw the slightly lost look in my eye and asked where I staying. Producing the scrap of paper from my pocket with the hostel name on it I handed it to him. Turns out that [View Full Entry]

By mayhem
July 28th 2009

Packing Again Europe » United Kingdom » England » Northamptonshire

Dad, Mum and I
Me an the Rents at graduation

The last few days have defiantly got to rate among some of the emotional of my life, and one that I know thousands of other people have experienced along with me. Not all these other people however decide that just five days after graduating and with only two days spent at home to go off travelling for nine months. Hence as I sit here now I’m filled with a strange mix of excitement for the adventures to come, eagerness to get under way and forget the stress of putting life on hold, sadness for leaving so many good friends behind and [View Full Entry]

By mayhem
December 10th 2006

In Conclusion South America

Ian

We evaded the police twice, We broke the law five times (In two countries), We went through three countries (And came in sight of six), We met 10 other people travelling while still at University, They all came from Oxford, Harvard or Stanford (Oxford 5, Harvard 3, Stanford 2), We spent 257 hours on Busses (Over 26 journeys and 40 Busses), We started one company, We met two government ministers, We were on the radio once, We were interviewed for a magazine once, We travelled by Bus, Plane, Horse, Skis, Foot, Hitch-Hiking, Motor Boat, Sailing Boat, Bike and Rickshaw, The coldest [View Full Entry]

By mayhem
December 2nd 2006

Relaxing in Corrico, Lima, Home. South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Coroico

Ian readng
On the edge of the world.

We've been back for around two months now and it seems as if less has happened here than happened in the average week in South America. We're in Ians' top room with a few beers, ready to engage in our final semi productive nostalgia trip. The last week and a bit was planned as a chance to relax, after the stressful 2 and a half month holiday we'd been on. The stresses that travellers usually moan about - catching busses, missing busses, making checkout times etc were still with us, but we gave sightseeing and company stuff a miss. We would [View Full Entry]

By mayhem
September 10th 2006

Cusco and the Inca Trail. South America » Peru » Cusco » Inca Trail

The clouds they be a lifting

We Taxied into town to find a hotel, then crashed after the 34 hours of not sleeping on a bus. The following morning we went out into Cusco in search of a fat mans breakfast, this we found and devoured in a record time much to the liking or the proprietor. Next job Money, not really being sure of the exchange rate we wondered round and looked at various places, eventually finding one slightly higher than the rest. Thirdly that morning we went to SAS travel and confirmed our departure for the Inca trail on the first of September. Our [View Full Entry]

By mayhem
August 31st 2006

Rurrenabaque, the Jungle and up to Cuzco South America » Bolivia » Beni Department » Rurrenabaque

Equalizing the tan

Stepping of a 17 hour bus journey in Rurrenabaque with our last meal and last shower a worryingly distant memory, we decided not to bother checking into a hotel and headed straight for a company which could take us up jungle. We found one run by a Bolivian who had lived in the States and were shocked by a return to occidental levels of service. In a bit of a rush we took it in turns to jump onto the back of his scooter with which he tore through to town and down to the “docks”, resembling a scene from apocalypse [View Full Entry]

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