gap year!

• Been home for ages From amajic in gap year! (285 days old)

  I spent the next three days at a different hotel, getting used to doing things on my own I went shooping with Helen, Pam and 2/3rds of triplets! I even went shopping on my own to buy a new camera whic… more

• Rio de Janeiro... From amajic in gap year! (310 days old)

  After three days of driving and a visit to two hospitals... the leader injured her back, we arrived safely in Paraty... very nice colonial town on the coast. Difficult to reach because of landslide on… more

• Brazil via Iguazu From amajic in gap year! (318 days old)

  Buenos Aires was good fun. La Boca was the old quarter where the immigrants wouldstay when they artrived.It was very colourful and had been ¨jazzed up¨a bit for the tourists, but well worth the visit.… more

• Buenos Aires From amajic in gap year! (333 days old)

  We arrived here on Sunday evening and then went to watch a Tango demonstration in a small square within walking distance of the hostel. It was excellent... then the locals joined in and we sat in a st… more

• Puerto Madryn From amajic in gap year! (337 days old)

  This is where the Welsh landed in 1865... I don´t know why they chose this part of Argentina, because there are miles of semi desert, a few sheep... which they probably brought with them... and the oc… more

• World´s End - Ushuaia From amajic in gap year! (342 days old)

  I am sure I wrote something yesterday! We did see the Moreno Glacier and it was very beautiful and big. We went on a boat so that we could get close to it and then viewed it from the top. It was qu… more

• El Chalten From amajic in gap year! (353 days old)

  Since leaving Pucon, we have been stuck at the border for a couple of hours because the Argentinians thought that the truck insurance wasnt good enough. (cant do apostrophes on this machine!) We ha… more

• South America From amajic in gap year! (360 days old)

  Arrived here on my second Saturday, 8th November, 2008! I felt a bit fuzzy after the long flight but all went well at the airport. The hotel was very nice. As I had a small kitchen, I went out … more

• South America From amajic in gap year! (360 days old)

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• off to Santiago From amajic in gap year! (364 days old)

  Just "done" New Zealand. Met up with the friends Tomislav stayed with a few years back, and we had a good chat and a proper meal... lots of vegetables! Did the cultural things yesterday. It was… more

• New Zealand From amajic in gap year! (367 days old)

  I'm off again this evening. Sydney has been good and Brisbane was excellent. I even saw the Glass House Mountains and the "Big Pineapple". No more shopping to do, so i'll go and finish packing a… more

• The World From amajic in gap year! (376 days old)

  Since writing I have been to Hong Kong, Macau and arrived in Australia. Perth was good fun, as were the other places! The baby Kangeroo was exceptional value! Arrived in Sydney last Thursday.… more

• Alone + 3 From amajic in gap year! (396 days old)

  There are three of us left here now... we are having to think for ourselves... which bus, which stop, how to buy a ticket... all very stressful... but I managed it! I am having an "Admin" day and a… more

• Singapore! From amajic in gap year! (398 days old)

  We arrived yesterday. A very organised city.We spent two mights in Melaka before we drove here yesterday. Melaka was a facinating place. It had been invaded by the Chinese, Dutch, Portuguese, British … more

• Nearly there From amajic in gap year! (401 days old)

  One more night and the group will split, some going to Borneo and the rest of us head to Singapore. Kuala Lumpur has been a shock after the quiet days we spent on the Penhentian island. We have see… more

• Malaysia From amajic in gap year! (409 days old)

  Visited Jim Thompson's house in Bangkok and did a bit of shopping. We then drove overnight on a bus to Savannakhet. Interesting bus... two of us had money and credit cards stolen from luggage in th… more

• Bangkok ... again From amajic in gap year! (420 days old)

  Cambodia was quite an experience. We spent 2 nights in Pnohm Penh. We had drinks and food at the Foreign Correspondents Club and the next day we went to the Genocide Museum and the killing Fie… more

• By the way From amajic in gap year! (429 days old)

  This has been a very good value trip! I think I have had a good time for the money... that's all for today.… more

• Ho Chi Minh City From amajic in gap year! (429 days old)

  We arrived here yesterday afternoon, after a couple of nights in Dalat. Dalat was a strange town, but some went on a cable car, others went to the crazy house and even I had a go on the swan shaped… more

• Vietnam From amajic in gap year! (434 days old)

  After an over night stop in Savannakhet, we arrived safely in Vietnam, with no hassles at the border... mainly because a Vietnamese border official arrived on his motor bike to check we had all got vi… more

• Vientiane From amajic in gap year! (442 days old)

  We made it here after a cautious drive from Luang Prabang... another group of overlanders have been held up by a landslide whch has blocked the same road... we may leave countries which collapse into … more

• The Mekong From amajic in gap year! (447 days old)

  The overnight train to Chiang Mai was very civilised. We all had a bed and breakfast was served in the morning to us in the compartments! Chiang Mai had plenty to see and clearly smaller than Bang… more

• Bangkok From amajic in gap year! (454 days old)

  The flight here was on time... there was even fuel for the plane! It is so quiet... the drivers use their indicators instead of their horns! Not much to report yet... a river boat as far as the … more

• The last Resort From amajic in gap year! (457 days old)

  After three days in Katmandu, we drove up to the Bungy Jumping resort. It was about 15 KM from the border with Tibet. Katmandu had been very noisy and it took me a while to orientate myself in the … more

• Nepal From amajic in gap year! (466 days old)

  We arrived here on Friday. After an over night stay at the border town we drove to Butwal on the aturday, so as to get as far as possible through the counrty before protests about the diesel shorta… more

• Reshikesh From amajic in gap year! (474 days old)

  It is much easier to find internet places in India! So, we are now close to the ganges and at the place where the Beatles came over 40 years ago. Dharamshala was very pleasant. The Tibetan refug… more

• India From amajic in gap year! (479 days old)

  After several visits to Bishkek we have arrived in India. After the fresh air of Kyrgystan, Dehli seemed quite suffocating. We did a bit of sight seeing and managed to arrange train tickets to Agra… more

• A computer at last From amajic in gap year! (493 days old)

  Sorry about the lack of information, but I didn't seem to be able tp get to a computer. Well, we are now in Bishkek. Plan C/D is now in operation! We left Baku on the ferry across the Caspia… more

• Trabzon to Baku From amajic in gap year! (528 days old)

  A second attempt today! I wrote in the "summary" last time and it didn't work... not a surprise! Photos have been saved to disc, so there won't be many for a while. Hiowever,,, Georgis was fanta… more

• Trabzon From amajic in gap year! (544 days old)

  Yes we are now at the Black Sea! We dıd a detour to Göreme ın Cappadocıa. Fantastic land scap of eroded rocks whıch were known as Fairy Chımneys. People made homes ın th… more

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