Sunday 14th April 2013 - We landed in Rio and straight away as soon as we got off the plane were struck by that humid atmosphere and heat that everyone associates with stepping into a foreign place. This was so intense because the last week here has been continuos thunderstorms and rain, and it chose not to change on our behalf. To be fair the rain only came down in 2-3 showers through the day but the thick cloud hugged every peak we saw and attached itself to th...

Today I finally visited Rome. I've visited Italy twice beforehand but never actually seen the capital. This is my second time to Italy with Nicki as we previously visited Pisa and Florence, something that may become typical with us and other destinations is, despite being to Italy twice in her life, nicki still is yet to spend a night here. Our flight in with Air Italia felt quick, I think most likely because of how little I slept last night. But now that I'm sa...

What a send off so far. Can't believe after all those months of planning its actually here. Literally over a year ago.. Thinking about it, before we had even decided to drive across America last year, we had already decided then that we wanted to go to South America. Now, finally, everything has fallen into place. After all the flights, bookings, research, sabbaticals, jobs and goodbyes its here. No matter how far ahead you plan things they eventually come round ...