Tour Dates

22nd Aug 2012 - London (GBR)
14th Aug 2012 - New York (USA)
10th Aug 2012 - Boston (USA)
5th Aug 2012 - Toronto (CAN)
2nd Aug 2012 - Vancouver (CAN)
31st Jul 2012 - Bellingham (USA)
30th Jul 2012 - Seattle (USA)
29th Jul 2012 - Salem (USA)
28th Jul 2012 - Leggett (USA)
24th Jul 2012 - San Francisco (USA)
23rd Jul 2012 - Yosemite NP (USA)
22nd Jul 2012 - Mammoth Lakes (USA)
21st Jul 2012 - Bishop (USA)
18th Jul 2012 - Las Vegas (USA)
16th Jul 2012 - Flagstaff (USA)
12th Jul 2012 - Los Angeles (USA)
10th Jul 2012 - Phoenix (USA)
9th Jul 2012 - Hermosillo (MEX)
7th Jul 2012 - Los Mochis (MEX)
4th Jul 2012 - Ciudad de Mexico (MEX)
2nd Jul 2012 - Oaxaca (MEX)
30th Jun 2012 - San Cristobal (MEX)
29th Jun 2012 - La Mesilla (GUA)
27th Jun 2012 - Coban (GUA)
25th Jun 2012 - Flores (GUA)
24th Jun 2012 - San Ignacio (BLZ)
22nd Jun 2012 - Placencia (BLZ)
20th Jun 2012 - Livingstone (GUA)
19th Jun 2012 - Rio Dulce (GUA)
16th Jun 2012 - Antigua (GUA)
14th Jun 2012 - Panajachel (GUA)
11th Jun 2012 - Santa Anna (ELS)
10th Jun 2012 - San Salvador (ELS)
8th Jun 2012 - Leon (NIC)
5th Jun 2012 - Granada (NIC)
3rd Jun 2012 - Moyogalpa (NIC)
2nd Jun 2012 - San Jose (COS)
1st Jun 2012 - Puerto Viejo (COS)
30th May 2012 - Boas del Toro (PAN)
27th May 2012 - Panama City (PAN)
24th May 2012 - San Blas Islands (PAN)
19th May 2012 - Cartagena (COL)
17th May 2012 - Medellin (COL)
13th May 2012 - Salento (COL)
11th May 2012 - Popayan (COL)
9th May 2012 - Quito (ECU)
6th May 2012 - Baños (ECU)
5th May 2012 - Alausi (ECU)
3rd May 2012 - Cuenca (ECU)
30th Apr 2012 - Loja (ECU)
26th Apr 2012 - Huanchaco (PER)
25th Apr 2012 - Lima (PER)
23rd Apr 2012 - Arequipa (PER)
21st Apr 2012 - Colca Canyon (PER)
19th Apr 2012 - Arequipa (PER)
17th Apr 2012 - Machu Pichu (PER)
14th Apr 2012 - Inca Trail (PER)
11th Apr 2012 - Cusco (PER)
7th Apr 2012 - Puno (PER)
4th Apr 2012 - Copacabana (BOL)
3rd Apr 2012 - La Paz (BOL)
31st Mar 2012 - Sucre (BOL)
29th Mar 2012 - Potosi (BOL)
27th Mar 2012 - Uyuni (BOL)
26th Mar 2012 - Laguna Colorada (BOL)
24th Mar 2012 - San Pedro de Atacama (CHI)
19th Mar 2012 - La Serena (CHI)
17th Mar 2012 - Valparaiso (CHI)
14th Mar 2012 - Mendoza (ARG)
11th Mar 2012 - Santiago (CHI)
7th Mar 2012 - Pucon (CHI)
5th Mar 2012 - San Martin (ARG)
3rd Mar 2012 - Villa la Angostura (ARG)
28th Feb 2012 - Bariloche (ARG)
27th Feb 2012 - Perito Moreno (ARG)
25th Feb 2012 - El Calafate (ARG)
22nd Feb 2012 - Puerto Natales (CHI)
20th Feb 2012 - Punta Arenas (CHI)
19th Feb 2012 - Rio Gallegos (ARG)
16th Feb 2012 - Puerto Madryn (ARG)
14th Feb 2012 - Colonia (URU)
12th Feb 2012 - Montevideo (URU)
11th Feb 2012 - Colonia (URU)
27th Jan 2012 - Buenos Aires (ARG)
26th Jan 2012 - Encarnacion (PAR)
25th Jan 2012 - Posadas (ARG)
24th Jan 2012 - Puerto Iguazu (ARG)
22nd Jan 2012 - Foz do Iguacu (BRA)
21st Jan 2012 - Sao Paulo (BRA)
19th Jan 2012 - Paraty (BRA)
16th Jan 2012 - Ilha Grande (BRA)
13th Jan 2012 - Rio di Janeiro (BRA)
12th Jan 2012 - Rome (ITA)
11th Jan 2012 - London (GBR)

North America

In North America we were thrilled and amazed in Mexico, with its wonderful people and beautiful cities.  We gazed out across the Grand Canyon, the Hoover Dam, the amazing spaces of Yosemite Valley and the lights of the Las Vegas Strip.  We made it as far north as Vancouver, Canada, before our feet left the ground.  We made it to New York and visited all five boroughs.  Most wonderful of all we met up with lots of lovely firends: people we've known for ages from Melbourne, Scotland and London, and people we met for the first time on our travels further south.  Thank you to all of you for making our time in North America truly fabulous and memorable.  

Date arrived:                   30th June 2012

Date departed:                21st August 2012

Length of stay:                 52 days

Total distance travelled:    15,312km

Time on buses:                     90 hrs

Time in the car:                   81 hrs

Time hiking:                          6 hrs

Time cycling:                         3 hrs

Time on the back of a truck:   5 hrs  

Time on cable car:                 1 hr

Time on planes:                     5 hrs

Border crossings:                   4

Carbon footprint:                  2.32 metric tons CO2

Central America

In Central America we visited ancient ruins and beautiful rainforest pools.  We toured Caribbean beaches and tried (unsuccessfully) to scale several volcanoes.  We ate a lot of good food: most of it desserts and cheese.  We met and made wonderful friends and had a wonderful time.


Date arrived:                    22nd May 2012
Date departed:                 30th June 2012
Length of stay:                  39 days

Total distance travelled:     4,441 km

Time on buses:                     110 hrs
Time on boats:                     113 hrs
Time hiking:                          17 hrs
Time cycling:                           4 hrs
Time on the back of a truck:     5 hrs

Border crossings:                      8
Carbon footprint:                 0.58 metric tons CO2

South America

In South America we have studied Spanish, lunched on llama, trekked to the Torres del Paine, gazed at glaciers, bussed through boredom, posed with penguins, photographed flamingos, and many other things that don't bear alliteration.  As to the hard and fast facts of our journey in the south ...

Date arrived:                   13th January 2012
Date departed:                 22nd May 2012
Length of stay:                 130 days

Total distance travelled:   19,156 km

Time on buses:                     330 hrs
Time on boats:                       19 hrs
Time in 4x4s:                         13 hrs
Time on trains:                        5 hrs
Time hiking:                          63 hrs
Time on the back of a truck:     2 hrs  (felt like 7)

Border crossings:                    15
Carbon footprint:                1.15 metric tons CO2