Three weeks three countries... No I'm not just collecting Stamps in my passport I really heard its worth going to Uruguay. Colonia What is there to say about Colonia. It was founded 1680 by the Portuguese to piss of the Spanish which just founded Buenos Aires and to smuggle stuff into BA. It is named by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site; it is really cute and has lot of old building and cobble stone streets. Have a look at the pics and you know what I mean. Montevideo Before you ask no I didn’t mention that I live in Australia while I'm in Montevideo. Somehow that didn’t seem to be a wise thing to do. (For the non Australians. Australia beat Uruguay in the qualifier of the WM and kicked them out of the race ... read more

Whatever you want to call it, it is the small volcanic island in the middle of nowhere between Australia and South America. It is 3600 km west of Chile (of which it is part of) and 2075 km east of Pitcairn Island and this makes it the most isolated inhabited island in the world (you have to be famous for something). It is located at “27°09'S 109°27'W” (put that into Google earth and you shall see) and is just over 160 km2 big and has today a population of just about 3800 inhabitants. I arrived there on the 25th and found a nice and not that expensive (This one if for you Marc) accommodation in Hanga Roa, the only and therefore biggest town on the island. I shared my room with Paul and Tom and met ... read more

Hi all Below you will find my itinerary. I added dates where I know them otherwise I indicated the rough time I will spend in each country. * Leave Sydney (Tue 24-Jan) * Easter Island/Chile (Until Mon 30-Jan) * Buenos Aires / Argentina (Until Fri 10-Feb) * Montevideo / Uruguay (Until Sun 12-Feb) * Overland to Iguaçu Falls / Argentina (Until Sun 19-Feb) * Iguaçu Falls/Argentina/Brazil (Until Wed 22-Feb) * Carnival in Salvador da Bahia / Brazil (Until Wed 1-Mar) * Overland to Rio / Brazil (Until Thu 9-Mar) * Rio / Brazil (Until Mon 13-Mar) * Colombia (for ca 25 days) * Ecuador including Galapagos islands (ca 25 days) * Peru (ca 25 days) * Bolivia (ca 25 days) * Chile (ca 8 days) * Fly Santiago / Chile - Madrid (Mon 10-Jul) * Madrid ... read more