Greetings all. Im having some Time Out from mountain climbing, glacier trekking and hot springs today as feeling pretty goddam lousy with the flu. Im surrounded by 6000m peaked mountains and its bucketing down so thought id drag my sorry arse out of bed and upload some more photos for your delectation... These ones are from Peru and the incredible trek in the Andes. Enjoy. Peru Part 2 - http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=170860&id=691995235&l=b4bafbf768 han x ... read more

Hello all At last I feel Im on holiday! First up - Just posted some more pics from Bolivia online l - http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=169673&id=691995235&l=e591f072a8 Hope you are enjoying them. Its been a blissful hot day and we have arrived in Arrequipa to a gorgeous hotel with swimming pool, hammocks and lush grounds filled with the sounds of loraqueets. As the sun is setting, I have ducked into the free internet room to update you all on the incredible Andean Trek which i have just about recovered from! The Inca Trail is one of those “must do” things I think, if you have any appetite for travel and adventure. Ranked in the top wonders of the wrold it has been transformed from a secret and hidden lost city into Peru{s premier tourist attraction. That said, numbers are ... read more

Hello all from deepest darkest peru! Last time i wrote I was in Bolivia it seems an aeon away. Am currently in Cusco having just returned from a 4 day trek in the Andes culminating in a visit to the magical Machu Pichu - truly one of the wonders of the world. The last few days have been a huge mental and physical test. Hiking up to 4800m where the air is so thin every step is an effort and your legs feel like jelly. However, the people and the scenery have been just amazing....a highlight of my time here to date. Yet, i last left you in Potosi so I shall rewind and skip through the last couple of weeks. La Paz - highest capital city in the world at 3600m. Spectacularly situated in the ... read more

Hello all from Bolivia - from Potosi - the highest city in the world - at an altitude of almost 4000 metres. Im in a lovely hostal/hotel and free to write at length so grab Yyourself a cup of tea and nestle down as this is a long (but hopefully interesting) one. Here´s the latest installment since my last update from Salta in Northern Argentina. 16 October - Leaving Salta in the dark we drove West towards the great Andes and Chile. It was an arduous 12 hours in the truck to get to the Chilean border and into San Pedro de Atacama. The truck rumbled up and up with all of us under strict instructions to drink plenty of water as we ascended the mountains. These are harsh places and as we rose higher ... read more

A quick update as about to take pepe out in Buenos Aires for a thank you dinner for all his incredible hospitality. I leave the city at 830am tomo and am not sure whyen ill be back online.... Since arriving back from moonlight walking at iguazu, we have wandered the streets of BA eating the most delicious helados, explored recolleto's cemetary and been out to Tigre - the bucolic delta 1 hour north of the city where the houses are built on stilts and its like a verdant amersterdam but remarkably similar to Henley on the main tributary!! I have had 2 unbelievable weeks here and tomo i leave with the dragoman gang for central argentina and 8 nights of camping. If you are interested in checking ot the route then here is the link http://www.dragoman.com/destinations/tripdetails.php?cat=lqb ... read more