I woke up around midday stinking from the previous 48 hours and grabbed a much needed shower. After buying some things from the shop and getting some more more money out of the bank I decided I needed to get out of Buenos Aires and make my way to Salta the next day. After booking my bus through the hostel I chilled for most of the afternoon and chatted to a few people. At one point I saw a girl

Now the real road trip begins we decide to just keep driving for as long as possible we start out at around 11am and I make up some sandwiches which we eat literally as we are driving. We stop off at a driver reviver station by the side of the road which we have seen since Brisbane advertising free coffee but we have never stopped yet. They really do give you free tea and coffee Michael no tri

Today consisted of a whole lot of walking In the morning we walked to try and catch the 'changing of the guard' ceremony however we ended up arriving as soon as it was over so hopefully we will be able to catch it tomorrow morning After that we walked to Covent Gardens which is the young and 'hip' part of London with tons of great stores and an outdoor marketplace street performers and cafe

Yesterday we finally got some laundry done...it may have been the first time in a couple weeksWe also took a cruise along the Bosphorus strait...it stopped on the asia side of Turkey. I think just so you can say that you were in Asia We fought through hordes of people to get back and I had an dope ass fish sandwich straight out of the water. The locals were lining up for it so I figured it mu

Myself Connie her friend J an English couple called Tom and Jess and a few others got into the club around 2am and wandered around. Connie gave me a bit of a pick me up shortly after we arrived and then we walked around trying to find someone at the club who could help us out. Connie could clearly look after herself as at one point she had 15 Argentinian guys stood around her as she asked abo

Yesterday we did most of our sightseeing at the major spots and it was amazing The Aya Sofia Blue Mosque Archaeological museum some park...They make these amazing baked potatoes with a various number of condiments...the potato is mashed up on the inside usually with like cheese or butter. The fresh juice here is amazing ass well and it's everywhereAnywho we found a new hotel which was much

After a very annoying breakfast in Budapest trying to fight through a shit ton of obnoxious teenagers that were staying at our hotel for food...we flew to Turkey and to our surprise received a meal on like a 2 hour flight...oh joyWe had trouble finding a hotel at first then we finally found a hostel that Lonely Planet recommended but it ended up being shit hole run shady characters. Getting to

We caught an early train here yesterday. We went through Slovakia without even noticing that our rail pass doesn't cover that country so it cost us about 35 Euros...whoops luckily we didn't get fined 100 Euros each.Not as busy as Prague and just as coolWe searched out one of the big attractions here which is the thermal baths When we arrived it was really confusing because we weren't sure was

Welcome to the JungleSo we left Quito at around 6am to begin our journey towards Tena and then on to the Amazon Jungle.We stayed one night with a small indigenous community who prepared us fresh food and we spent the night watching and participating in local dances and rituals. We travelled by small pick up trucks in order to get there along the bumpy roads and me and Jo were more than happy

Weve had an extremely busy last few days and things are starting to get complicated but were still having a great time. So in chronological order...We spend all day May 4 exploring the Plaza de Armas area of Cuzco and had a great day So beautiful Lots of colonial architecture and churches on top of Inca cobble stone streets and Inca stones as the bases. Cuzco is a pretty friendly city. T

We arrived in the UK on a historic day election day. Gordon Brown's Labor Party was defeated by David Cameron's Conservative Government but Cameron didn't get enough votes to rule. This means a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats. This is high drama. Not only thatthe polling voting was so heavy that people were turned away from the polls at 10 PM to quite the outrage.Meanwhi

There isnrsquot anything quite like that southern twang that reminds you that you have arrived in North America. In fact I was in culture shock just getting on the plane to Atlanta from Johannesburg. ldquoHey there sweetheart welcome to Delta just take a left down the aisle to find your seatrdquo a blonde botoxed AllAmerican looking stewardess told me. When I did find my seat I found

Well hello everybody this is Bangkok. It's now 0349 on Sat 07th May and we have had an interesting time here in BKK already. Between 01000500 it is only 10 baht an hour in this internet cafe beneath our hotel at Rambutri village I think darrens backpacker economic philosophy is starting to rub off on me. Today we had a bit of a lie in despite an eraly night last night. We have really not had

Flying lsquohomersquo with zee German family in tow we pick up our hire car at Stansted hot foot it into London to pick up the English contingent and a couple of hours later wersquore sitting in front of a fireplace in a 400 yearold cottage in the Cotswolds. Whether wersquore lsquoon the roadrsquo or lsquoback homersquo our activities down the years have led family and frien

My first trip of the summer isn't until May 27 I have four lined up for June and July Yellowstone Bahamas up north and then Florida keys. So until then I have a few weeks to just be mush. I'm going out with friends getting stuff done blah blah blah. Mostly I hang out with Damon because he's unemployed and he's leaving for good midJune yes I will be super depressed. That is why I plann

We arrived Wednesday night. Thursday morning started the Bible Conference. Rich spoke twice in the morning. Friday he spoke once in the morning and will speak again tonight. It was so refreshing to see him relaxed and in his element. I want this confident man back.

So it's travel time again. This time I'm not alone. I am making this journey around the world with a french translator in tow. For those of you who don't know the translator is Audree my girlfriend from Montreal. She's good at french and is small so she fits well in my backpack. Since my trip to Japan and New Zealand last year I have been to Belize and Guatemala also with Audree. It was on t

Today we displayed the fact that we are now seasoned travellers by catching the rural train out to the Palace of Versailles. Dad acted like a local insert sarcastic tone here when a local came down the aisle playing the accordion. He basically screamed and chair danced like a white boy while throwing money at the musiciansVersailles is magnificent. All the photos do not do it justice and c

You know those perfect moments in life where everything is just right and you know that at that moment you are the luckiest person on the planet Thats how I felt this morning as Marshall and I snorkeled hand in hand in the amazingly clear waters of the Galapagos Islands surrounded by sea lions. They somersault and twirl blow bubbles and swim right at you. One even tugged at Marshall03

Sunday 2nd May 2010 Part 1You may want to sit back put your feet up and relax for this next blog as it may take a whileSunday 2nd May at 8.30pm me and Paul left the Asia Hotel in Phnom Penh to go to get something to eat.We were heading towards the river front. We had been walking for about 5 minutes when we got to Preah NorodomBoulevard. We stood on the pavement waiting to cross the road.