The Galapagos - Land Of The Giant Tortuga! August 29th 2008 When I left England last October I never dreamed that I would end up in the Galapagos, land of the giant tortuga, the archipelago that is home to wildlife that exists nowhere else on the plant, totally fearless wildlife that you can practically rub noses with. But, I was in Ecuador, at the end of my holiday, already over budget and I thought ah feck it, whats a little bit more debt?? After all the ... read more
South America » Ecuador » Galápagos The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more
October 07 - Friends, family and random people who stumble accross my blog: this is an account of my year away from the UK. I will be spending 6 months working in Tokyo and then 5 months backpacking across parts of Asia and South America. I hope you enjoy my stories...
September 09 - The travels continue so the blog continues... ... full info