Sam and Jamie's Great Big Adventure

CotopaxiSo we are on the home straight....our flight is booked for April so all we have to do is make it to Peru.......Easy!

Be seeing you all soon!

Sam & Jamie.
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
Cameron Highlands

Highlands and Islands

With our blisters healed we left the steamy jungle for the cooler climes of the Cameron Highlands…

9th Aug 2009 - Malaysia
Taman Negara

Jungle Fever

 At a rather unsociable 4am we boarded the Jungle train headed for Jerantut, the gateway to Taman…

2nd Aug 2009 - Malaysia
D'Lagoon Beach

Perhentian Paradise

 Blessed with a ninety day visa and equipped with some snazzy new snorkeling equipment we entered…

20th Jul 2009 - Malaysia
Koh Tao

Tanning in Thailand

 We had packed so much into our time in China and Hong Kong it had felt like one long city break…

28th Jun 2009 - Thailand
Hong Kong

Hong Kong's fowl eats.

We arrived late evening into Hong Kong, catching the rather efficient metro into Kowloon. In fact…

23rd Jun 2009 - Hong Kong
Trujillo, Peru
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Lava flow at Volcan Pacaya

Volcan Pacaya…

23rd Jan 2010 - Guatemala

Last Leg! 12th Mar

 Hi J & S   Hope this finds you both well and safe. Love the last report on Ecuador - hope you…

The final stage 28th Feb

Hello to you both - WHAT A LONG WAY YOU HAVE COME FROM SITTING ON THE BOARDER WITH LAOS /…

Re: Happy New Year! 9th Jan

 Hi J & S Thanks for latest entries, the fun continues I see! I will sort out the forms for you…

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
Isla Ometepe

A Nicaraguan Navidad

Esteli, Granada, Isla Ometepe…

21st Dec 2009 - Nicaragua
Gracias

Honduras

Copan Ruinas, Gracias, La Ceiba, Tela, Lake Yoja, El Paraiso…

11th Dec 2009 - Honduras
Antigua

Languages & Lava in Guatemala

Flores, Poptun, Antigua…

21st Nov 2009 - Guatemala
Palenque

Mayan Mexico

Cancun, Campeche & Pelanque…

14th Nov 2009 - Mexico
Santa Monica Pier

Santa Monica & Venice Beach

USA - California (Santa Monica & Venice Beach)…

12th Nov 2009 - United States
Madame Tussauds

California - Madame Tussauds

USA - California (Madame Tussauds)…

11th Nov 2009 - United States
Universal Studios

California - Universal Studios

USA - California (Universal Studios)…

10th Nov 2009 - United States