Firstly, I was unprepared for the airport tax. I’d managed to whittle away my last few soles to almost zero, so then to be told i need to pay 98 more just for using the airport (which doesn’t even have free wi-fi) left me a bit miffed. I’ve even had to pay a fee for [...]
April 18, 2009 – 10:39 am
I always had the best of intentions to go to Patagonia, in fact I thought it would be the highlight of my trip. But the more I spoke to people, the more I realised I would rather save it for when it is high season and when I am perhaps a bit older. Before I [...]
March 12, 2009 – 10:12 am
My love-hate affair with transport in Brazil started no less than the very first hour I landed in Rio. Mellow Yellow hostel, voted ‘best hostel in South America’ arranged for me to have my very own car to chauffeur me from the airport to the hostel. When I got there, about a dozen other travellers [...]
March 12, 2009 – 10:10 am
In the run-up to a potentially year-long stint away from home, it’s fair to say you need to put some thought into what you’re going to take with you. One of the worst things you can do is wait until the night before your flight to pack (especially when you’re still recovering from a beer, [...]
February 14, 2009 – 5:20 pm
So I head into Rio De Janeiro this Sunday…. and I cannot begin to state in words how unbelievably excited I am. Going backpacking is one of my main ambitions, and to think that it’s about to all come to fruition is fecking fantastic! Particularly because as I flicker, on uhh Flickr, I am getting [...]
November 3, 2008 – 12:28 am
Thanks to the Chinese National Holiday at the beginning of October, I managed to escape the bustling metropolis for the first time since I arrived at the end of July. Xi Tang My first trip involved hopping on a train to the tranquil water-town of Xi tang. For just 13 kuai we took the train [...]
