The journey from Merida Taganga was not so fun.  The cab driver in Merida was clearly drunk and continued to swig his bottle as he swerved ...

It was clear who won the vote as our bus approached the heavily anti Chavez area of Merida.  There was an onslaught of cheerful honking vehi...

At a total height of 979m and a uninterrupted drop of 807m, Salto Angel is the highest waterfall in the world.  The water rushes off of Auyant...

The dreaded border crossing into the notoriously dangerous Venezuela ended up being a cake walk.  POME Rob and I got a 14 hr night bus straigh...

Upon arrival in Manaus I was unvulantairily greeted by a Swiss guy turned Brazilian due to a unplanned baby 20 years earlier.  He tried to sel...

Sao Luis earned its reputation as the reggae capital of Brazil during my 4 day stay.  All reggae all the time makes for a pretty laid bac...

The journey between Piripiri to Barreirnhas and eventually Parque Nacional Dos Lencois Maranhenses was the most adventurous travelling I have done ...

Ancient rock painting, arches, and caves grace Parque Nacional de Sete Ciades, but the highly unusual rock formations were unforgettable.  It ...

I was told by several people that Jeri was the place to be of any beach town in the Northeast.  I was told that it was a good place to surf.&n...

A few people from my hostel in Salvador recommended Pipa as a worthwhile stop.  Getting there was a bit less convenient than I was used to.&nb...

Recife on the other side of the bridge.  Tom and I stayed at a fantastic hostel called Albergue de Olinda or something like that.  Person...

I made a last minute decision to get on a night bus with Aussie Tom to Maceio because I felt as if I needed to keep moving up the coast.  The ...

We were planning on going for a day trip to a different town further up the coast from Salvador, which the name now eludes me since I am writin...

The Budget tour passed trough Salvador several days before my arrival and had plenty of warnings for me.  One of the new guys who joined in ...

After a few days in Rio eight of us caught a minibus a couple of hours south west to Ilha Grande.  This was a great place to relax and soak up...

Countless laughs, 32 new friends, 7 weeks, 5 countries, and 1 girlfriend from a different continent later my Budget Expeditions came to an end in R...

After only a  few days in Brazil I can already tell that it is my favorite.  I was pleased to see that the Brazilian coast delivered the ...

The Pantanal is the world´s largest wetland area covering about 150,000 square kilometers.  Upon arrival we to a guided boat tour.  Alon...

I put this entry off too long and now I cant remember the details.  We went snorkelling down a river that was really clear and Pokey was born.

Iguazu Falls are often listed as one of the must do´s for South America and they did not disappoint.  We spent a couple days on both the Arge...

The border crossings are a breeze with the budget expeditions tour so I still have all of my stuff after crossing from Peru to Argentina.  The...

I am a little behind in my blog entries so I am going to write a few short ones to catch up.  Uyuni is a quiet town that is only on the travel...

The world´s highest capital city was a critical juncture on our journey.  Ten people left and eight new ones joined.  This makes for a f...

After yet another hang over plagued 8 hour bus ride we arrived in our last Peruvian destination.  Puno is the main town providing access to la...

Still buzzing from the previous evening´s ruckus, everyone doing the Inca trail or the Lares trek got on the early bus to Saqsayhuman.  Thi...

By Incan tongue Cusco means bellybutton.  It was given this name because it was the center of the web of trails that connected the Inca town...

To my surprise the entire Peruvian coastline is a desert.  I was expecting lush green mountains similar to what I found in the Andes of Ecuado...

I joined my Budget Expeditions truck tour on August 18.  I have to call it a truck because Steve, the Aussie driver, charges you a beer if y...

My 17 hour bus ride from Tumbes to Lima was actually very nice.  I paid extra to get the Bus Cama which had seats with plenty of leg ro...

I decided to take a night bus to the Peru border last night.  Lonely planet said that it should be 6 hours but it only took 4 and a half.&nb...

After our disappointing day in Alausi, the Germans and I continued on to Cuenca together with hopes of green pastures.  The light driz...

Saturday I took a bus from Banos to Riobamba.  The ¨casually¨ dressed bus attendants that gather the fair are relentless in their efforts to...

I took 4 hour bus from Quito to Banos for about half of the cost of a pint from Melrose.  This is a beautiful town in a small valley surroun...

Hi everyone, not really much to say for my first day but I wanted to let the worriers know that after an all nighter last night and about...