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And 2 days later we find this camping spot to dry our sleeping bags.Flyfishing (better than golf to beat your midlife crisis).Not all the footbridges are new.
Just before we get lost in the mountains.Working at the hostel for free lodging...Tango band on a Sunday morning in Buenos Aires
First Italian immigrant houses in Buenos AiresBoca stadium, once Diego Maradonna's home.'Futbol' is everything in Argentina
Long hours in the bus to Patagonia6 days trek in Torres del PaineBeautiful views require some suffering
The final compensation after a day's ascentClimbing Villarica volcanoThe smoke from the lava is unbearable.
At only 50m away you feel very well what 1000 degrees mean.We don't always run around during this trip.Free lodging must be earned with some work.
Catching some thermal wind.Drinking goes on after bar closures...You can't visit Argentna without going to a wine bar.
Some hostels have an extra service...If you are a fan of churches, book a trip to South America.Carnival in Oruro
Miner's families live on site next to the mine entrances.Starting at 4.700m in the clouds.Streetfood with local Bolivian kitchen (always chicken and rice)
The statue of Tio, the worshipped God of the miners at -400m.The bus sometimes departs from the middle of the marketPlenty of options when you're thirsty...
A boat will take you across the border of Argentina and Bolivia.Pumamarca (Arg) and its mountain of 7 colors.Iruja, a typical village in the Arg. mountains
Isla del Pescador on the salt flats of Uyuni (Bolivia)5 hours driving on the salt lake.Sunset just before a thunderstorm on the salt flats.
Children carnival in Oruro.
Watch the dog while the butcherwoman cuts the meat.No street in La Paz is flat.First part on the paved section.
The real thing : 70 km down on a single track.The 70km back up in the party bus.Tihuanacu culture : mother of the inca culture originated in Bolivia.
Unsolved mysteries : how could they carve faces from people in China ?Passengers for Rurrenabaque, please proceed to gate number 25.Early in the morning leaving for the port.
Commuting to work.the best way to teach English is playing.Probably the best office location we both ever had.
A birthday party is always given for the entire community.One hut sleeps 10 people.The last day : mais juice and a lot of waving.
A new job.Sunny afternoon on the Salkantay trek.Sunset over the Salkantay itself. Its freezing cold in the tent.
Machu PictureCusco by horse.
Sarah discovering the amazone...Isla Mujeres just off Cancun (Mexico)Getting our PADI certificate. There are worse places to dive...
Getting from one village to the other in GuatemalaMaking 2 wheelchairs from 4 wrecks.8 am : ready for another diving course.
Sarah helping the physiotherapist.15.30 pm, el tiempo de la refracion para los niņos.No-one walks on a farm. Anything more than 100m is done on a quad.
Sarah's favorite activity : stone pickingThe most scenic way of discovering Canada : the train in the Rockies.At the cow burning event.
Seeding Barley and Canola. No physical interaction, just driving the tractor.The lighthouse in Gaspe (east end of Canada).Kerry ,the farmer and Honey, the dog.
Flyfishing in Young Lake
And sometimes we are lucky...How New Zealand really looks.Snowboarding in July.
Tropical forest in NZ.KiwilandTrying to get on that board. It seems so simple...
Another day in surfclass.
Route and Report
 [ 2005-08-22 ] : Working in Australia
We first tried to explore the continent (that was when we were optimistically naive).  Then we said :"let's just do the East Coast and go surfing" (that was when we became more down to earth and rented...
 [ 2005-07-10 ] : Outdoor in New Zealand
The greatest outdoor country we came across.  Everyone is interested in any activity as long as it is outside the house.  Cold in June and July but wonderful treks and of course a great snowboarding...
 [ 2005-06-23 ] : Back to Nature in Canada
From Gaspesie in the East to Vancouver in the West. 7.000 km of train with a great stop at Kerry's place in Saskatchewan where we earned our accommodation with working on his farm.
 [ 2005-04-30 ] : Mexico and Guatemala
We've only done 2 things during April : getting a PADI diving certificate on Isla Mujeres in Mexico and helping out the children of Centro Maya in Guatemala.  In between we have been subject to bus-harrasment,...
 [ 2005-04-21 ] : Briefly in Peru
Only 7 days in Peru which we used to trek and to visit Cusco.  No story, only pictures...
 [ 2005-03-21 ] : Working in the Jungle
A very small newspaper add made us fly to the jungle town of Rurrenabaque.  The add was very vague and requested volunteers to help a community to set up an eco-tourism project.  When we took...
 [ 2005-02-26 ] : La Paz and Below
Someone has declared the road from La Paz down to Coroico the most dangerous road in the world.  There may be a lot of scary tracks in the world (and especially in South America), but this one is...
 [ 2005-02-22 ] : Tourismo, Seguridad y Amor
While Carlos Mesa is trying to get his country out of the depression (which has more or less started since the Spanish left Bolivia 400 years ago), the country is in full despair for help.  If you...
 [ 2005-02-09 ] : Carnival in Bolivia
It is the best moment to go to the south of Bolivia, but that is also what the rest of the Bolivians think.  Carnival is big and it lasts for the entire month of February.  All hostels and...
 [ 2005-01-23 ] : The Andes in between Chile and Argentina
There are numerous ways a traveller can explore this continent.  Either you stay close to the bus terminal and hop from hostel to hostel.  You look for the local travel agencies and buy one of...
 [ 2005-01-09 ] : Xmas and More in Argentina
A country, 3.000 km long and without any rail network is a heaven for any long haul bus company.  They are a real treat and similar to a business class flight accept that the cabin...