ALEX F'S TRAVEL BLOG

alex f

a 30 year old from Cambridge

Places Traveled
Travel Blogs: 1
Blog Entries: 125
Reviews: 83
Cities: 83
Countries: 14

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after several years of intending to, we gave up our jobs in december 2007. Spurred on age limits on australian working visas and alex b´s advancing years.

alex f's Travel Blogs and Reviews
Travel Blogs and Reviews
Title and Date	Location
my exciting trip around the world Jan 07 '07	The World
no snow in bansko Jan 07 '07 "a meaty battenburg cake made of chicken and pork with cheese instead of icing"	Bansko, Razgrad
Home for a while Jan 23 '07 "whole lot of comidic water spraying about the place"	Wigmore, England
Shapla Tandoori "As good as ever, they've ditched the fusion menu for classic dishes it modern surroundings. Me Gusta Mucho"	Wigmore, England
Lower Yatton Farm "Wonderful"	Wigmore, England
LAX Hell Jan 27 '07 "WRONG WRONG WRONG. LAX is rubbish."	Los Angeles, California
learning the lingo Jan 28 '07 "We are thinking of setting up a twinning operation with the famous Harry Tuffins of The Marches."	Orosi, Costa Rica
studying spanish "very good language school, lots of conversation practice and good value"	Orosi, Costa Rica
Montana Linda "a bit basic but very friendly. cheap though"	Orosi, Costa Rica
Attempted volcano viewing Feb 10 '07 "lava viewing capital of central america"	La Fortuna, Costa Rica
soda el rio "yummy, fruity brekkie"	La Fortuna, Costa Rica
hot sping bathing "v expensive ($35) but luxurious and very hot water"	La Fortuna, Costa Rica
Grigo Pete's "Room was abit stuffy and noisy, nice garden and very very cheap"	La Fortuna, Costa Rica
Looking at trees and flying through the cloud forest Feb 12 '07 "tarzan swings are wrong,wrong, wrong"	Monteverde, Costa Rica
Tina's Casitas "Uncomfortable foam mattress, nice views, no fridge in kitchen"	Monteverde, Costa Rica
Monteverde Extremo Canopy - Zipline Tour "lots of fun and sometimes rather scary"	Monteverde, Costa Rica
More volcano viewing Feb 14 '07 "possibly the best walk in Costa Rica"	Rincon de la Vieja, Costa Rica
Rincon de la Vieja Mountain Lodge "nice pool and bar, lots of biting insects in the garden"	Rincon de la Vieja, Costa Rica
hiking the volcano "spectacular hike and lovely coolong breeze"	Rincon de la Vieja, Costa Rica
an unplanned city break Feb 17 '07 "only a small disaster on route"	San Jose, Costa Rica
Cas Poesia "a lovely comfortable, big bed and spacious room and free internet and free coffee"	San Jose, Costa Rica
three days turns into ten days at the beach Feb 20 '07 "Like i said thereare worse places to be stuck."	Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Limon
Casa Verde Lodge "a lovely place to stay, hammoc, pool, no mossies!"	Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Limon
nothing for turtle fans but lots for croc and birdfans Mar 04 '07 "giant platic frogs and a giant parrot and a toucan on sticks - what more could you want."	Tortuguero National Park, Limon
Cabinas Tortuguero "A touch overpriced methinks, but nice enough"	Tortuguero National Park, Limon
a lovely bakery i have forgotten the name "banana bread and rasberry chocolate brownies to die for"	Tortuguero National Park, Limon
bony scotts kayak trip "good value, good guide, lots of birds and animals spotted"	Tortuguero National Park, Limon
Pick-Up Shopping Mar 08 '07 "4WD and slightly big suspension"	Santiago, Chile
SCS Habitat (Scott's Place) "Cheap and Odd"	Santiago, Chile
La Gorda Vaca "Incredibly popular grill house"	Santiago, Chile
Finally on the road in Chile Mar 15 '07 "cut the cow up in the opposite direction"	Siete Tazas National Park, Maule
Las Vertienes "Lovely shady site with showers and a river and fireplaces"	Siete Tazas National Park, Maule
looking at waterfalls "wasps and water"	Siete Tazas National Park, Maule
puzzled monkeys and more volcanos Mar 17 '07	Conguillio National Park, Araucania
el sendero sierra nevada "magnificent vistas and insects"	Conguillio National Park, Araucania
Los Nirres "No showers! but id does have ice creams and toilets"	Conguillio National Park, Araucania
a hard town to leave Mar 19 '07 "We slid down the snowy slopes of the volcano on our arses using an icepick as a brake"	Pucon, Chile
camping los pozas "hot showers!!!! and ducks"	Pucon, Chile
climb volcan villarica "live lava"	Pucon, Chile
feeding the sea lions Mar 24 '07 "The local population of sea birds and sealions have learnt that there is such a thing as a free lunch"	Valdivia, Los Lagos
Camping Isla Teja "Nice location hame about the price"	Valdivia, Los Lagos
watch the sea lions "free entertainment - the best sort"	Valdivia, Los Lagos
Cheong day!!!!! Mar 25 '07 "a "tour pr la zona" - 30 quid in the tourist brochures but free to those with their own 4x4."	Puerto Varas, Los Lagos
Casa Margouya "A little chilly but helpfull staff"	Puerto Varas, Los Lagos
Cafe Danes "a mountain of food"	Puerto Varas, Los Lagos
Onces Bellavista "sooo much food and a zip line"	Puerto Varas, Los Lagos
Peguins, Otters and a rush for the boat Mar 27 '07 "we went with some fishermen and saw humboldt and magellanic penguins (apparently- i couldn´t tell the difference) three types of cormorants (ditto, although some did have red feet), pelicans and sea otters."	Ancud, Los Lagos
Hospdaje OHiggins "Very cheap and big rooms"	Ancud, Los Lagos
Casa Mer "Lots of local fish and nice pisco sours"	Ancud, Los Lagos
Hanging glaciers and hot springs Mar 29 '07 "Jamie´s Torres del Paine training"	Puerto Puyuhuapi, Los Lagos
Thermas de Puyuhuapi "A little bit of luxury"	Puerto Puyuhuapi, Los Lagos
Hanging glaciers and hot springs Mar 29 '07 "´s Torres del Paine training"	Puerto Puyuhuapi, Los Lagos
Car Trouble Apr 01 '07	Coyhaique, Aisen del General Carlos Ibanez del Campo
hostal salamandras "a lovely log cabin with hammocs hung in fromt of the log fire"	Coyhaique, Aisen del General Carlos Ibanez del Campo
visit las cuevas de las marmoles "marblr caves and a rough ride"	Coyhaique, Aisen del General Carlos Ibanez del Campo
argentina at least, but more car trouble Apr 06 '07 "He brought with him a police truck and two jolly gendarmes"	Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz
municipal campsite cabanas "basic, but mt word argentina is cheap"	Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz
A boy´s account of a broken car Apr 06 '07 "a real gaucho mechanic, complete with beret, mate cup and fag"	Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz
finally a bit of adventure for jamie Apr 09 '07 "glaciers are beautiful even in the rain and if you can´t see the mountains it is easier to pretend you are in the antarctic"	El Calafate, Argentina
la tablita "what a lotta meat"	El Calafate, Argentina
the "big ice" trek "glaciers are beautiful, even in the rain"	El Calafate, Argentina
hostel los glaciares libertador "under floor heating!!!!"	El Calafate, Argentina
a day of rest Apr 15 '07	Punta Arenas, Chile
hostal de la patagonia "nice beds, shower and a tv with films in english"	Punta Arenas, Chile
the end of the world as we know it, and we feel fine Apr 15 '07	Ushuaia, Argentina
beagle channel boat trip "pretend you are darwin"	Ushuaia, Argentina
Hosteria Kaiken "A bit posh for the likes of us"	Ushuaia, Argentina
Hostel Yakush "Everything you could want froma hostel"	Ushuaia, Argentina
sun, snow, gales - hiking patagonia style Apr 21 '07 "a very tired boy. he had been wading through thigh deep snow for most of the way"	Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
paine grande lodge/refugio "no heating!!!!"	Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
some very old trees Apr 26 '07 "there are stone trees littering the landscape"	Puerto San Julian, Santa Cruz
hospedaje la casona "cheap, comfy, warm"	Puerto San Julian, Santa Cruz
estancia la paloma camping "no wind at last"	Puerto San Julian, Santa Cruz
waiting for our washing Apr 27 '07 "it is not very welsh - no dull grey skies and definitely not enough pebble dash"	Puerto Madryn, Argentina
camping punta los cuevos "a campsite dutch people woukd approve of"	Puerto Madryn, Argentina
No Hay Animales Apr 29 '07 "I nearly tripped over one of the little beasts"	penisula valdez, Argentina
The drive North. Stopping at the Sierra Ventana May 01 '07	Tornquist, Buenos Aires
Staying near the toilet May 02 '07 "2 minutes later a crispy thing pops out"	Cordoba, Argentina
Rally Argentina May 04 '07 "almost like upper-class of Virgin Atlantic"	Villa Carlos Paz, Cordoba
Buenos Aires - Bigger than Bajo Caracoles May 07 '07	Buenos Aires, Argentina
sohostel "peaceful"	Buenos Aires, Argentina
tango hostel, HI "too much cold play, too loud"	Buenos Aires, Argentina
cantina las lilas "the best steak in argentna -TM"	Buenos Aires, Argentina
giant palms and giant mice May 14 '07	parque nacional el palmar, Entre Rios
N.P campsite "nice site"	parque nacional el palmar, Entre Rios
a wet safari May 15 '07 "the worlds biggest rodent fact fans"	Carlos Pellegrini, Corrientes
rancho inambu "very friendly owner, a tent saving quincho"	Carlos Pellegrini, Corrientes
missions in missiones May 16 '07	San Ignacio, Misiones
puerto nuevo club desportes aquatiques "lovely views of the rio parana over to paraguay"	San Ignacio, Misiones
wet, wet, wet May 19 '07 "the best course of action was to forget the rain and just get as wet as we could as many times as we could"	Iguazu Falls, Argentina
viejo americano complejo turistico "nice shady campsite with big quinchos"	Iguazu Falls, Argentina
see the falls "fantastic, even in a thunderstorm"	Iguazu Falls, Argentina
salta la linda May 23 '07 "all very lovely and set off nicely by the warmest sun we have felt in a while"	Salta, Argentina
terra oculta "big, big room in a lovely old building"	Salta, Argentina
a painted valley in the sun May 24 '07	Tilcara, Jujuy
hosteria rincon de fuego "a splash of luxury"	Tilcara, Jujuy
Another Breakdown May 29 '07 "The mechanics returned in their boss´s Lada taxi"	Susques, Jujuy
san pedro, again Jun 04 '07 "geysirs, salt, flamingos, llama kebabs - a fun time was had by all in the desert"	San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
hostal eden de atacamea "same as all the rest"	San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
rescheduled salty fun Jun 06 '07 "beautiful landscapes, good company and patagonian footwarming dances, what more could we want"	Salar Uyuni, Potosi
a week by the seaside in another dull mining based town Jun 16 '07	Antofagasta, Chile
the car is gone at last Jun 19 '07	Santiago, Chile
majestic hotel "best curry this side of the atlantic"	Santiago, Chile
playing with monkeys at parque machia Jun 24 '07	Villa Tunari, Cochabamba
lazing and shopping in the highest capital city in the world Jul 30 '07 "shopping and chilling in la paz"	La Paz, Bolivia
residencial sucre "friendly and helpful"	La Paz, Bolivia
a knee busting descent ftom la paz to coroico Aug 01 '07 "an inca path, a japonese hermit and bamboo carrying llamas"	Choro, Cochabamba
Luxury in the jungle Aug 02 '07	Rurrenabaque, El Beni
la fiesta de la virgin Aug 06 '07	Copacabana, Bolivia
la orilla "tasty and cheap"	Copacabana, Bolivia
hotel ambassador "randomly unhelpful staff and a short bed"	Copacabana, Bolivia
travelling in style on the andean explorer Aug 09 '07	Puno, Peru
hostal imperial "nicest place for a while"	Puno, Peru
incan stones, BITTY, and roast guniea pig Aug 10 '07 "The best pictures were of the virgin mary squirting milk from her breast (in heaven) down into the mouth of a waiting monk on earth. One word – BITTY"	Cusco, Peru
el mirador de la usta "fab view over san blas plaza"	Cusco, Peru
maras, moray and las salineras Aug 15 '07 "a series of dazzling white pans tumbling down one side of a steep valley"	Urubamba, Cusco
el jardin "really nice rooms, comfy bed, hot-ish shower"	Urubamba, Cusco
High up Incas Aug 16 '07 "Alex fell asleep...dreaming our ruins and llamas"	Machu Picchu, Peru
Lines in the gravel Aug 22 '07 "signals to passing spaceships"	Nasca, Ica
Bus Trip Aug 25 '07	Lima, Peru
pre incan fun Aug 26 '07	Trujillo, Piura
Cheeky Con-man "Not sure"	Trujillo, Piura
las casa suiza "nice cat"	Trujillo, Piura
More Pre Incans, More Ceviche Aug 28 '07 "KING KONGs normally weigh in it about a kilo"	Chiclayo, Lambayeque
Chifa Bruce Lee "Not bad. Big portions, and non-stop kung fu movies, only downside was that there didn´t seem to be ..."	Chiclayo, Lambayeque
Hotel Royal "Former Glories"	Chiclayo, Lambayeque
Cloud People in Kuelap Aug 31 '07 "25 kilos of garlic"	Kuelap, Amazonas
Old People Here Sep 02 '07 "´Miss British Citizen´"	Vilcabamba, Ecuador
boobie time Sep 09 '07	Galapagos, Galapagos Islands
guantanamera "a nice white boat"	Galapagos, Galapagos Islands
3 visits to Quito Sep 16 '07	Quito, Ecuador
Raj Tandoori "Looks rubbish from the outside"	Quito, Ecuador
LAuberge "Very nice"	Quito, Ecuador
Hot Lava Sep 21 '07 "singed my fingers"	Antigua, Guatemala
Casa Don Ismael "Homely"	Antigua, Guatemala
Monterrico Beach Time Sep 25 '07 "read some books and east some fish"	Monterrico, Santa Rosa
Private Catamaran Sep 27 '07 "the captain, the cook and Alex and I set sail"	Rio Dulce, Guatemala
Wettest Border Crossing Oct 02 '07 "You'd pay a lot more for getting wet at Alton Towers"	Punta Gorda, Toledo
Beach time in Belize (part 1) Oct 02 '07 "flopping around in the sea. Perfect"	Placencia, Belize
Floating and Frisbee in the Belize jungle Oct 06 '07	San Ignacio, Belize
Sleeping in Hammocks Oct 09 '07 "hammock full of monkeys"	Tikal, Guatemala
Beach time in Belize (part 2) Oct 10 '07 "enormous payload"	Caye Caulker, Belize
hanging with the daddy Oct 16 '07	Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
big bends and small slots Oct 23 '07	Page, Arizona
cowboy country Oct 26 '07 "museum .... in a Burger King"	Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Apache
some pretty trees in a pretty canyon Oct 28 '07	Canyon de Chelly, Arizona
canyonlands, arches and goblin valley Nov 08 '07 "looked like goblins"	Arches National Park, Utah
dad gets adventurous Nov 12 '07 "elk petting"	Zion National Park, Utah
crayzeee rocks Nov 13 '07	Bryce Canyon National Park, Garfield
Tropicana "Reasonable"	Las Vegas, Nevada
Buffet Time in Vegas Nov 14 '07 "a 1/3rd scale St. Marks square"	Las Vegas, Nevada
Meeting up with Dave and family Nov 16 '07 "dishwasher and SOFAS"	Phoenix, Arizona
rest and relaxation island style Nov 21 '07 "looks like mud, tastes like medicine, and makes you lips numb"	Tavewa Island, Northern Fiji
Otto and Fanny's Place "Brilliant"	Tavewa Island, Northern Fiji
Nadi Downtown Backpackers "Rubbish"	Tavewa Island, Northern Fiji
Meeting the Family Dec 02 '07 "Very burpy"	Rotorua, New Zealand
raglan, waitomo caves and another invisible volcano Dec 10 '07 "A LOT of time updating the blog"	Taranaki, New Zealand
Juno Lodge "Friendly Hostel near the caves"	Taranaki, New Zealand
visiting tim and alice Dec 14 '07 "busing their washing machine and their computer"	Wellington, New Zealand
Queen Charlotte Track Dec 19 '07 "no super noddles"	Picton, New Zealand
its chrisssssmaaaaas Dec 24 '07 "no heavy presents this year"	Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand
golden bay salami Dec 28 '07 "tasty sausages"	Farewell Spit, New Zealand
pancake rocks Dec 29 '07 "lots of rocks that look like stacks of pancakes"	Punakaiki, New Zealand
hiking avalanche peak with some bird friends Jan 01 '08 "stealing other people's lunches"	Arthur's Pass, New Zealand
ballooning, shopping and doing time in christchurch Jan 03 '08 "I've forgotten how to play mini-golf"	Christchurch, New Zealand
lake punaki and the mueller hut Jan 05 '08 "One of the best nights of our trip"	Mount Cook, New Zealand
some crazy boulder and delectable fishy treat Jan 08 '08 "a tough morning lazing on the beach, people and boulder watching"	Moeraki, New Zealand
fleurs "amazingky fresh fish and great views"	Moeraki, New Zealand
wildlife spotting galore on the otago penninsula Jan 09 '08	Otago Penninsula, New Zealand
relaxing on the catlins coast Jan 12 '08 "only about 12 months to get back..."	Curio Bay, New Zealand
rain and sun on the sounds Jan 17 '08 "water everywhere"	Milford Sound, New Zealand
fantastic weather for our next great walk Jan 18 '08 "very strict chocolate and museli bar rationing for the next few days"	Kepler Track, New Zealand
kayaking on doubtful sound Jan 21 '08 "sandflies, we had a really good time"	Doubtful Sound, New Zealand
Miles Better Pies "PIES"	Doubtful Sound, New Zealand
Lakeview Campground, Te Anau "Helpful folk"	Doubtful Sound, New Zealand
not very adventuresome in the adventure capital Jan 24 '08 "The golf went really badly"	Queenstown, New Zealand
our first (and possibly last) taste of touring by bike Jan 26 '08 "railways are generally made to be magically flat"	central otago, New Zealand
chilling, canyoning and being puzzled in the "next queenstown" Jan 30 '08	Wanaka, New Zealand
waiting for the clouds to clear in glacierland Feb 03 '08 "black bitey buggers"	Fox Glacier, New Zealand
rafting and kayaking on the west coast Feb 05 '08 "A tale of two waterbased activities"	Okarito, New Zealand
craft day Feb 07 '08 "A big knife"	Hokitika, New Zealand
a biking non-event and some hot water in hanmer springs Feb 08 '08 "alex said he could name 100 countries that the ramblers are more likely to run a holiday to than CUBA"	Hanmer Springs, New Zealand
vomiting with dolphins Feb 09 '08 "curious beasts"	Kaikoura, New Zealand
messing about on the river Feb 14 '08 "managed all the rapids without falling in, although our boat was pretty full of water after several of the perkier ones"	Whanganui River, New Zealand
tongariro crossing Feb 17 '08 "the best 1-day walk in NZ"	Tongariro National Park, New Zealand
skydiving in taupo Feb 19 '08	Taupo, New Zealand
cricket Feb 20 '08 ""Sidebottom...Sidebottom...Sidebottom...Sidebottom...Sidebottom...Sidebottom...Sidebottom...Sidebottom...Sidebottom...Sidebottom""	Napier City, New Zealand
the zorbing capital of the world Feb 21 '08 "and in the middle of a seemingly normal park there was an enormous boiling lake"	Rotorua, New Zealand
sun, surf, sand, hot water and dolphins on the coramandel peninsula Feb 22 '08 "Brilliant it was"	Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand
rain and shine in northland Mar 04 '08	Northland, New Zealand