So at long last we arrive in Brazil and full of World Cup spirit. Wait, what?! They are where?! What are they doing on a beach in Ibiza? Oohhhh, OK. Cheers England. Tourist Information are Liars So we hop off the bus and walk straight to tourist info for a map and some tips, the […]
Fifa Fan Fest, Brazil 2014
So if you don’t know, I’m in Brazil for the World Cup. The video below was taken in the Fifa Fan Fest that has been set up in São Paulo amongst other cities. Watching Brazil play, and win, was a great experience. Everyone was really friendly even with a guy from Columbia, Sebastian, that was […]
La Bomba de Tiempo
Recommended by pretty much everyone including the guide books yet it still didn’t disappoint. Normally when a lot of people big something up to you it can sometimes turn out to be a little dull or not live up to your expectations. La Bomba however was exactly what I was expecting. Drums galore with a […]
Montevideo, Uruguay
So I feel like I am far enough away from Montevideo now to say what went on (for the sake of family and friends really). Soooo first night, someone was shot in the leg 15 paces from our hostel door. We later found out that the Police had apprehended a gang of bank robbers and […]
Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
After a boat journey from hell we got off to beautiful weather in Colonia. It wasn’t just raining, it was hammering it down. Luckily the hostel was a short 3 blocks walk from the port. It didn’t really stop raining for 3 days straight but mixed it up a little with plenty of thunder and […]
Buenos Aires, Argentina
So with the borders being closed to go by bus we decided to bite the proverbial bullet and fly. Sat next to a guy that was flying for the first time in his life, he was easily over 40 and asked me to collect all of the sick bags for him just in case. He […]
Iquique, Chile
Iquique is a very strange but beautiful city. It is pinned to the coast by some huge mountains that provide a beautiful backdrop. The coast sweeps round full of pelicans and sea lions basking in the sun. A great beach with some huge waves hogged by many people practicing their surfing. There really isn’t that […]
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
San Pedro de Atacama is the desert, not only that but it’s the driest place on earth (Atacama Desert). It’s dry, it’s dusty and before long your lips are chapped, your nose is full of dust and you begin to realise just how baron the landscape is. The desert itself covers 600 square miles over […]
La Serena, Chile
When you get off a bus at 5:30AM, the last thing you want is your hostel to be closed until 7AM. Waiting around in the bus station and the same in the hostel, by the time we could check in at 11AM I could hardly keep my eyes open. So we slept until about 3PM […]
Viña del Mar y Valparaiso, Chile
Over charged in a taxi and the worst burger of my life started Viña off well. Walking Tour Made our way to Valparaiso on a local bus with a driver that thought we were on the converted streets of Monaco for the F1. We were not, but we sure got there quick! We took corners […]