31. Dec, 2010

The last minute dash to…anywhere, really.

Borneo

My next trip, I thought as I sat in my fluorescent-lit office and ate my paltry homemade sandwhich, wouldn’t be exotic. Everyone would know exactly where it was, and you wouldn’t need any injections or malaria tablets to go. There would be no traditional dress, no jungles, no climbing ridiculous mountains and definitely no altitude. […]

22. Jun, 2009

South America: Homeward bound

Peru

The flight home wasn’t any less painful or long, but I had a thousand scenic views and funny moments in my head to keep me company. Peru is an amazing country, each town and village had a personality all of it’s own. It reminded me of Australia, the way the landscape changed so dramatically – […]

21. Jun, 2009

South America: Lima (final day)

I woke the next morning very late, very hungover. After a brief recount of the night’s adventures with the rest of the group at breakfast, I walked into Miraflores for some serious junk food with Glenda and Bec. They continued on to do some shopping, and I walked to Mr Wong’s supermarket to buy coke […]

20. Jun, 2009

South America: Amazon Jungle – Lima

We had a sleep in on our last day, relatively speaking, not having to leave for the airport until 6.30am. After a quick breakfast, we farewelled our guides and took the 1.5hr boat ride back to head office where we grabbed our bags and drove to the airport in Puerto Maldonados. We were early this […]

19. Jun, 2009

South America: Amazon Jungle (Day 2)

The 4am wake-up call wasn’t too bad, at least it wasn’t cold and we didn’t have to trek up and down mountains all day. When you look at things from that perspective most things in life seem quite easy. After a quick breakfast, my gumboots and I took a very muddy walk back to the […]



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