tomovincent

Sorry it's been a while since my last Machu Picchu blog but there are a few reasons this is the case. One Lima doesn't have a whole lot going for it, other than if you want to go out every night of the week you can, we tried! However on our last evening there a few of us went along to one of their parks which is full of water fountains and they put on a light show. It is only on a few days a week but well worth the £1 entry. We were amazed at how extravagant this was, especially as it was in South America! James and i then had to leave as we were flying from Lima to Iguazu that night. So we left Will who we had been traveling with for ... read more

Well guys having survived the "worlds most dangerous road", where they obviously place more importance on "walkie talkies" than sign posts and ambulances (as they are still on the pending list), it was time for more adventure this time in the Amazon basin. Shortly into our 45min flight (alternative option was a 21 hr bus trip!) all 18 passengers were feeling this could be the most dangerous part of the next 5 days. A less than smooth landing on a less than convincing mud runway then followed, and we had landed in Rurrenabaque, the gateway to the Amazon. This trip was destined to be a more than difficult few days than it needed to be. Upon arrival into the tin pot airport, tour companies are collecting their clients, loading them into 4x4´s then onto the jungle. ... read more

So After leaving the south well behind we had arrived in Mendoza, this is the wine capital of South America, so when we arrived and saw we could go on a tour later that day we jumped at it and started to look forward to having a few wines and a good night out. This didn't quite go to plan as we were picked up late then when we did it was full of 60-70 year old's, not exactly what we had expected! Anyway we made the most of it by drinking there wine as they were doing the proper thing of just tasting, so we finished off their glasses. Together with this we past the time by flirting with or tour girls. James got me with a classic though by putting a sticker on my ... read more

If I was to ask you; where can you buy a steak the size of your plate for $6? Or where is the capital of south American football? Or where do they start to go out for a night out at 2am? The answer Buenos Aires, Argentina! So this is the 1st leg of my South American adventure. After arriving from a long and uncomfortable flight on the worlds cheapest airline I met James in our hostel, cleaned up and went out. We soon found out that the first weekend we were there it was 'El Classico', it's only the biggest game in south American football with Boca Juniors playing Riverplate. These are Buenos Aires (BA) two biggest teams and have as fierce rivalry as any other, so we bought our tickets and off we went. ... read more

Hey Guys and Girls, Parents and Grand parents!! This is my first blog since moving out here to Melbourne a few weeks ago. The news from down here is that things are starting to settle down, I've joined a local rugby team and been absolutely loving it, especially scoring a try on my debut! My rugby pitch is right next to the pit lane for the F1 grand prix circuit and our changing rooms are the garages for the cars!! I've put in a picture of my club house overlooking Albert park lake and the city as the back drop! Unfortunately this weekend I dislocated my shoulder in the last 5 minutes of the game by trying to tackle a kiwi or Islander 3 times my size and he landed on me!! Stupidly I thought it ... read more