49 weeks of elsewhere - I hope you find this interesting and quite funny.

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Hola bienvenidos a mi blog page.

So far I have:

Been to 6 countries I'd never visited before Spent 4 nights in a hammock and even slept some of the time Spent two nights in an airport and slept less than in the hammock Eaten pirahna and more cheese and ham sandwiches than I'd care to count Written 51 blogs (...52nd coming up...) Improved my spanish from zero to nowhere near hero but it is improved! Missed my friends and family A LOT!

Hasta luego CASx

• 1

  Home   Winchester, United Kingdom on Jun 6, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 2

  Touch down Mexico City   Mexico, Mexico on Jun 8, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
• 3

  Mariachi those maraccas   Guadalajara, Mexico on Jun 10, 2006 1 picture 2 comments
• 4

  Pacifico   Mazatlan, Mexico on Jun 14, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
• 5

  Reflections on week one   Mazatlan, Mexico on Jun 15, 2006 0 pictures 4 comments
• 6

  Marathon journey starts - Mazatlan to Los Mochis   Los Mochis, Mexico on Jun 16, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
• 7

  Superman has nothing on me   Creel, Mexico on Jun 17, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 8

  The night of the bus   Chihuahua, Mexico on Jun 18, 2006 0 pictures 1 comment
• 9

  First week of volunteer project   Monterrey, Mexico on Jun 24, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
• 10

  English speakers!   Cuatrocinegas, Mexico on Jun 25, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
• 11

  Random volunteer bits   Monterrey, Mexico on Jul 2, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
• 12

  Volunteer week two   Monterrey, Mexico on Jul 2, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
• 13

  Aprendo espanol   Monterrey, Mexico on Jul 8, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 14

  Lazy sunny parks   Zacatecas, Mexico on Jul 12, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
• 15

  Sweaty   Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on Jul 14, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 16

  Money money money   Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on Jul 16, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
• 17

  Things are looking up in Guanajuato   Guanajuato, Mexico on Jul 19, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
• 18

  Mexican bagpipes   Guanajuato, Mexico on Jul 22, 2006 1 picture 2 comments
• 19

  Mum arrives!   Mexico City, Mexico on Aug 6, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
• 20

  Graffiti and tarpaulines   Oaxaca, Mexico on Aug 6, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
• 21

  Ain't overnight bus travel great!   San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico on Aug 6, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
• 22

  No - overnight bus journeys are not great   Merida, Mexico on Aug 6, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
• 23

  Adios Mexico   Mexico City, Mexico on Aug 6, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
• 24

  Country number 2   San Jose, Costa Rica on Aug 7, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 25

  CAS the Builder   San Ramon, Costa Rica on Aug 25, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
• 26

  16 get a bath   La Fortuna, Costa Rica on Aug 25, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
• 27

  Week 2 of building   San Ramon, Costa Rica on Aug 25, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
• 28

  Return to La Fortuna   La Fortuna, Costa Rica on Aug 25, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
• 29

  The green green grass of home....   Monteverde, Costa Rica on Aug 25, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
• 30

  The turtle that wasn't there   Tortuguero, Costa Rica on Aug 29, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
• 31

  Last day in Costa Rica   Alajuela, Costa Rica on Aug 29, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 32

  Miami airport floor is quite comfortable actually   Miami, FL on Sep 2, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 33

  Chilly Chile   Santiago, Chile on Sep 2, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 34

  I may be gone for some time....   Pucon, Chile on Sep 3, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
• 35

  Giant Barnacles - the local speciality   Castro, Isle of Chiloe, Chile on Sep 10, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
• 36

  Human cargo   Puerto Mont, Chile on Sep 10, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
• 37

  Sea dogs ashore   Puerto Natales, Chile on Sep 10, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
• 38

  Steve the icicle   El Calafate, Argentina on Sep 10, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
• 39

  End of an era   Punta Arenas, Chile on Sep 12, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
• 40

  How south can you go?   Ushuaia, Argentina on Sep 21, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
• 41

  Whales ahoy!   Puerto Madryn, Argentina on Sep 21, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
• 42

  Cheese and ham sandwiches   Bariloche, Argentina on Sep 21, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
• 43

  The prettiest thing about Valdivia is me....   Valdivia, Chile on Sep 23, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
• 44

  Tongue action with a perky little chilean   Talca, Chile on Sep 27, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
• 45

  Reverting to type in Santiago   Santiago, Chile on Oct 1, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 46

  Country Number 5 - Venezuela   Caracas, Venezuela on Oct 3, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
• 47

  Angel Falls (but I didn't hurt myself)   Canaima, Venezuela on Oct 10, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
• 48

  Merida   Merida, Venezuela on Oct 10, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 49

  3 nights in a hammock   Los Llanos, Venezuela on Oct 15, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
• 50

  Merida again   Merida, Venezuela on Oct 18, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
• 51

  Lima airport   Lima, Peru on Oct 21, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 52

  Cusco - pretty and pretty smelly   Cusco, Peru on Oct 22, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
• 53

  I survived Dead Woman's Pass   Machu Pichc, Peru on Oct 28, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
• 54

  Dancing the night away   Puno, Peru on Nov 3, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
• 55

  Catching up   Arequipa, Peru on Nov 3, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
• 56

  A day out at the airport   Lima, Peru on Nov 3, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 57

  Sunburnt in Buenos Aires   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Nov 5, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 58

  Enjoy your flight madam?   Mendoza, Argentina on Nov 8, 2006 1 picture 1 comment
• 59

  Pass the Salta   Salta, Argentina on Nov 13, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
• 60

  Mucho calor   Cordoba, Argentina on Nov 15, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 61

  Wild animals   Posadas, Argentina on Nov 22, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 62

  My days as a lion tamer are over   Posadas, Argentina on Dec 2, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
• 63

  Living with Cuca   Posadas, Argentina on Dec 2, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
• 64

  Living and learning   Posadas, Argentina on Dec 7, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 65

  Living and learning some more   Posadas, Argentina on Dec 13, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
• 66

  Feliz Navidad.....   Posadas, Argentina on Dec 22, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
• 67

  What I did on my holidays   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Jan 7, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
• 68

  Ups and downs   Posadas, Argentina on Jan 14, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 69

  Bits and pieces   Posadas, Argentina on Jan 22, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 70

  Five go splashing   Posadas, Argentina on Jan 27, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
• 71

  Final blog from Posadas   Posadas, Argentina on Feb 5, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 72

  Belated entry from Uruguay   Montevideo, Uruguay on Feb 17, 2007 4 pictures 0 comments
• 73

  Bye bye Uruguay   Montevideo, Uruguay on Feb 20, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 74

  Bye bye Argentina   Mendoza, Argentina on Feb 24, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 75

  Leaving the mainland   Santiago, Chile on Feb 26, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 76

  Gnome HQ   Hanga Roa (Easter Island), Chile on Mar 3, 2007 4 pictures 0 comments
• 77

  Rain stops play   Rarotonga, Cook Islands on Mar 17, 2007 2 pictures 0 comments
• 78

  Emotional maelstrom   Auckland, New Zealand on Mar 18, 2007 4 pictures 0 comments
• 79

  But first I have to ride the train...   Greymouth, New Zealand on Mar 21, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
• 80

  Day two and I can still feel all four cheeks   Hokitika to Hari Hari, New Zealand on Mar 21, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
• 81

  Still in Hari Hari   Hari Hari, New Zealand on Mar 22, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
• 82

  From Hari to Franz   Franz Joseph, New Zealand on Mar 23, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
• 83

  From Franz to Pine Grove Motel   Fox Glacier, New Zealand on Mar 24, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
• 84

  From Pine Grove to Haast   Haast, New Zealand on Mar 25, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
• 85

  Haast Pass passed   Mokurora, New Zealand on Mar 27, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
• 86

  Wanaka - no I have my bike thanks   Wanaka, New Zealand on Mar 27, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
• 87

  Busy doing nothing   Wanaka, New Zealand on Mar 29, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
• 88

  Bye bye bike, hello car (and Mum)   Christchurch, New Zealand on Apr 6, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 89

  Abel Tasman National Park   Motueka, New Zealand on Apr 6, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
• 90

  Marine life   Kaikoura, New Zealand on Apr 6, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
• 91

  Dunedin   Dunedin, New Zealand on Apr 8, 2007 2 pictures 0 comments
• 92

  3-2-1.....jump!   Queenstown, New Zealand on Apr 10, 2007 2 pictures 0 comments
• 93

  Kayaking capers   Te Anau, New Zealand on Apr 12, 2007 2 pictures 0 comments
• 94

  Back to the start   Christchurch, New Zealand on Apr 15, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 95

  Carol, Queen of the Botanical Garden   Sydney, Australia on Apr 17, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
• 96

  Normal life   Canberra, Australia on Apr 22, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
• 97

  There and back   Canberra, Australia on Apr 30, 2007 1 picture 0 comments
• 98

  Singapore Airport   Singapore, Singapore on May 4, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 99

  Closest to an Orang Utan so far is being with Dave   Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia on May 5, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 100

  Tarzan and Jane of the Jungle   Brunei Airport, Brunei on May 12, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
• 101

  Transfer to Singapore   Singapore, Singapore on May 16, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
• 102

  It's good to go travellin'......   Winchester, United Kingdom on May 17, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments