Three months seems like a long time, but in a place like South America where there is so much to see and do, I think that three months will fly by. So I've decided that I'm not going to attempt seeing the entire continent but rather visit a few countries and do them justice. As I said in my last post, I am flying in to Lima, Peru on the 1st of August and I join my Gap Adventures tour the next day. The tour lasts 21 days and ends in La Paz in Bolivia. I am hopi...

So, it is just under two months before I fly out on the trip I have been dreaming of for, well, forever. This is the first time I have been travelling by myself, and while this is the most exciting thing I have ever done, it is also the most terrifying. Well, my flights are booked and believe it or not I'm actually already packed (all that's remaining to pack is my underwear and my toothbrush!). I know that's a bit excessive considering there's still 53 days b...