We made it to Zurich! After 32.5hrs of flights, navigating of airports and lugging our bags up multiple flights of stairs, we made it to our hotel where we were very pleased to find they had a room available at 9am in the morning. Our first flight was really good, we had more leg room than we thought we were going to get and we watched multiple movies to try and keep us awake until Hong Kong. The Hong Kong airport is massive so we walked around for ages looking at all the different shops, ordered a bit of food, and basically tried to keep ourselves awake until the next flight. As soon as we got on the flight we fell asleep. We'd planned to stay awake until we finished our first meal but we fell ... read more

I am so glad I went to a good travel doctor.....I didn't really need anything from all the meds he gave me but a lot of the people I have been traveling with have needed it! From persistent productive coughs to bad diarrhea, I am now the drug dealer on the trip. I don't like giving out drugs unless it's absolutely necessary due to side effects and it's better if your body can fight it anyway. But some people can get really sick if your body is struggling to fight it. If it were a hospital situation we would be doing sputum and other tests to determine the right bug and have the correct treatment, but it's not always possible to see a doctor when traveling. So hopefully some of us get better quick! Anyway today ... read more

This morning we woke up and went to the Argentinian side of Iguassu Falls (we are staying on the Brazillian side). From there we went for a walk and then got picked up in a truck where we were taken to the rapids in the falls. We got on a boat and headed up the river where the falls were. The driver drove us into the waterfalls and we got saturated! It was such a great experience, luckily we were warned that we would get soaked, but I got the feeling the lady in front of me had no idea as she screamed and complained every time we went into the waterfalls, it was quite funny. After that we got to walk around the falls again on the Argentinian side and then we went back over ... read more

Yesterday I met up with a friend from my previous tour as we were both in Buenos Aires and wanted to see more of the city. We went to a museum which had art by Van Gough, but I found it kind of boring (I'm not an arty person). After that we went to the markets and visited a graveyard.....which is one of the biggest attractions in Buenos Aires due to the amount of mausoleums they have there (it's like a small city). After that I over ate again and then I went shopping by myself. I'm sure I've put on 5kgs already, but I'm happily still eating large meals and don't care at the moment. Last night I met up with some people from contiki and we tried some steak, empanadas and ice cream. Today ... read more

Last night I arrived at my hotel to find out I got an upgrade! And the best part is I have a spa bath!!!!! In the morning I slept in, had an omelet and croissant thing and then walked around the streets. The first thing I thought when I got to Buenos Aires is that it looks like a great place to shop! But walking around the streets around my hotel I found everything was so expensive and you know it is when they have their own security guards in every shop! Must find some cheaper shops somewhere. Anyway I did splurge on laundry at my hotel so kind of don't want to spend anything else at the moment. Later in the day I went to a street art and graffiti tour as Buenos Aires is ... read more