These posts were made while I was travelling in South America. They were originally located on a separate blog, but I’ve decided to integrate them.
On my return to Blighty, a friend informed me that much of what I wrote concerned food, and in that she was absolutely right. Re-reading my old posts, I was amazed at how much I talked about what we ate, dedicating nearly as many words to our meals as I did to the more “cultural” things we got up to.
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September 25, 2005 • 1:14 pm
Well then, this is the last post to be made on this travel blog. Do not fear, however! Those of you that have enjoyed my shrewd and witty writing style may still enjoy it at my ordinary blog, which I fill with wonderful stories of joy from my day-to-day life and the occasional post about [...]
September 21, 2005 • 8:05 pm
So, the time has finally come for the last post from South America! We fly tomorrow, all the way back to England. I’m excited in some ways, and sad in others. It will be nice to see everyone again, that’s for sure.
The first thing we did when we arrived in Rio was to get in [...]
September 17, 2005 • 8:56 pm
Not much happened today, except that we went on a walk over a hill to see a prison. Well, it was a deserted prison. Quite surreal to see it, really. There were trees growing in the exercise yard, and the whole thing had caved in. Took about two hours to get there, and two hours [...]
September 16, 2005 • 11:57 am
We spent all day yesterday on the beach!!! The sun was beautiful, the sea was beautiful, the sand was beautiful, the scenery was beautiful, the surf was beautiful; it was just completely gorgeous. You should all be really jealous! I got the best tan ever, I’m so pleased with my skin, it’s done me proud. [...]
September 15, 2005 • 6:28 pm
So we left the camp, and went back to Campo Grande, the place where we booked the trek-thing. From there we got a bus to São Paulo. We spent a few hours (I left my very quick post from there) and then got on another bus to Parati. The buses are really depressing. Firstly, they [...]
September 14, 2005 • 7:05 pm
The first thing we did after leaving Foz do Iguazu (which is the full name apparently) was to book a tour of the bush, including the Pantanal, which is a wildlife reserve, and very gorgeous. We set off from Some City (whose name I have forgotten) and went by bus into Another Place, before picking [...]
September 12, 2005 • 2:44 pm
In the bus station of Sao Paulo. Been having lots of fun, just got back from the jungle. Well, some woods more like, but I do have 100 mosquito bites on my legs. I refused to use DEET because it dissolved the plastic on Alex’s watch, and in my book that makes it lethal. Anyway, [...]
September 07, 2005 • 3:33 pm
Just remembered. Last night we went to a restaurant where they served all manner of meats, and it was all you can eat. It was much like a carvery, but the waiters just sort of wandered round with loads of meat on the skewer. I highly recommend it; if you want to go, go to [...]
September 07, 2005 • 2:48 pm
Well, it seems like a full eon since I last posted. It was in fact just four days ago, but we’ve done loads since then. Let’s see where was I… Ah yes recovering from alcohol :S
Well, we spent a really nice day, that day, just being in Buenos Aires. Not rushing around, not visiting museums, [...]
September 03, 2005 • 1:18 pm
This morning we nursed our hangovers in McDonald’s, which was just about the best idea anyone ever had. Nothing like a Big Mac to settle the stomach. Decided thatI’m gonna try to make that the last time I drink so much. It’s a largely pointless activity that results in me being a complete idiot and [...]