Bolivia: Epic adventures in the Andes and Amazon rainforest
In the centre of South America lies a country that gets slightly less attention than it's more glamorous neighbours, but Bolivia has a huge amount to offer travellers. I've visited twice and had my fair share of epic adventures, including some fairly testing times too. I literally reached a mega 'high' when I climbed an Andean peak of over 20,000ft. However, I faced a big 'low' when I was robbed of my camera gear, films and diaries, but more of that later! Nonetheless, this f
Chile: Following the Andes from Patagonia to the Atacama Desert
A journey along the length of Chile takes you through a mind blowing variation of climates and ecosystems. I am fortunate enough to have done it twice in both directions. For the purpose of this blog I will review the magnificent journey through this long and narrow country from Patagonia in the south all the way up to the Atacama Desert in the far north. Chile's most southern most city is that of Punta Arenas which was first established in the mid 1800s as a penal colony, bu
Argentina: Iguazu Falls to Tierra del Fuego
Argentina really does make for massively varied travel destination. The world's 8th largest country has over 1 million square miles of expanse to explore, from the subtropical north to the mountainous and cold southern tip. My travels in began at the Brazil border with the famous Iguazu Falls. You are blown away by this watery wonderland, with the falls being the second largest on the planet by volume. You can easily spend the best part of a day wandering above and below the
Brazil: The Wonders of Rio de Janeiro and Iguacu Falls
As I gazed down from the Sugar Loaf mountain across the whole of Rio de Janeiro at sunset, I just knew I'd witnessed one of the planet's all time urban vistas. It brought a tear to my eye as the mists below me cleared and then gradually twilight gave way to nightfall. The city of samba was well and truly alive below me. You could hear the throng of people, traffic and sirens. I think what bamboozled me also was that despite the urban feel, you have the splendor of forested mo
