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Loja, Ecuador Thursday, 25 June, 2009 – Monday, June 29, 2009 We spent a night in the Peruvian town of Piura before taking a bus to cross the border and travel to Loja, Ecuador. Looking at the changing landscape outside … Continue reading →

Arequipa, Peru Thursday, May 29, 2009 – Friday, May 30, 2009 It was time to leave the relatively safe countries (by latin american standards) of Chile and Argentina and head north into Peru – or scary south America, as Grainne … Continue reading →

La Serena and Elqui valley, Chile Monday, May 4, 2009 – Wednesday, May 6, 2009 We caught a bus to La Serena, which we used as a base to explore the nearby Elqui valley. As we drove north from Santiago … Continue reading →

Santiago, Chile Sunday, April 19, 2009 – Monday. April 20, 2009 We left Pucon on an overnight bus on Saturday to travel to the capital and dizzy metropolis (because of the smog) of Santiago, Chile. I was here last year, … Continue reading →

Bariloche March 27, 2009 – April 4, 2009 We arrived to a windy Bariloche late in the afternoon and made our way to our hostel. Bariloche (or more formally, San Carlos de Bariloche) is located at the southern end of … Continue reading →

  Fitzroy mountains March 3 – March 9, 2009 We spent a few hours in El Calafate before catching the late afternoon bus to El Chalten. The main things we needed to do in El Calafate were to take out … Continue reading →

  Yep, I’m back on the road again. I’ve noticed my blog was starting to become a bit boring, so this time around I’m going to avoid the boring day by day description of what i did and try sticking … Continue reading →

  Sunday, 30 November, 2008   I arrived in Barcelona, Spain early on Sunday and made my way to collect the keys to the apartment I had booked here. The grumpy attendant eventually gave me the keys after he told … Continue reading →

  Saturday, 17 November, 2008   Well, I’m back on my travels again. This time I’ve gone to spain for jusrt over a month mainly to learn spanish. I really enjoyed speaking the language when I was in south america, … Continue reading →