Wanderlust

A 9 month romp through Central America, South America, Europe and Asia.

"What", you say, "the flights below don't equate to nine months?" "Aha!" I exclaim, "well spotted! But I will be changing them as I see fit!"

So if you're planning to travel somewhere in the world that's vaguely close to my meandering course, drop me a line and we can catch up :)

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It´s a Small World
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Pete - bumped into him in Cancun, Mexico - good friend, we were in the same course and year at uni!
Liz - bumped into her in Utila, Honduras - went to James Ruse, sister of someone I knew at high school!
Richie - bumped into him in Backpackers, Florianopolis, Brasil. We did the same course at uni. BITs - are any of you still in Australia??
Megan - bumped into her in Buenos Aires, Argentina during the Anzac Day commemoration at the Australian Embassy. We were in the same class in primary school and I hadn´t seen her since!
Josh´s Dad - needed permission to see the VLT at the ESO Observatory in Chile. He was the engineering manager! Went to high school with Josh.
Claire - bumped into her in a clothing store in Buenos Aires, Argentina! Another BIT travelling the world and a good friend!

Photos - are they up to date?
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26/01/05 Got all my photos online... missing all of Fiona's.
29/01/05 Fiona's are up. Still waiting on some underwater shots from Cozumel and shots from three days in Belize...
21/02/05 The three days in Belize are up and I don't think I'll ever get the underwater shots of Cozumel. A shame!
03/03/05 All my photos up to Pipa are now online except the Cozumel shots and some from Salvador. Expect both sets soon :)
25/04/05 All my photos up to Buenos Aires are online. Still waiting on Cozumel shots.
12/09/05 Very behind with my photos... can't find a decent net cafe here in China.
14/10/05 Photos and journal are up all done up to China... stay tuned!

  • 278 days (24 Dec 2004 - 28 Sep 2005)
  • 97366 km (60500 miles)
  • 19 countries
  • 160 entries (44870 words)
  • 1265 photos
  • 4 ratings (1543 votes)
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Day Journal date: Country Place Title Distance Media Rating
1 Dec 24, 2004 06:20 Australia Sydney » I'm stuffed. Cancel Christmas. 0 km 3 (38 votes)
3 Dec 27, 2004 03:00 United States Los Angeles » Thank God for nurses! And Americans? 12088 km [*] (6) 3 (38 votes)
4 Dec 28, 2004 04:56 United States Los Angeles » Tall poppy syndrome 12088 km 3 (38 votes)
6 Dec 30, 2004 05:10 United States Dallas » America does occasionally get sunshine! (rant) 14082 km 3 (38 votes)
6 Dec 30, 2004 05:59 Mexico Cancún » What's that smell? 15708 km 3 (38 votes)
8 Jan 01, 2005 05:59 Mexico Cancún » Party time :) 15708 km [*] (12) 3.8 (5 votes)
9 Jan 02, 2005 04:53 Belize Belize City » The virtue of planning - travel 16142 km [*] (2) 3 (38 votes)
10 Jan 03, 2005 05:01 Guatemala Flores » The virtue of planning - money 16333 km [*] (2) 3 (38 votes)
11 Jan 04, 2005 05:11 Guatemala Tikal » The virtue of planning - shelter 16377 km [*] (11) 3.7 (8 votes)
12 Jan 04, 2005 22:33 Guatemala Cobán » Shelter, food and money! 16587 km [*] (2) 5 (1 votes)
13 Jan 05, 2005 16:00 Guatemala Lanquín » A little touch of paradise... 16631 km [*] (20) 3 (38 votes)
14 Jan 06, 2005 23:40 Guatemala Lanquín » A touch of adventure 16631 km [*] (11) 3 (38 votes)
15 Jan 07, 2005 13:00 Guatemala Cobán Transit (nt) 16675 km 3 (38 votes)
15 Jan 07, 2005 20:00 Guatemala Guatemala City » Pick Pockets?? 16773 km 3 (38 votes)
16 Jan 09, 2005 00:29 Guatemala Antigua » R&R - Can't beat it :) 16797 km [*] (6) 3 (38 votes)
18 Jan 10, 2005 23:28 Guatemala Panajachel » Uruguay - mmmm! 16846 km [*] (4) 3 (38 votes)
19 Jan 12, 2005 02:35 Guatemala Antigua Transit (nt) 16895 km 3 (38 votes)
20 Jan 13, 2005 02:39 Honduras Copán » The fantastic Mayan ruins 17069 km [*] (4) 3 (38 votes)
21 Jan 14, 2005 02:46 Honduras La Ceiba » Those bloody buses! 17343 km [*] (1) 3 (38 votes)
22 Jan 14, 2005 13:11 Honduras Utila » Bob Marley heaven 17379 km [*] (6) 3 (38 votes)
23 Jan 16, 2005 00:32 Honduras Utila » Tropical madness 17379 km [*] (2) 3 (38 votes)
24 Jan 17, 2005 00:28 Honduras Utila » Food... 17379 km [*] (6) 3.8 (8 votes)
26 Jan 19, 2005 02:35 Honduras Utila » Two personal bests! 17379 km [*] (6) 4.3 (30 votes)
27 Jan 19, 2005 18:01 Honduras San Pedro Sula Transit (nt) 17517 km 3.5 (2 votes)
27 Jan 20, 2005 02:54 Guatemala Puerto Barrios » Transit 17583 km [*] (1) 3.5 (6 votes)
28 Jan 20, 2005 19:28 Belize Tobacco Cay » There is nothing - absolutely nothing... 17726 km [*] (3) 3.5 (6 votes)
29 Jan 21, 2005 19:29 Belize Tobacco Cay » This is the plan, Stan! 17726 km [*] (4) 4.3 (6 votes)
30 Jan 22, 2005 19:30 Belize Tobacco Cay » But plans are made to be deviated from... 17726 km [*] (7) 5 (11 votes)
31 Jan 23, 2005 23:24 Belize Caye Corker » It's un-Belizeable! 17823 km [*] (7) 3 (38 votes)
32 Jan 25, 2005 03:53 Mexico Playa del Carmen » Civilization - in spades! 18159 km [*] (2) 3 (38 votes)
34 Jan 26, 2005 16:00 Mexico Cozumel » Cozumel Dive Log #1 18177 km 3 (38 votes)
34 Jan 26, 2005 18:00 Mexico Cozumel » Cozumel Dive Log #2 18177 km [*] (4) 3 (38 votes)
35 Jan 27, 2005 16:00 Mexico Cozumel » Cozumel Dive Log #3 18177 km 5 (1 votes)
35 Jan 27, 2005 18:10 Mexico Cozumel » Cozumel Dive Log #4 18177 km 3 (38 votes)
36 Jan 28, 2005 16:08 Mexico Cozumel » Cozumel Dive Log #5 18177 km 3 (38 votes)
36 Jan 28, 2005 17:30 Mexico Cozumel » Cozumel Dive Log #6 18177 km 5 (1 votes)
37 Jan 29, 2005 16:47 Mexico Playa del Carmen » This is the end, My only friend, the end 18195 km [*] (5) 3 (38 votes)
37 Jan 30, 2005 01:00 Mexico Cancún Transit (nt) 18261 km 3 (38 votes)
37 Jan 30, 2005 06:00 United States New York » New York, New York 20752 km [*] (17) 3 (38 votes)
40 Feb 01, 2005 08:21 United States New York » Broadway 20752 km [*] (12) 3 (38 votes)
40 Feb 02, 2005 01:49 Brazil São Paulo American Airlines lost my bag again. (nt) 28446 km 3 (38 votes)
41 Feb 03, 2005 01:50 Brazil Rio de Janeiro I found my bag in another city. (nt) 28800 km 3 (38 votes)
41 Feb 03, 2005 05:00 Brazil Salvador » No stress, Bahai 29744 km 4.7 (2 votes)
42 Feb 04, 2005 01:00 Brazil Salvador » Setting the scene... 29744 km 3 (38 votes)
42 Feb 04, 2005 02:08 Brazil Salvador » Shake that booty! 29744 km [*] (11) 4.3 (8 votes)
43 Feb 04, 2005 10:24 Brazil Salvador » Not as funny the second time around 29744 km [*] (12) 4.5 (2 votes)
44 Feb 06, 2005 02:37 Brazil Salvador » With one eye on the time 29744 km 3 (38 votes)
45 Feb 06, 2005 17:08 Brazil Salvador » A day in the life of... 29744 km 3 (38 votes)
47 Feb 08, 2005 17:22 Brazil Salvador » One-dollar-dazzlers 29744 km [*] (33) 3 (38 votes)
49 Feb 11, 2005 02:13 Brazil Lençóis » When the river runs red 29866 km [*] (13) 3 (38 votes)
50 Feb 11, 2005 15:10 Brazil Lençóis » A boring entry, but... 29866 km [*] (24) 3 (38 votes)
51 Feb 12, 2005 23:22 Brazil Lençóis » Day 1: For over the misty mountains old 29866 km [*] (23) 4.1 (13 votes)
52 Feb 13, 2005 23:40 Brazil Lençóis » Day 2: Vertigo 29866 km [*] (15) 4.6 (11 votes)
53 Feb 14, 2005 23:48 Brazil Lençóis » Day 3: Weathertop 29866 km [*] (4) 3 (38 votes)
54 Feb 15, 2005 23:57 Brazil Lençóis » Day 4: Gotta get back to the girlfriend! 29866 km [*] (7) 3 (38 votes)
55 Feb 16, 2005 20:52 Brazil Lençóis » This day didn't happen 29866 km 3 (38 votes)
57 Feb 18, 2005 23:35 Brazil Olinda » Carne de Sol 30856 km [*] (8) 3.5 (4 votes)
58 Feb 20, 2005 00:13 Brazil João Pessoa » A public apology 30957 km 3.4 (2 votes)
59 Feb 21, 2005 00:47 Brazil João Pessoa » Seeing the sights... 30957 km [*] (7) 4 (13 votes)
60 Feb 22, 2005 00:48 Brazil Natal » Late night shennanigans 31111 km 3 (38 votes)
61 Feb 23, 2005 00:34 Brazil Natal » Enlightenment 31111 km [*] (3) 3 (38 votes)
62 Feb 23, 2005 14:56 Brazil Pipa » Full moon party? 31165 km 5 (1 votes)
63 Feb 24, 2005 15:05 Brazil Pipa » The real full moon (err, party) 31165 km [*] (6) 3.7 (3 votes)
64 Feb 25, 2005 15:50 Brazil Pipa » Getting funky with the locals 31165 km [*] (9) 4.1 (9 votes)
65 Feb 26, 2005 21:00 Brazil Pipa » Frolicking with dolphins 31165 km [*] (8) 4.2 (33 votes)
65 Feb 27, 2005 01:00 Brazil Recife An easy 4 hrs bus trip (nt) 31368 km 3 (38 votes)
66 Feb 27, 2005 10:00 Brazil Aracaju Another 9 hours... (nt) 31767 km 4.9 (1 votes)
66 Feb 27, 2005 14:00 Brazil Salvador Another 4 hours... (nt) 32368 km 3 (1 votes)
66 Feb 27, 2005 20:07 Brazil Salvador » Thieving and stealing 32368 km [*] (1) 4 (1 votes)
67 Feb 28, 2005 20:39 Brazil Itacaré » (Another 10 hours) Surfing 32530 km [*] (4) 3 (38 votes)
68 Mar 01, 2005 20:50 Brazil Rio de Janeiro » A Brazillian vignette 33530 km 1 (1 votes)
69 Mar 02, 2005 21:46 Brazil Rio de Janeiro » Futbol de Brasil 33530 km [*] (28) 5 (1 votes)
70 Mar 03, 2005 22:13 Brazil Rio de Janeiro » Don't be a gringo, be a local 33530 km [*] (8) 5 (1 votes)
71 Mar 05, 2005 00:20 Brazil Rio de Janeiro » More meat, anyone? 33530 km [*] (14) 3 (38 votes)
72 Mar 06, 2005 01:11 Brazil Rio de Janeiro » Jesus Christ, Superstar 33530 km [*] (28) 3.2 (4 votes)
73 Mar 06, 2005 21:33 Brazil Rio de Janeiro » At the Copa, Copacabana 33530 km [*] (8) 2 (1 votes)
74 Mar 07, 2005 22:07 Brazil Rio de Janeiro » The Girl From Ipanema 33530 km [*] (12) 3.6 (7 votes)
75 Mar 09, 2005 02:24 Brazil São Paulo Transiting on another 18 hour bus ride (nt) 33884 km 4 (1 votes)
77 Mar 10, 2005 22:26 Brazil Foz de Iguassu » Chinese whispers 34722 km [*] (43) 4.4 (41 votes)
78 Mar 11, 2005 22:11 Brazil Florianópolis » Wet shorts 35363 km [*] (4) 3 (4 votes)
79 Mar 12, 2005 23:11 Brazil Florianópolis » Aussie-aussie-aussie 35363 km [*] (6) 4.1 (9 votes)
81 Mar 14, 2005 23:22 Brazil Florianópolis » I fought the law and... 35363 km [*] (5) 3 (38 votes)
81 Mar 15, 2005 00:05 Brazil Florianópolis » Although we've come to/The end of the road 35363 km [*] (17) 3 (38 votes)
85 Mar 18, 2005 08:00 Brazil Florianópolis » She says baby/It's 5am I must be lonely 35363 km [*] (15) 4.5 (2 votes)
86 Mar 19, 2005 16:47 Argentina Buenos Aires » Stop waking me up! 36602 km [*] (21) 4 (1 votes)
90 Mar 23, 2005 18:30 Argentina Buenos Aires » A bad habit 36602 km [*] (21) 2 (2 votes)
99 Apr 01, 2005 19:03 Argentina Buenos Aires » Life at Hostel Clan - my home! 36602 km [*] (23) 2.7 (3 votes)
122 Apr 24, 2005 18:43 Uruguay Colonia del Sacramento » Chocolate Sea 36679 km [*] (16) 4.8 (6 votes)
125 Apr 27, 2005 08:47 Argentina Buenos Aires » Nonsense! 36756 km [*] (21) 4.4 (7 votes)
130 May 03, 2005 03:52 Argentina Buenos Aires » At home with the porteños 36756 km [*] (26) 3.3 (7 votes)
137 May 10, 2005 03:24 Argentina Buenos Aires » WRITE MEEEE! 36756 km [*] (22) 3 (38 votes)
146 May 18, 2005 07:23 Argentina Buenos Aires » ¿Donde esta Warren? 36756 km [*] (24) 3 (38 votes)
149 May 21, 2005 23:52 Argentina Buenos Aires » No Warren, No Cry 36756 km [*] (21) 3 (38 votes)
152 May 24, 2005 21:23 Argentina Mendoza » On the road again! 37714 km [*] (23) 3 (1 votes)
153 May 25, 2005 23:39 Argentina Mendoza » wha'? You said wha'? 37714 km [*] (19) 4.7 (11 votes)
155 May 28, 2005 00:27 Chile Santiago » El paso está cerrado 37898 km [*] (2) 3 (38 votes)
158 May 30, 2005 20:00 Chile Hanga Roa » Bolivia 41668 km [*] (21) 3 (38 votes)
160 Jun 01, 2005 20:03 Chile Hanga Roa » Hey cuz, come´n help me move this here statue! 41668 km [*] (15) 3 (38 votes)
162 Jun 04, 2005 04:34 Chile Santiago » Time... time... 45438 km [*] (5) 3 (38 votes)
163 Jun 04, 2005 23:34 Chile La Serena Transit (nt) 45837 km 3 (38 votes)
164 Jun 05, 2005 14:47 Chile Antofagasta » A hunch gone wrong... 46539 km [*] (3) 3 (38 votes)
165 Jun 06, 2005 22:03 Chile Chuquicamata » Tonka toys 46751 km [*] (5) 3 (38 votes)
166 Jun 07, 2005 20:13 Chile Paranal » A hunch gone right :) 47050 km [*] (16) 4 (3 votes)
166 Jun 07, 2005 22:15 Chile Antofagasta Transit (nt) 47160 km 3 (38 votes)
166 Jun 07, 2005 22:16 Chile Calama Calama, for the second time (nt) 47360 km 3 (38 votes)
167 Jun 08, 2005 18:15 Chile San Pedro de Atacama » Star gazing 47450 km [*] (11) 3 (38 votes)
168 Jun 09, 2005 18:15 Chile San Pedro de Atacama » Aussies 4 Germany 2006! 47450 km [*] (12) 4 (1 votes)
169 Jun 10, 2005 18:53 Bolivia Eduardo Avaroa » Day 1: Who knows the rules? 48059 km [*] (22) 5 (1 votes)
170 Jun 11, 2005 18:57 Bolivia Llica » Day 2: Happy 51st, errr, 55th anniversary! 48338 km [*] (26) 1 (1 votes)
171 Jun 12, 2005 19:08 Bolivia Uyuni » Day 3: An island, but no sea? 48502 km [*] (38) 2.5 (2 votes)
172 Jun 13, 2005 20:17 Chile San Pedro de Atacama » Transit 48810 km [*] (2) 3 (38 votes)
172 Jun 13, 2005 22:18 Chile Calama » Calama, for the third time! 48900 km 3 (38 votes)
173 Jun 14, 2005 19:35 Chile Pozo Almonte » Small town blues 49161 km [*] (6) 3 (38 votes)
173 Jun 14, 2005 22:37 Chile Arica Transit (nt) 49368 km 3 (38 votes)
174 Jun 15, 2005 20:51 Peru Tacna » Fame! Fame! Fame! 49422 km [*] (7) 3 (38 votes)
175 Jun 16, 2005 20:38 Peru Arequipa » Chicken liver, bulls heart 49499 km [*] (9) 3 (38 votes)
177 Jun 18, 2005 20:54 Peru Misti » Bittersweet 49660 km [*] (12) 3 (38 votes)
179 Jun 20, 2005 20:36 Peru Arequipa » Recovery 49821 km [*] (10) 3 (38 votes)
180 Jun 21, 2005 19:57 Peru Arequipa » High, flying, adored 49821 km [*] (19) 3 (38 votes)
181 Jun 22, 2005 20:10 Peru Arequipa » Don´t drink and walk 49821 km [*] (1) 3 (38 votes)
182 Jun 23, 2005 18:04 Peru Cuzco » Painting the town red 51126 km [*] (4) 3 (38 votes)
183 Jun 24, 2005 18:25 Peru Cuzco » Inti Raymi 51126 km [*] (13) 3 (38 votes)
184 Jun 25, 2005 18:38 Peru Cuzco » Necessary evil 51126 km 3 (38 votes)
184 Jun 26, 2005 07:00 Peru Mollepata » Quite an impressive effort, if you ask me! 51946 km 3 (38 votes)
185 Jun 26, 2005 18:43 Peru Soray » Day 1: Never hiring a sleeping bag again! 51961 km [*] (15) 4.7 (3 votes)
186 Jun 27, 2005 18:44 Peru Chaullay » Day 2: Conquering fears and all that 52012 km [*] (22) 3 (38 votes)
187 Jun 28, 2005 18:46 Peru Chaullay » Day 3: Guess the song Brian is singing 52012 km [*] (12) 4 (1 votes)
188 Jun 29, 2005 18:48 Peru Aguas Calientes » Day 4: Mochilla overboard! 52522 km [*] (15) 3 (38 votes)
189 Jun 30, 2005 18:02 Peru Macchupiccho » Friends! Listen to the music! 53058 km [*] (35) 2.5 (2 votes)
190 Jul 01, 2005 13:16 Peru Cuzco » Dining with the President 53845 km [*] (3)
190 Jul 02, 2005 06:01 Peru Nazca » Señora en rojo 54705 km
192 Jul 03, 2005 11:57 Peru Nazca » Doodling in the sand 54736 km [*] (5) 3 (38 votes)
193 Jul 04, 2005 23:06 Peru Huacachina » Peru´s national pasttime 54831 km 3 (38 votes)
194 Jul 05, 2005 16:19 Peru Lima Transit (nt) 55098 km 3 (38 votes)
194 Jul 05, 2005 23:18 Peru Huaraz » Good fortune 55384 km [*] (3) 1 (1 votes)
195 Jul 06, 2005 19:20 Peru Llamac » Day 1 of 8: One burro, two burros, three burros?! 55477 km [*] (4) 3 (38 votes)
196 Jul 07, 2005 21:41 Peru Llamac » Day 2 of 8: Not happy Jan! 55477 km [*] (6) 3 (38 votes)
197 Jul 08, 2005 23:09 Peru Chiquián » Day 3 of 8: Here I sit, broken hearted... 55495 km [*] (2) 3 (38 votes)
198 Jul 09, 2005 18:48 Peru Huaraz » WTF?! 55574 km
199 Jul 10, 2005 19:23 Peru Trujillo » Sustainable agriculture and internal plumbing 56147 km [*] (13) 5 (5 votes)
200 Jul 11, 2005 21:37 Peru Tumbes » The living dead 56833 km
201 Jul 12, 2005 09:06 Ecuador Guayaquil » Sleep... and some funky animals. 57651 km [*] (5) 4.2 (3 votes)
202 Jul 13, 2005 18:19 Ecuador Quito » Dodge city 57919 km
203 Jul 14, 2005 21:26 Ecuador Quito » I want... 57919 km
204 Jul 15, 2005 16:25 Argentina Buenos Aires » Bloody Argys! 62267 km [*] (13) 5 (1 votes)
227 Aug 07, 2005 16:52 Argentina Buenos Aires » Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me... 62267 km [*] (11) 4 (2 votes)
228 Aug 08, 2005 14:08 Spain Madrid » Airport hijinks 72339 km
228 Aug 08, 2005 14:13 Spain Barcelona » Charades 72845 km
229 Aug 09, 2005 14:57 Germany Munich » Where's my hangover? 73902 km [*] (17) 5 (1 votes)
229 Aug 09, 2005 16:11 United Kingdom London » Home? 74820 km [*] (1)
230 Aug 10, 2005 16:47 United Kingdom London » Good company and global connections... 74820 km [*] (17)
231 Aug 11, 2005 16:52 United Kingdom London » Any excuse... 74820 km [*] (3)
232 Aug 12, 2005 17:06 United Kingdom London » No peanuts?! We'll cancel the flight! 74820 km
233 Aug 13, 2005 13:35 Hungary Budapest » Dancing for change... 76273 km [*] (5)
233 Aug 14, 2005 00:38 Hungary Budapest » Out with a blonde and my best friend's sister! 76273 km [*] (21) 3.9 (2 votes)
234 Aug 15, 2005 01:56 United Kingdom London » A fifteen pound lunch 77726 km [*] (2) 4.2 (3 votes)
236 Aug 16, 2005 10:44 China Shanghai The expat centre of Asia! 86934 km 3 (38 votes)
266 Sep 15, 2005 10:48 China Beijing Another step along the Trans Mongolian 88006 km 1 (1 votes)
267 Sep 16, 2005 10:51 Hong Kong Hong Kong (historical) Anyone for cheapy electronic goodness? 89982 km 3 (38 votes)
279 Sep 28, 2005 09:22 Australia Sydney » Home, sweet home. 97366 km 5 (8 votes)