We left Tahiti heading for Auckland. It is a five hour flight that takes 27 hours because we cross the International Date Line. Thus, Thursday passed in a flash and we have no memory of it. Have we been robbed of a day of our lives? Perhaps we have been abducted by aliens who have […]
Archive | February, 2010
Time for some R&R
Leaving Easter Island there are only two directions to go: either back to Santiago or on to Tahiti. Going to Tahiti is a no brainer because we are heading to New Zealand and it seems like a good place to stop for a bit of R&R as we get used to some major time changes. […]
Anyone fancy a statue?
With a heavy heart and, in Debbie’s case, tears in her eyes we depart South America after nearly 6 months of travelling around fulfilling dreams of exploring the huge continent. We have been really lucky to have enjoyed experiences, people and unique cultures giving us a good understanding of the countries within. So with a hop, […]
Carnival time
Our trip to Rio did not get off to the best of starts. Some idiot failed to set the alarm properly and we were rudely awoken by a call from reception informing us that the taxi was waiting. The idiot had set his mobile to ring at the pick up time and he was duly […]
Valparaiso, the city of hills
We arrived in Valparaiso after a 14 hour bus journey (we lost 2 hours through a tyre problem). No matter; it was SUNNY and WARM – no more waterproofs! After a pleasant breakfast at our hostal we went out to explore the town. Valparaiso consists of a beautiful, natural deep water harbour guarded on all […]