6months has gone so fast.  The months have just flown by, one minute we was at the airport in Heathrow, moaning about the girl from the Air Cana…

Well last night was a blast, omg we all drunk far to much beer!! Liz and i met up with Ricardo, who we did the inka trail with, we started the  …

Well that was quick, one minute we are sitting in Huacachina eating a BBQ with the biggest stake i have ever seen, and next thing i know here we are …

So after all our trips to and fro Huacachina, we have decided on something important, getting that bloody holiday tan, so when we fly home (9DAYS AND…

So we got up at something insane like 4am, had our showers, got dressed and went to get the transport for our trip to Ballestar islands.  We was…

So we got to Paracas about 7ish, Paracas is a very pretty little place, with lots of little places to eat and drink, and a few shops, we was greeted …

Today we went sand boarding, and it was by far the coolest thing we have done in Peru, along with the fabulous trail and Machu Picchu.  Sand boa…

Well the bus took a little longer than bloody 14hours, we was on the bus from Cuzco over 17hours!! but i did manage to sleep fine on it tho, liz look…

Well we knew we couldnt stay here for the rest of our trip, as we have only 17days left, til we fly back grrrr.  Ok i am not looking forward to …

Well so from Puno we got on our last bus, it takes 7hours to get to Cuzco from Puno, but i swear this stupid driver made it last 8hours. We brought …

Well we left Bolivia at 7am, and started the long days drive back into Peru, ugh one thing i hate about being a poor backpacker is bus travel that ru…

So we took the 10pm bus from Cuzco to Puno on Thursday night, i was feeling ill so wasnt looking forward to the bus ride to Puno, let alone La Paz an…

The final day started early at 4am, i was tired, wet from the tent, and uncomfortable, and wasnt in the mood for being woken up at bloody 4am.  …

Day 3 started at 6am, very very cold and still raining, one of those days you want a bath and listen to Dido on the CD player while drinking a cold g…

Day 2 started with a cup of tea at 5am, i am not one for mornings and the cup of tea didnt help me.  We all had breakfast under a thatched roof,…

So here we are at the start of the first day waiting outside our Hostal for the transport to KM82.  Its raining, in fact pouring it down, both f…

So far Cuzco has been amazing, the city is just gorgeous, the sites are just amazing and the buildings and side streets lovely.  Its one of the …

Here we are in Cuzco city of the Inkas, and well its quite a special place, i am amazed how lovely the area around the plaza de arms is.  Its tr…

Well we finally sorted out the trek, We arrive at Cuzco on Fri 23rd this month, and stay in Cuzco a week, then on the 2nd of March 2007 we do the ink…

Huaca Pucllana stands north east of Miraflores, its only a 15minute walk from JFK park.  Its one of those strange sites that has to be seen.&nbs…

Well here i am, Peru, Miraflores to be exact. We fly in Yesterday, the flight  was ok, i had nobody sitting next to me, so mine was a more comfo…

First thing first, i do hate these Spanish computers, they dont seem to have that undo button, and i always seem to loose my first draft, this is the…

Pizza Sorrento is one of the best places we have eaten in Central America, wonderful menu, offering you good choices of Pizza and Pasta, it is really…

Woo hoo, finally a place we felt at home in.  A english pub out in Central America, Pavo Real aka The Peacock, is actually very good, and wow the fi…

There is a english pub located in Panama city, it is called "Pavo Real" or roughly translated as "The Peacock" it is in both our Lonely planet and Fo…

Amazing prices for a good sized lunch or dinner, at this decent veggie restaurant.  canteen style food, choose from a whole range of different d…

Before we came to Panama city, we was told in Nicaragua by a very nice old lady from Costa rica, "Oh yeah, they dont like Americans in Panama" and to…

Tica bus is one of the best things about travelling within Central America and Mexico, the chance to travel between countrys at such a cheap price. …

Panama city, is like something you would expect to see in the USA, all sky rised building blocks, shiney in the sun.  Lots and lots of twisting …

Well the today has finally arrived, i am to pack my karrimor in a few hours for the off, have my last plate of gorgeous nachos, and check out.. Adios…

We went looking for Copa airlines, it was on Av5 calle 1, well that is what "Footprint" said, we spent 20minutes lookin up and down the street, but s…

The phone alarm went off at 4am today, ugh, i hate gettin up in general but at 4am its still night time, i used to just come thru the door back home …

Well its time to finally say goodbye to Nicaragua, its been a amazing place to visit, made me feel angry at times, sad and also so happy, Nicaragua i…

We have managed to get a shuttle bus to Granada for Friday 26th, Same price as coming this way.  I dunno if i am actually looking forward to goi…

Las penitas on the south pacific coast was very much a new adventure.  We arrived on the Sunday, and left on the Friday. we got stuck there agai…

Yesterday had to be the strangest day ever, we saw things we wished we had not seen. I knew before i booked my trip, that central america has th…

Leon is such a nice city, i am so glad we decided to come here.  We did kop out and take the shuttle instead of the chicken bus, but at 7quid ea…

Three months into my trip, and Lazy bones in Leon, is the nicest hostel i have stayed in so far.  Amazing, there is no other word for it.  …

So we have now been here over a week, and still very much enjoying our time in granada.  And happy i have worked out how to add some bloody phot…

Don lucas is down la calzada, its a bit of a walk down, but your find it easy enough.  The decor is very nice, and service is good, as for the p…

Ha Ha a new  country for my map.. finally i am going places, we took the tica bus from San Jose and made our way to the boarder, getting into&nb…

Last night was one of the best nights so far in Costa rica, the day was proper crap, we had non stop rain from morning til late into the …

We booked the bus back to San Jose for Boxing day (non comonwealth lot, its the 26th of dec) so only a few more days here in beautiful paradise, but …

Well last night went really well, we stayed out so late and had a few gorgeous cocktails with Sandy and Mike, tho mike drunk beer, me and liz en…

After four days in San Jose, i am finally back at my beautiful Puerto Viejo, tho this time we are staying at the fabulous Rocking Js, ok so i said i …

Is it me or it nearly christmas, its like the Joni Mitchell song "River" its like christmas is happening all over the world, except i am not noticing…

We did it, we finally sorted out our flight home, we managed to find the Air Canada base in San Jose, located down Calle 5 between ave 7-9.  We …

Well we left beautiful Puerto Viejo this morning, there was hardly anyone on the bus, the ride was a bumpy experience.  The bus ticket is the mo…

We rented out some bikes today, and cycled all the way to Playa Uva, what a nice little hideaway beach it is too, we also cycled pass Playa Cocles, i…

As you can see from my last entry i was not well, i only just feel myself today, i cant believe i got food poisnoned, it was the chicken at natural i…

I cant believe i left out this travel blog from Cahuita.  Well this is how i remember it to be. We did a very long walk from Cahuita beach whic…

We got into cahuita today, finally i made it too the caribean side of Costa Rica, there was quite alot english ppl on the bus, which shows that we al…

 I found this hotel in both Lonely planet costa rica guide, and also on the internet, it was reconmended to me by some other backpackers, the wo…

We got back into San Jose only a few hours ago, the journey back was the most comfprtable i have been on a bus, but the trick was to sit at the fro…

We left Nicoya yesterday afternoon, in a way i was glad we had left, i felt out of place in that town, it was the first time since i left home …

Without a doubt, this is the worst accomodation in Samara, and prob in most of Costa Rica, unless you find Dead moths, Spider webs, dust, dirt, stain…

We left Santa Elena at 6am and got here to Nicoya at 3something, we have decided to stay in town for a night, as we are not in the mood for traveling…

We bumped into George last night, we originally met him in Manuel Antonio, he is one of the nicest down to earth Americans that we got to know so far…

We have been staying in La Fortuna in a little hotel, which overlooks the Volcano Arenal, the town itself was lovely, and the nicest that i have seen…

The volcan arenal tour and hotsprings is extremely good value and great fun, our package included - trek of nature reserve Arenal, watching wildlife,…

Well finally we did something adventurous other than eat a giant pizza, we trekked down to the Rio Fortuna waterfall and bloody hell it was the …

 I often ask myself what will i actually gain from my trip, i mean, ok the experience of being on my own, knowing that all i do here is made fro…

Well here i am writing a new blog, but this time its not on myspace but on a proper travelers journal page, less what i ate and dislike about fellow …

 and Places So there i was walking down to the supermarket with liz, to get something to eat as we was recovering from our night out and suf…

  Well i feel ill, too much excess last night  at the iris discotech  nightclub, i dunno why i thought it be cool to drink Imperial…

here we are finally!! after sitting on a humid bus for over 3hours we are finally here in Dominical, i would like to tell ya about the place but i ca…

Wow the beach was amazing today, like the weather was great and the sea very calm, some guy was surfing just in front of me and it was amazing, made …

So here we are in Manuel Antonio, staying at a little funky hostel with the most chilled ameicano tico owner we will ever run into.  we origna…

esterday we stayed up late talking with a varid group of international backpackers, Candians, Americans and costa rican. its was facinating talking…

Well lets just say i am back from hell!!! aka "JACO" what a dump i mean seriously i mean the place is a absolute dump!!! It was a cross between Fal…

The landing was fine, a great journey over.  We landed about midnight, went thru `passport controll easy, and got our Canadian stamps, i was hap…

I realised as i only started doing this journal in Nov, that i missed out the very start of the trip.  And looking at the map everytime i log on…