Travel Stories

The things I got up to on my journeys.


Montevideo, Uruguay

Montevideo, Uruguay

When I mentioned to my Montevidian friend that I was coming here his reaction was ...
El Chalten

El Chalten

El Chalten pronounced El Chal-ten The weather here is very fickle. A 2.5 hour bus ...
El Calafate

El Calafate

El Calafate pronounced El Cal-a-fart-ay El Calafate is the place to see glaciers with the ...
Ushuaia

Ushuaia

Ushuaia pronounced without the H.  Us (as in puss)-y-a The first hour of the flight ...
Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

I had high hopes for Buenos Aires and was not disappointed in the least. The ...
Iguazu Falls

Iguazu Falls

I was a tad stressed about how my ears would handle the flight as they ...
Rio

Rio

The flight from Melbourne to Santiago, Chile was one of the smoothest long-haul flights I've ...

Barcelona – Day 5 – Sagrada Familia

Monday (another pleasant 18°) Another of the roommates left at 4.30am. She did it relatively ...

Barcelona – Days 3 & 4 – Casa Battlo & Tibidabo

Saturday (pleasant 18°) The bunk above me obviously had an early flight because she was ...

Barcelona – Days 1 to 3 – Gaudi Buildings, Cathedral & Palau de la Musica

Thursday (pleasant 16°) After such an emotional night and the lack of sleep, I thought ...

Camino de Santiago – Santiago de Compostela

Monday (cold and windy) I realised this morning that I’m officially a tourist and no ...

Camino de Santaigo – Pedrouzo to Santiago de Compostela – Final day walking

Well, it’s finally my last day of walking. 20kms to Santiago. It’s raining lightly which ...