Back to Latin America Summary >> Clothes 1 Pair Trousers – used sparingly, in nightclubs and whe ntemperature dipped – especially in Bolivia 1 Pair Cargo Shorts – used extensively. I recommend Gap. Lasted very well, had pockets repaired in Panama then replaced in Colombia. 3 T Shirts – White t-shirts didn’t last too well. [...]

I stopped going to the gym last year. I didn’t stop training though. I now train at home.

I have created a new home for the blog about Latin America, to which I have added new ‘About‘, ‘Planning‘ and ‘Route‘ information pages, which summarise the whole blog and provide equipment lists and reviews. I will be adding the final chapters in the coming days, with trip conclusions to bring everything to a long [...]

Highlights Equipment Review Final Route Highlights The original blog – “roylloydjones” – started out as an almost daily journal from my eleven month backpacking trip around Latin America in 2005/06, recording daily events as I travelled by any mode of transport available – car, bus, train, aeroplane, rickshaw, canoe, sail boat, speed boat and ferry, [...]

In April 2009 I wrote an article outlining my wishlist of equipment for the tour. Below is a general list of items I feel will be required. At the bottom of the page a downloadable PDF file is available which contains more detail of specific items and prices from online retailers. UPDATE: The purchasing process [...]

Day 107 – Wednesday 4th January 2006 It was a reasonably early start, up at seven to meet with the other folk who were due to go out diving that morning. As it was to be first dive after getting my PADI cert I was a bit nervous, but I soon forgot that when I [...]

Days 76 & 77 – Sunday 4th & Monday 5th December 2005 In order to gain my scuba diving accreditation from PADI I needed to complete 4 dives, whilst carrying out a viariety of different skills on each dive. I wont bore you with what these were, but suffice to say none of these were [...]

Being a complete novice at bicycle touring, the planning can sometimes get a little overwhelming. There are a multitude of things to think about, including; route visas budget equipment time work For someone like me, who changes plans and makes alterations along the way, finalising anything can get a little problematic. For example, the route [...]