Bangkok We're now officially half way through our adventure… Goodbye Latin America & Hello Asia! The lights, sounds & smells combined with the high level of energy couldn't be mistaken for anywhere else other than Bangkok. The Lonely Plants quote is right "you'll be confused & challenged on your first visit, excited & eager when you return & sentimental when you depart for the last time". Luckily for me it's my second time so I wa...

The long awaited beach holiday has finally arrived but at the expense of a 48 hour bus journey!! But in all honesty it flew by. Two over night buses with Cruz del Sur (a luxury bus company) was like business class with Virgin Airways but a fraction of the cost! Food, movies and comfortable seating made the trip a breeze. When we arrived at Loki Del Mar (a Hostel chain that we have used before) we were amazed, it was more like a hotel complex. With beach views and...

Sometimes we are all so concerned with getting to the destination, that we actually forget the journey we take to get there! The Inca Trail is a trek to follow the footsteps of the Ancient Incas across The Andes and trace their pilgrimage to The Lost City of Machu Picchu. For Easton & I it was also about challenging ourselves physically & mentally to complete the 43km hike, mostly uphill, as painless as possible. We'd heard good reviews about our tour c...

I'm glad that this was the first place we stayed at in Peru… a lovely city with Plaza's and cathedrals everywhere, a really nice beautiful place. We stayed at a newly opened hostel called The Wild Rover, an Irish run hostel with brand new everything, Beds, Pillows, Quilts etc… so extremely comfortable. The bar was always pumping with good food and cheap beer and it had made huge party plans for New Years Eve. This was going to be our hub for the next few days...

PARTY, PARTY, PARTY…that's pretty much all there is to do in La Paz, so I suppose it's a great place to be for Xmas. But after spending 3 nights before the Amazon & 4 nights after at Loki Hostel we needed a break. The Hostel itself was fantastic by Bolivian standards & it certainly catered well for Westerners with big comfy beds, hot showers & toilet paper (both unheard off elsewhere in the country). With almost 200 beds, free Wi-fi, a banging bar s...