Water, Water Everywhere: A Trip to The Pantanal, Brazil
I'd wanted to visit this marshy, swampy place for over ten years so I was somewhat overwhelmed to be there. And the place did not disappoint.... Read more →
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
After meeting my maker at the religious theme park I moved on, heading north to Iguacu Falls. I knew I wanted to visit this magnificent natural phenomenon before even set off on my travels. Higher than Niagra, the reports were all the same. The falls promised to be breathtaking. And they were. There are two sides to see – in… Read more →
Something for the Weekend: Brazilian Caipirinha Recipe
With the assistance of a friend from Sao Paulo, I sampled many Brazilian caiphirina's in South America. Here's a recipe & a few twists on this exotic drink.... Read more →
Sweet Jesus: Buenos Aires’ Religious Theme Park
Buenos Aires is known for many things but its less famous Tierra Santa theme park offers a day out of Biblical and religious proportions.... Read more →
From Santiago to the land of the lovelies (Part 2)
Slightly odd that I’m writing this from the UK…but will cast my mind back to the days of warmth… It was an early start for the trip to Mendoza. One final trip to the post office (nothing) and a mad dash to the bus station. Lesson leanrned: don’t believe that locals know what they are talking about when they confirm… Read more →
Santiago to the land of the lovelies (Part One)
I arrived in Santiago after my 23-hour bus ride (almost) without incident. ‘Almost’ in the sense that I got off the bus at a ‘pit-stop’ (I say pit as the bus terminal smelt like one) and the bus drove off with my rucksack on it. Calmly howling at the top of my voice in Spanglish while flailing my arms with… Read more →
Flat out: Visiting The Bolivian Salt Flats
In pictures: my three day tour through the Bolivian Salt Flats from La Paz to San Pedro de Atacama in Chile.... Read more →
Gone dark
I feel like I have ‘gone dark’, in the words of Jack Bauer (from 24 for those who aren’t familiar). The truth isn’t far from that. I’m currently tapping this blog into a word document ready to upload as soon as – or if I ever – get internet connection again. Ok, I do realise that I am travelling through… Read more →
Jo Versus the Volcano
Right, where was I…I’d managed to escape imminent death in Quito then headed off the next day for a long journey into the Amazon. Hopes were high and the local bus ride went quickly, helped along by the repeated playing of a wonderful Latin American song ‘I’m sexy, sexy, sexy.’ We arrived at the jungle lodge to the sounds of… Read more →
The Equator, Quito: Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Just under 1.5 hrs north of Quito it is possible to make a small hop between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres at the Ecuator, Quito... Read more →
