Sam and Jamie's Great Big Adventure

UsSo after 453 days, 185 beds, 59 beers, 23 countries, 22 different types of transport, 2 tsunamis, 1 earthquake, and a good dose of the Swine Flu, our trip is pretty much over. Real life in good ole Blighty awaits us, as do our family, friends, bills and a faded tan! It's been an adventurous 18 months with some real highs, a few lows and a lifetime of stories to bore people with....a two week summer holiday will never be enough again.....

To family and friends back home, see you soon. To those we met along the way, keep in touch. And those we don't know who followed our adventures anyway, hope you enjoyed it...........it's been....emotional....

Ciao for now!

Sam & Jamie.
Manhattan

Diamonds & Delays

After spending our final days in South America catching up on some well earned rest and relaxation…

14th Apr 2010 - United States
Lake Titicaca

Peru - Climbing Colca & Marching Machu

Back on the road we took an obscenely early bus to Arequipa. A place famed for it's churches and…

27th Mar 2010 - Peru
Lunahuana

Peruvian Wines & Sandy Times

We crossed the border into Aguas Verdes in Peru unsure what to expect from apparently the worst…

11th Mar 2010 - Peru
Isla Lobos

Gringos still in the Galapagos

After surviving the sharks it was time to say goodbye to all the other guests since we were the…

4th Mar 2010 - Ecuador
Gardener Bay

Gringos in Galapagos

We stood at the bow of the Amigo and watched on as the sun began to rise. In the west, pinks melted…

28th Feb 2010 - Ecuador
Banos

Ecuador - Altitude Highs & Naked Guys

From Colombia we crossed the border into Ibarra in Ecuador. Immediately our Spanish let us down in…

15th Feb 2010 - Ecuador
Zipaquira Salt Cathedral

Colombia - Fossils & Phalics

We headed off from Bucaramanga early the next morning for a brief stop in San Gill, another quaint…

7th Feb 2010 - Colombia
Cartagena

Coastal Colombia

Although not as exciting as taking a boat from Panama we boarded a dinky little twin engine plane…

30th Jan 2010 - Colombia
Colon

Panama - Locks and Sloths...

After persuading the officials at the Panamanian border to let us in without a ticket back out of…

22nd Jan 2010 - Panama
Montezuma

Coasting through Costa Rica

And so we headed to Costa Rica, North America's answer to the Costa Del Sol, expecting higher…

9th Jan 2010 - Costa Rica
Corn Islands

A Nicaraguan Navidad y Nuevo Anos!

After some confusion at the Los Manos border which saw us entering Nicaragua before we had…

21st Dec 2009 - Nicaragua
Lake Yoja

Ho Hum Honduras

Most of the travelers we had met were planning to skip Honduras on account of the bloodless…

11th Dec 2009 - Honduras
Volcan Pacaya

Languages & Lava in Guatemala

Unlike in Asia we didn't fancy tackling the border crossing from Mexico to Guatemala on our own so…

21st Nov 2009 - Guatemala
Palenque

Mexico - Ruins & Cabanas

Our flight from LA to Cancun was over subscribed and they were looking for volunteers to take a…

14th Nov 2009 - Mexico
Hollywood

Lardin' it up in Los Angeles

Alas our time in South East Asia had drawn to a close, and although we would kinda miss the place…

7th Nov 2009 - United States
Mt Bromo

Viruses and Volcanoes

After 'narrowly' avoiding the nasty earthquake in Pedang (laziness meant we hadn't made it there…

8th Oct 2009 - Indonesia
Pulau Weh

Sumatra - Beach Breaks & Lakes

Our timing couldn't have been worse. We landed in Medan right at the end of Ramadan, on the cusp…

17th Sep 2009 - Indonesia
Niah National Park

Borneo - From Niah to Kota Kinabalu

Next up was a trip to the Niah caves, famed for providing the key ingredient of birds nest soup…

4th Sep 2009 - Malaysia
The Rejang River

Borneo - From Kuching to Belaga

And so we caught our flight to Borneo, a place that conjures up provocative images of dense…

26th Aug 2009 - Malaysia
Raffles Hotel

Singapore Slings

After a couple of days in Kuala Lumpur organising visas, replacing our waterproof camera (which…

22nd Aug 2009 - Singapore
London, United Kingdom
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Ladies of Lake Titicaca

Don…

1st Apr 2010 - Peru

Back home 7th Aug

 What a fabulous blog!  Next best thing to not seeing you for 18months. So pleased you both back…

Back home 7th Aug

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Back home 7th Aug

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Proposal........

The Big Apple

New York…

13th Apr 2010 - United States
Machu Picchu

Magnificant Machu Picchu!

Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu…

2nd Apr 2010 - Peru
Canyon del Colca

Peru - Colca Canyon & Titicaca

Canyon Del Colca, Puno (Lake Titicaca) & Lima…

26th Mar 2010 - Peru
Mancora

Coastal Peru

Mancora, Lunahuana, Huacachina, Nasca…

11th Mar 2010 - Peru
Isla Lobos

More of the Galapagos Islands.

Galapagos Islands…

4th Mar 2010 - Ecuador
Puerto Ayora

Galapagos Islands

Galapagos Islands…

28th Feb 2010 - Ecuador
Vietnam

Our Beer List - we managed 60!

All the different beers we drank…

26th Feb 2010 - United Kingdom
Cotopaxi

Ecuador - Cotopaxi & Banos

Cotopaxi & Banos…

22nd Feb 2010 - Ecuador
Otavalo

Ecuador - Quito & Otavalo

Quito & Otavalo…

15th Feb 2010 - Ecuador
Villa de Leyva

Colombia - Central & South

San Gil, Villa De Leyva, Bogota & Ipiales…

7th Feb 2010 - Colombia
Volcan De Lodo El Totumo

Colombia - Northern Coast

Cartagena & Taganga…

30th Jan 2010 - Colombia
Panama City

Panama

Bocas del Toro, Isla Bastimentos, Panama CIty & Colon…

22nd Jan 2010 - Panama
Monteverde

Colourful Costa Rica

Liberia, Montezuma, Monteverde & Puerto Viejo…

9th Jan 2010 - Costa Rica
Corn Islands

Castaway on the Corns

Big Corn & Little Corn Islands…

31st Dec 2009 - Nicaragua