Snowboarding in the Pyrenees
	Andorra has been described by some as 'Ibiza in the Snow', which is not too far from the truth. It's duty free status encourages a major party atmosphere. Many people never even reach the slopes, which is unfortunate, because there's some very good boarding territory here and the english speaking ski-school is superb.
	Spanish Pyrenees For a totally different skiing or boarding experience, this is the place to come. There are no major tour operators here, you need your own transport, and the lifestyle is very Spanish. Expect to stay in farmhouses and pensions, pay less than half what you would in the Alps, and have a great time.

Latin American Adventures
	The US west coast We started our trip in the richest state in the richest country in the world, California USA. London to Sanfrancisco, then overland to Los Angeles. (Yes I know it's not exactly Latin America, but it did all once belong to Mexico.)	Golden Gate Bridge
	Mexico Land of tequila and Mayan temples. Read about Tijuana, the archetypical border town, with it's loud boozy bars and whores, move on to the magical southern states of Oaxaca and Chiapas and the little known beach paradises of Yucatan.	Chitchen Itza
	Belize The tiny Central American republic with a Carribean island culture and a drug problem. as we 'chill the pill' with Brenda and on our hunt for the elusive manatee.	Placencia Stilt House
	Honduras Avoid the regular tourist crowd and visit the original banana republic. Visit the Honduran cigar factory where they roll by hand and read about some of the best (and cheapest) diving in the world on the Bay Island of Utilla.	Bus to Copan
	Costa Rica This is the the eco-tourist's paradise, where over a quarter of the country is in protected nature reserves. Theres much to attract normal tourists too from fire spitting volcanoes, surfers paradise on the Pacific coast, white water rafting and fried chicken.
	Ecuador We went back to school in Quito the spectacularly set capital, to learn how to speak Spanish properly, and lived with a local family. We followed this with a real life cops and robbers drama as our gear was stolen. Plus experience the torture of volcano climbing in the Andes.	Sugar Cane Stalls
	Peru Leave out Lima if you can. Try Cusco, with it's amazing Indian market stalls and fascinating colonial and pre-colonial heritage. Then join us on the trail of the Incas from Cusco to Machu Picchu. Take the train across the vast altiplano to the tranquil shores of Lake Titicaca and visit the floating islands of Uros.	Titicaca Boatman
	Bolivia From bowler hatted Indians in La Paz, highest capital in the world, across the barren Altiplano to the salt lake at Uyuni. Plus Jeep trekking for four days across the barren but spectacular Atacama desert into Chile.	Reed Boats, Titicaca
	Chile Visit Chuquimata the largest copper mine in the world. Then take the overnight bus to the capital, Santiago, a rich modern city. This is not the place for the budget traveller. (Page under construction)

India, Nepal, the Far east and Australasia
	India We landed in Delhi from Heathrow - talk about culture shock! From Delhi, we toured the ancient fortified cities of Rajasthan, ventured out into the Thar desert on camels and slept under the stars. From Jaipur, we took a crowded sleeper train to Agra for the Taj Mahal. Later we became embroiled in crowds of religious fanatics in Varanassi, a major Hindu pilgrimmage site on the Ganges. Finally, we enjoyed remnants of the Raj in Calcutta.	Jodhpur Villager
	Nepal Nepal, the rooftop of the world, one of the friendliest countries we visited. We did the inevitable Himalayan trek, but not the one we'd booked on to and our guide was nearly thrown in jail. We did a different trek, spent a delightful time as guests of a local family in a remote mountain village and ended up seven days later at the Gorka Durbar treading through the fresh blood of sacrificed goats.	Manosulu 8147m
	Thailand and Hong Kong Bangkok was the hub of many of our forays into SE Asia. Frenetic streets, thai boxing, colourful markets, canal life and erm... interesting night life. Later we ended up chilling out in sun on the islands of Ko Samui and Ko Lanta. (Note - page incomplete)	Hong Kong Night
	Vietnam Our favourite country in South East Asia. Our experience began in Hanoi, we hired a bike and joined the silent crowds of cycling locals on the streets. There are many ghoulish remnants of decades of war. But most of all, we met some fabulous people, got drunk on Vietnamese vodka with abunch of Karaoke mad fishermen in Hue. Finally we ended up in sassy Saigon.	Vietnamese Cadets
	Malaysia & Singapore Remnants of colonial times in Penang, tea plantations and jungle walks in the Cameron Highlands, dodging the riot police in KL. Having a fine time in Singapore. - (Note - page incomplete)
	Australia Christmas in Cairns, by the pool in 38 degree heat, phew! Then a 5500km drive down the East coast to Sydney and Canberra. (Note - page incomplete)
	New Zealand Wish we'd stayed here longer! Mixing adrenalin pumping fun with fantastic scenery and hair-raising wildlife encounters. (Note- North Island pages to be completed.)

Adrian & Katie's World Tour Travel Reports Page                   Last Updated: 19 September 2002
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