Finally made it to Australia
February 28, 2009
Wow was the ever the longest flight of life. I don’t quite know how far I’ve gone where exactly I am or what time my body thinks it is but I’m here. And by 2pm on my first day I’ve already managed to get a sunburn. Holy surpriseWhen I think of most overseas places I typically stereotype them in my head. I would guess that this applies to none more so then Australia. I pictured landing at th
Due South
February 28, 2009
Lottie’s off on her travels againIt’s hard to believe that it’s been a year since my first dabbling of toes into the huge waters of world of travel. I’m very fortunate to be off again very soon and this time I’m heading south to Argentina and Chile in the wonderfully shaped continent of South America. My trip starts at the very tip of the carrot am I the only one that thinks it looks like a carr
Saturday afternoon and the sun is shining
February 28, 2009
So its Saturday 12.23 in the afternoon and the sun is beating down on Brisbane I think its time for a swim soon Anyway the last couple of days have been very nice and relaxing on tuesday I spent the whole day chilling by the pool and catching the rays in the evening I was able to finally meet Clair’s boyfriend Matt who has very similar tastes to me so we hit it off straight away. Anyway W
CarnaFlood in Brazil
February 28, 2009
Handing back the keys to our adorable apartment in Buenos Aires Gerborg and I said goodbye to Argentina and boarded the bus for an 18 hour trip to the Iguacu Falls which border Paraguay Argentina and Brazil. I was completely overwhelmed by the size and seemingly endless range of cataracts surrounded by miles of lush tropical jungle. We mustered our courage and hiked down down to the point calle
A la conquista de Tasmania
February 28, 2009
PA ante data en tiempo real Que he sobrevivido a la granja y a eso que la gente llama trabajar e intentare ponerme al dia con el blog y sobre todo con los correos sin responder pero aqui no hay internet en ningun sitio thanks for your patient Martes 10 Mircoles 11 Jueves 12 y Viernes 13feb09 La cosa no ha empezado muy bien como Sydney me ha absorbido no he preparado nada de los
Surfers Sydney and Melbourne
February 28, 2009
Nachdem ich meine Arbeit erfolgreich beendet hatte… mit Abschiedsessen und so wurde ich dann herzallerliebst von David noch in sein seeeehr eloquentes Zuhause eingeladen und fuer ein paar Tage durchgefuettert. Nach zwei gescheiterten Ehen hat David sich nun eine etwas Betuchtere Lebensgefaehrtin geangelt die gleich am Fluss mitten im Hollywood Australiens Surfers Paradise wohnt. Es ist ja sc
Torres del Paine kind of Heaven on Earth
February 28, 2009
Torres del Paine is remote. It’s isolated in the middle of the Southern part of Chile and one of the ways to get there is driving from Punta Arenas up North about 3 hours they say or from Argentina. But you can also take a short commuter flight from Punta Arenas to a nearby airport and its about 35 minutes max. When you land it’ll be just you at the aiport the mountains and the vastness of
Favorable exchange rate
February 28, 2009
During our previous trips we never took the time to exchange our USD for pesos since the exchange rate was running 10 pesos to 1 USD. We always found it easy to convert prices back and forth simply by moving the decimal placement. Well in getting ready for this trip it has become evident that exchanging usd for pesos is a much better deal. The exchange rate is about 15 pesos to 1 USD when I c
Good Bye Argentina
February 28, 2009
The time has come to depart Buenos Aires. After 6 weeks of spanish lessons I think we are pretty ready for traveling the rest of south and central america. Truthfully Brian and I are glad to leave BA. While it has its charm many things get in the way of it being a city I would live in for an extended period of time. Of course if I was here for longer I would probably have a car with which to tr
Carnival in Cusco
February 28, 2009
For the past month and a half Ive heard tales of Carnival games and traditions in the Sacred Valley that includes Cusco. The first warnings were to keep my eyes open at all times for water with a gravitational pull that would place me as the sun. Children would surely target me for being a tall gringo and would ensure precision with every toss of the water filled balloon. If i was to be compl