We have been home for two weeks and have not stopped since then. London, Woking, Swansea, Bedford, Cambridge and Leeds with overnight stops on the way. On the train from Gatwick it was good to see mowed lawns and hear English being spoken all around

Helen, Josef, Megan, Christine and Glynis all arrived on time on 3rd August at Mexico City airport having taken over an hour to persuade immigration to let them in! We then had time for drinks aplenty in our room, a naughty trick really as they were

The land of refried beans and jalapeno peppers with every meal and salt and lime with every drink. No kidding.We left Quito for a short spell in Bogata before hitting Mexico City - three capitals in 10 hours, not bad going eh? Getting in via immigrat

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During our stint of voluntary work at Alto Choco we managed to get a weekend in Otovalo, famous for its indigenous market. We ensured we were there for the 6am kickoff of the livestock market which was a real insight into the trading practices of loc

Before we left Quito we have a further trip to a museum and stumbled across the "Interact with Dinosaurs" show. In we went to discover the average age was 4 years, but hey! This is the worst event we have ever attended so much so that we la

Our first week was spent with an Ecuadorian family in Quito where we brushed up our Spanish both in the house and at the 20 hours of lessons spread over 4 days.  This was a great experience especially as the family m

21st May in Quito, farewells to the truck and our fellow travellers are over, a proper Indian curry eaten and Yvonne especially awaits the arrival of her daughter Lucy with son in law (ish) Martin.Four main events to report....1. Mitad del Mundo. 

On 16 May we left Punta Sal on the Peruvian coast at 06:15 for a 14 hour journey to Banos, which is generally acknowledged as the outdoor/adventure capital of Ecuador. The group voted to get the trip done in one long day, rather than spend two day

After 7 weeks it is easy to foget to mention the splendour and magnificence of the mountain ranges we are travelling through. We have scaled heights in the truck and traversed roads that perhaps one would not contemplate if driving yourself. The scen

We left Cusco, an attractive colonial town where we had rested up both before and after our Inca Trail exertions, and headed West towards the coast. One bush camp later we reached our next port of call: Nazca, a green and fertile oasis in the middle

Received a memory card and have uploaded the best ones here.Expect a further update shortly. Mark

We left Cusco on Thursday 21st April for a day in the Sacred Valley, on the way visiting Sacsayhuaman an Inca site believed to be a special place of worship. This is where Rob took the mountain slide while Y held the bags. Onto Pisac through spect

We are in Cusco awaiting our Machu Picchu trek. We have had some excitement since the last bulletin, in summary.......... Visits and overnight stays in Arequipa, Chivay and a middle of nowhere bush camp. We took our turn at cooking for the grou

We left La Paz on 10th April and journeyed via the Tihuanaco ruins to the Peruvian border, our quickest crossing so far. From there we followed the shores of Lake Titicaca, which is 40% Bolivian (they keep their navy on it) and 60% Peruvian, to our o

We spent three days travelling through barren but spectacular landscape in battered 4 x 4 Toyotas. With us were Juan our excellent guide and a less than fragrant Angelica our 3 day tour cook.In between overnight stops at back of beyond hostels (one i

We joined the trip at 10am on Saturday 26th March as planned, a good start we felt.  We are 12 in total, plus two guides and a cleaner/helper, 12 is good news as the truck seats 24. At this point we were both full of trepidation as we did not know w

We are in Santiago again and have taken a walk through Park Forestal and visited several museos, all of which are closed because it is Monday! Packed for our trip to Vina Del Mar on the coast. This is the resort Santiagoans flock to in the summer mon

Hi all, Received 2 memory cards from Yvonne and uploaded the best ones here. Mark

Here we are at the Alameda bus terminal, hungry. Decided to look for a suitable eatery and boy did we find it! Y and C opted for the safe choice of egg and chips, R adventurously chose lomo al pobre, steak, egg, chips and onions. It would not have be

Our flights were on time, long and boring until we flew over the Andes, an amazing sight.Santiago is like many other capital cities around the world, busy, lively and jam packed with buses.  Without exception everyone has been kind and patient with

My darling daughter Lucy, with help from a collection of dear friends got together and organised a surprise party for Rob and I on Saturday 5th Feb. For me it was a warm, wonderful, in fact overwhelming evening giving me some great memories. It was

6th March Christine and Yvonne arrive in Santiago - don't forget Colin is 30, yes 30 today8th MarchDepart for a 5 days in Easter Island13th MarchRob arrives Santiago15th March5 days in the Chilean Lake District based in Temuco20th MarchChristine flie

This is my application to the Guardian sent in the hope they might be interested in part funding the trip and following the adventure. Since then Rob has sold his house and is joining me........so I'm pleased they turned me down, their loss. My D