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All going well, our trip should take us to Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, South Africa, Zambia, Tanzania and Uganda.

• 1

  The first leg   Newcastle upon tyne, United Kingdom on Jun 3, 2005 0 pictures 1 comment
• 2

  To Lima...   London, United Kingdom on Jun 6, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 3

  First Day in Lima   Lima, Peru on Jun 7, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 4

  To Huaraz   Huaraz, Peru on Jun 9, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 5

  First Day in Huaraz   Huaraz, Peru on Jun 10, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 6

  Chavin   Huaraz, Peru on Jun 11, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 7

  Santa Cruz Trek   Huaraz, Peru on Jun 12, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 8

  Llanganuco   Huaraz, Peru on Jun 13, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 9

  Pottering in Huaraz   Huaraz, Peru on Jun 14, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 10

  Temple and Bus to Trujillo   Trujillo, Peru on Jun 15, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 11

  Trujillo,   Trujillo, Peru on Jun 15, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 12

  Trujillo, Huaca de la Luna   Trujillo, Peru on Jun 16, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 13

  First Impressions of Chiclayo   Chiclayo, Peru on Jun 17, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 14

  Jobsworth and the Lord of Sipan   Chiclayo, Peru on Jun 18, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 15

  Tour Problems in a Nice Quiet Little Town   Chachapoyas, Peru on Jun 20, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 16

  The World's Worst Road   Chachapoyas, Peru on Jun 21, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 17

  Mountain Fortress   Chachapoyas, Peru on Jun 22, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 18

  A Head Banging Coach Journey   Chachapoyas, Peru on Jun 23, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 19

  Ill in Cusco   Cusco, Peru on Jun 23, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 20

  The Inca Festival of the Topless Snake Dancer   Cusco, Peru on Jun 24, 2005 0 pictures 1 comment
• 21

  No Gracias   Cusco, Peru on Jun 25, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 22

  Embarrassed Bums in The Sacred Valley   Cusco, Peru on Jun 26, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
• 23

  Olluntaytambo and a fight on the Mountain   Cusco, Peru on Jun 27, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
• 24

  Bored of Cusco   Cusco, Peru on Jun 28, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 25

  Fishy Sexywoman?   Cusco, Peru on Jun 29, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 26

  Inca Wappa Knappa   Cusco, Peru on Jun 30, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 27

  The Inca Trial   Cusco, Peru on Jul 1, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 28

  Dead Woman´s Pass   Cusco, Peru on Jul 2, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 29

  Talking Nonsense on the Inca Trail   Cusco, Peru on Jul 3, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
• 30

  Just Another Touroid in Machu Pichu   Cusco, Peru on Jul 4, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
• 31

  Torn Bills   Cusco, Peru on Jul 5, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 32

  Nazca Lines   Nazca, Peru on Jul 6, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
• 33

  Fat Geordie Idiot on a Sandboard   Ica, Peru on Jul 7, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
• 34

  On the...booze, in Pisco   Pisco, Peru on Jul 8, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 35

  Messing About in a Boat   Pisco, Peru on Jul 9, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
• 36

  Jemma Lucks out at Scrabble   Arequipa, Peru on Jul 10, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
• 37

  Being a Typical Touroid in Arequipa   Arequipa, Peru on Jul 11, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
• 38

  In the World´s Second Deepest Canyon with Alf   Arequipa, Peru on Jul 12, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 39

  Teaching English, Moi?   Arequipa, Peru on Jul 13, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
• 40

  Bloody Big Birds, and Not of the Blyth Variety   Arequipa, Peru on Jul 14, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
• 41

  No Sleep to Puno   Puno, Peru on Jul 16, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 42

  Hat Thieving on the Sacred Lake of the Inca   Puno, Peru on Jul 17, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 43

  The World´s Worst Football Game   Puno, Peru on Jul 18, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 44

  We Enter Bolivia, Twice...   Copacabana, Bolivia on Jul 18, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 45

  Breaking the Law, Breaking the Law   Copacabana, Bolivia on Jul 19, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
• 46

  Ghosts on the Inca´s Sacred Isle?   Copacabana, Bolivia on Jul 20, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
• 47

  New Age Weirdos on the Isla del Sol   Copacabana, Bolivia on Jul 21, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 48

  The Weird Road to La Paz   La Paz, Bolivia on Jul 22, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 49

  The Best a Man Can Get?   La Paz, Bolivia on Jul 23, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 50

  The Strongest   La Paz, Bolivia on Jul 24, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 51

  The World´s Most Dangerous Road   Coroico, Bolivia on Jul 25, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 52

  Our Worst Journey So Far...   Corroico, Bolivia on Jul 26, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 53

  Rurrenabaque   Rurrenabaque, Bolivia on Jul 27, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 54

  Idiots in the Amazon Jungle   Rurrenabaque, Bolivia on Jul 28, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
• 55

  Maccaws and Mad Mini Monkeys   Rurrenabaque, Bolivia on Jul 29, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 56

  Fishing in the Jungle   Rurrenabaque, Bolivia on Jul 30, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 57

  Giant Guinea Pigs and Caiman   Rurrenabaque, Bolivia on Jul 31, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
• 58

  Piranha Fishing   Rurrenabaque, Bolivia on Aug 1, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 59

  Sloths AND Anacanodas!   Rurrenabaque, Bolivia on Aug 2, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 60

  Top Gun?   Santa Cruz, Bolivia on Aug 3, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 61

  Rogue Sloth   Santa Cruz, Bolivia on Aug 4, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 62

  Scary Encounter with a Bogus Cop   Samaipata, Bolivia on Aug 5, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 63

  I´m Bolivian to I Die....   Samaipata, Bolivia on Aug 6, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 64

  Waterfalls and Wanders   Samaipata, Bolivia on Aug 8, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 65

  Weird Warning in the White City   Sucre, Bolivia on Aug 9, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 66

  We Ride the Dino Truck   Sucre, Bolivia on Aug 10, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 67

  Changing Rooms? No!!!!!!!!   Sucre, Bolivia on Aug 11, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 68

  On a Bender with Lewis and Keith Richards   Sucre, Bolivia on Aug 12, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 69

  A Memorable Trip to Potosi   Potosi, Bolivia on Aug 13, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  It´s Wor Birthday and I´ll Cry If I Want To   Potosi, Bolivia on Aug 14, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 71

  Training Terrorists   Potosi, Bolivia on Aug 15, 2005 0 pictures 2 comments
• 72

  The Malvinas Islands are Argentinian!   Tilcara, Argentina on Aug 16, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 73

  The Geordie Cowboy   Salta, Argentina on Aug 17, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 74

  Drinking with Barney Gumble   Salta, Argentina on Aug 18, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 75

  Idiots in Desert, In Hire Car   Cachi, Argentina on Aug 19, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 76

  Said Idiots Get Lost in the Desert   Cafayate, Argentina on Aug 20, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 77

  No Sleep in Salta   Salta, Argentina on Aug 21, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Mysterious Turd in the Atacama desert   San Pedro de Atacama, Chile on Aug 23, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 79

  The Evil Rug Rats Fan   Uyuni, Bolivia on Aug 25, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Bolivian Shrubbery Shortage?   Uyuni, Bolivia on Aug 26, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Island of the Giant Rabbits   Uyuni, Bolivia on Aug 27, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Missed Toon game in Dull Little Mining Town   Ororu, Bolivia on Aug 28, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 83

  A Convincing Keanu Reeves?   Cochabamba, Bolivia on Aug 29, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 84

  Baggy Trousers? In South America?   Cochabamba, Bolivia on Aug 30, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 85

  The Lambton Worm is Alive and Well in Bolivia   Villa Tunari, Bolivia on Aug 31, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 86

  Monkey Poo   Villa Tunari, Bolivia on Sep 1, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 87

  Robbie Williams Was NOT On Our Bus   La Paz, Bolivia on Sep 2, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 88

  Monkey Poo? Moi?   La Paz, Bolivia on Sep 3, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 89

  The Hotel of Doom   Santiago, Chile on Sep 4, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 90

  His Name Was David, He Was a Showgirl...   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sep 5, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 91

  The Brazilian Whitley Bay?   Rio, Brazil on Sep 6, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 92

  Who Ate All The Pies?   Rio, Brazil on Sep 7, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 93

  Notes From a Big Island   Ilha Grande, Brazil on Sep 8, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 94

  Bored on Brazil´s Best Beach   Ilha Grande, Brazil on Sep 9, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 95

  The Real Rio   Rio, Brazil on Sep 10, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 96

  Shopping for Hippies   Rio, Brazil on Sep 11, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 97

  I Now Know Who Eats All The Pies...   Rio, Brazil on Sep 12, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 98

  Street Fighting Woman   Arraial D'Ajuda, Brazil on Sep 13, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 99

  A Miserable Git Visits the Beach   Arraial D'Ajuda, Brazil on Sep 14, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 100

  A Place So Pleasant Even I Can´t Complain!   Trancoso, Brazil on Sep 15, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 101

  A Miserable Git is Forced To Sit On The Beach...   Trancoso, Brazil on Sep 16, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 102

  Redistribution of Wealth   Salvador, Brazil on Sep 17, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 103

  Mugging? But I Was Watching Conan...   Salvador, Brazil on Sep 18, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Prominent Sexual Organs   Salvador, Brazil on Sep 19, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 105

  Waterless Waterfall   Lencois, Brazil on Sep 20, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 106

  Slide!   Lencois, Brazil on Sep 21, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 107

  An Ant Army   Lencois, Brazil on Sep 22, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 108

  Arrghhh!   Lencois, Brazil on Sep 23, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 109

  Stupid, Stupid, Stupid   Olinda, Brazil on Sep 24, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 110

  Lobster Eater   Olinda, Brazil on Sep 25, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 111

  Art, For Free   Olinda, Brazil on Sep 26, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 112

  A Tour With A Drug Dealer   Olinda, Brazil on Sep 27, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 113

  Pro Watching   Campo Grande, Brazil on Sep 28, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 114

  Welcome to the Pantanal   The Pantanal, Brazil on Sep 29, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 115

  A Poo Throwing Howler Monkey   The Pantanal, Brazil on Sep 30, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 116

  Fishing, But With Unwelcome Company   The Pantanal, Brazil on Oct 1, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 117

  Evil Horses   The Pantanal, Brazil on Oct 2, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 118

  An Injustice at the Watefalls   Foz do Iguacu, Brazil on Oct 4, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 119

  The Miserable Geordie Is Impressed   Puerto Iguazu, Argentina on Oct 5, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 120

  South America's Most Corrupt City   Cuidad de Este, Paraguay on Oct 6, 2005 0 pictures 1 comment
• 121

  A Nice South American Copper?   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Oct 7, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 122

  Possibly the World´s Poshest Club   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Oct 8, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 123

  If You Are Not Dancing, You Are English   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Oct 9, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 124

  The Idiot Looses His Voice   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Oct 10, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 125

  People Are Dying To Get Into There You Know   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Oct 11, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 126

  6ft 8 And He Can´t Head The Ball?   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Oct 12, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 127

  And We Fled To Uruguay   Colonia Del Sacramento, Uruguay on Oct 13, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 128

  A Damn Good Jazz Face   Colonia Del Sacramento, Uruguay on Oct 14, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 129

  Dancing With Spidey   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Oct 15, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 130

  The World´s Biggest Derby?   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Oct 16, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 131

  RentaCop   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Oct 17, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 132

  Evil Cats   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Oct 18, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 133

  A Poor Park   Santiago, Chile on Oct 19, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 134

  To Mendoza   Mendoza, Argentina on Oct 20, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 135

  An Enjoyable if Boring Day in Wine Capital   Mendoza, Argentina on Oct 21, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 136

  Wine and Driving   Mendoza, Argentina on Oct 22, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 137

  THE World´s Greatest Derby   Mendoza, Argentina on Oct 23, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 138

  An Argentinian Windermere   Bariloche, Argentina on Oct 24, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 139

  Fishy Paranoia   Colonia Suiza, Argentina on Oct 26, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 140

  Mad Rally Driving Gringos   Lago Trufel, Argentina on Oct 27, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 141

  Slippy Cliff Plumet Death Narrowly Averted   San Martin de Los Andes, Argentina on Oct 28, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 142

  Pleasant Teenagers Shock!   Bariloche, Argentina on Oct 29, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 143

  Sad Footie Geeks   Bariloche, Argentina on Oct 30, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 144

  No Crash in the Argentinian Berkeley   El Bolson, Argentina on Oct 31, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 145

  Drunk With The Hippies   El Bolson, Argentina on Nov 1, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 146

  You Can Even Get REAL Beer Here!   El Bolson, Argentina on Nov 2, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 147

  We Arrive in Puerto Madryn   Puerto Madryn, Argentina on Nov 3, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 148

  Penguins!   Puerto Madryn, Argentina on Nov 4, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 149

  Whale Fish, Whale Fish   Puerto Madryn, Argentina on Nov 5, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 150

  Smarter Than The Average Bear?   El Calafate, Argentina on Nov 7, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 151

  A Big Lump of Ice   El Calafate, Argentina on Nov 8, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 152

  The Worlds Most Organised National Park   El Chalten, Argentina on Nov 9, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 153

  Gas Thieving English Idiots   El Chalten, Argentina on Nov 10, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 154

  A Pint of Woodpecker Please   El Chalten, Argentina on Nov 11, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 155

  The Little Welsh Nemesis of the Argies   Ushuaia, Argentina on Nov 12, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 156

  Beagles and Barracudas   Ushuaia, Argentina on Nov 13, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 157

  This Is Not The Droid You Are Looking For   Ushuaia, Argentina on Nov 14, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 158

  A Tiny Lump of Ice   Ushuaia, Argentina on Nov 15, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 159

  The Whore House at the End of the World   Ushuaia, Argentina on Nov 16, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 160

  Radio Gaga   Punta Arenas, Chile on Nov 17, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 161

  Bored in a Boring Town   Puerto Natales, Chile on Nov 18, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 162

  Another Grim Day   Puerto Natales, Chile on Nov 19, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 163

  First Days Walking   Torres del Paine, Chile on Nov 21, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 164

  Wind and Witches   Torres del Paine, Chile on Nov 22, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 165

  MIRADOR   Torres del Paine, Chile on Nov 23, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 166

  Your Own Personal Glaciar   Torres del Paine, Chile on Nov 24, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 167

  Fetch!   Torres del Paine, Chile on Nov 25, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 168

  Evil Giant Santa   Auckland, New Zealand on Dec 1, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 169

  Naked Girls Strip   Christchurch, New Zealand on Dec 2, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 170

  Fire Fighting Santa   Picton, New Zealand on Dec 4, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 171

  Cutlery Eating Birds   Queen Charlotte Track, New Zealand on Dec 8, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 172

  The Dangerous Geordie Axeman   Abel Tasman, New Zealand on Dec 10, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 173

  The Hiding Mountain and the Brolly Thief   Mount Cook, New Zealand on Dec 14, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 174

  Kiwi Buses Shouldn't Break Down   Routeburn Track and Milford Sound, New Zealand on Dec 19, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 175

  Loads of Penguin Action   Dunedin, New Zealand on Dec 20, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 176

  It's Christmas!   Sydney, Australia on Dec 25, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
• 177

  Beware the Polite Police   Singapore, Singapore on Jan 10, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 178

  We Love Farangs   Bangkok, Thailand on Jan 11, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 179

  Buddhist Monks Get Their Comeupance   Siem Reap, Cambodia on Jan 15, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 180

  Torture AND Happy Herb Pizzas!   Phnon Penh, Cambodia on Jan 16, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 181

  Moped Anarchy   Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Jan 20, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 182

  Poisoned, by the French   Dalat, Vietnam on Jan 23, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 183

  King Kong Boy's Floating Techno Hell   Nha Trang, Vietnam on Jan 29, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 184

  Ho Chi Minh Was Not a Colonel   Hoi An, Vietnam on Jan 30, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 185

  The Easy Riders and Giant Duck Balls   Hoi An, Vietnam on Feb 2, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 186

  EVIL Moto Drivers   Hue, Vietnam on Feb 5, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 187

  Bia Hoi!   Hanoi, Vietnam on Feb 8, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 188

  Happy Paddlers   Halong Bay, Vietnam on Feb 10, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 189

  Zen and the Art of Chinese Motorcycle Maintenance   Ninh Binh, Vietnam on Feb 13, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 190

  Monkeys, Bess and Oranges   Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam on Feb 15, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 191

  Handgun Toting Idiot   Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Feb 17, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 192

  Nobody Told Me That Life Would Be This Way   Vang Vieng, Lao Peoples Dem Rep on Feb 19, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments