C O N T E N T S

 Travel Diary Extracts

 Legends of the Park [Chile 12 days + footnote]

Twelve days toughing it out in Parque Nacional Torres del Paine, Chilean Patagonia. A diary extract with photographs from Thursday 18th February to Monday 1st March 1999.
 

 Off the Bus [Paraguay/Bolivia 3 days]

The Lonely Planet South American guidebook aptly describes the bus service from Paraguay's capital to Santa Cruz in Bolivia as "Experimental". Straight forward "mental" would also be a fitting description. Presented here is a diary extract detailing an overnight bus trip that turned into a three day epic from Sunday 18th to Tuesday 20th July 1999.
 

 Gorillas in our Midst [Uganda/Zaire 2 days]

A trek into the jungle of Zaire on the border of Uganda to find mountain gorillas. This two day diary extract from 5th to 6th May 1995 also has some handy tips on how to light a fire.
 

 Never went to Brazil [Bolivia/Brazil 8 days]

A journey from Bolivia across the border to Brazil and into the vast Pantanal wetlands, but hang on... where's the stamp in my passport?
 

 The Great Freezing Icy Windy Wall of China [China 2 days]

An overnight kip on the Great Wall of China in freezing temperatures. Something I'd rather not do again... well, certainly not at that time of year anyway.
 

 A Mist of Endless Rainbows [Argentina 4 days]

Iguazú National Park in Argentina on the border of Brazil is rich in flora and fauna and home to an impressive array of thundering waterfalls. The falls generate thick clouds of spray which cause endless colourful rainbows to appear within the mist. This diary extract details a trip from Buenos Aires to Puerto Iguazú and a day spent at the falls themselves.
 

 Felucca on the Nile [Egypt 4 days]

A relaxing four day journey travelling by felucca on the River Nile. We sailed from Aswan to Edfu in the company of Captain Mustapha and Easaw.
 

 The 8AM Train to Londa [India small extract from 1 day]

Some idle ramblings penned while waiting for a train to Bombay.