David Broadley

After threatening to do so for most of the trip, I finally...

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:57:32 +0000

After threatening to do so for most of the trip, I finally shaved in a handlebar moustache and some sideburns, two days before I left for home. All too soon those days flew by, and I was jetting home to the UK. Adventures over, for now.

Matt, our burly American contractor friend, walked into a locker...

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:54:14 +0000

Matt, our burly American contractor friend, walked into a locker door and proceeded to bleed all over our room. This was in no relation to the glasses on the table in front of him.

Pre drinking fun in the infamous Milhouse hostel. Buenos Aires,...

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:53:18 +0000

Pre drinking fun in the infamous Milhouse hostel. Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Taken in the middle of the world’s widest avenue,...

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:52:47 +0000

Taken in the middle of the world’s widest avenue, “Avenida 9 de Julio”. It has seven lanes in either direction, with two more on either side of these after a brief bit of concrete. Quite the challenge to cross. Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Having a look at the Falklands (sorry Malvinas) memorial with a...

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:50:50 +0000

Having a look at the Falklands (sorry Malvinas) memorial with a friend. Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Casa Rosada, or The Pink House, Buenos Aires. We’d reached...

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:50:01 +0000

Casa Rosada, or The Pink House, Buenos Aires. We’d reached the end, final destination. Six days left.

Looking down the river, away from the falls. On the opposite...

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:48:56 +0000

Looking down the river, away from the falls. On the opposite side is Brazil, where we’d been the previous day. Iguazu Falls, Argentina.

Slightly damp. Iguazu Falls, Argentina.

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:48:20 +0000

Slightly damp. Iguazu Falls, Argentina.

The Devil’s Throat, absolutely thundering away. Iguazu...

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:47:59 +0000

The Devil’s Throat, absolutely thundering away. Iguazu Falls, Argentina.

Walking back towards Iguazu Falls, from the Argentinian side.

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:47:26 +0000

Walking back towards Iguazu Falls, from the Argentinian side.

They haven’t quite got the translation spot on. Iguazu...

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:26:42 +0000

They haven’t quite got the translation spot on. Iguazu Falls, Brazil.

Rainbows through the mist. Iguazu Falls, Brazil.

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:26:12 +0000

Rainbows through the mist. Iguazu Falls, Brazil.

Walkways out over the falls, with the spectacular Devil’s...

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:25:04 +0000

Walkways out over the falls, with the spectacular Devil’s Throat in the background. Iguazu Falls, Brazil.

Local wildlife finding the bins interesting. Iguazu Falls,...

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:24:05 +0000

Local wildlife finding the bins interesting. Iguazu Falls, Brazil.

Iguazu Falls, a total of 2.7km of waterfalls at the...

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:22:25 +0000

Iguazu Falls, a total of 2.7km of waterfalls at the Brazilian/Argentinian border.

It seemed that almost wherever you went in Rio, Christ the...

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:15:33 +0000

It seemed that almost wherever you went in Rio, Christ the Redeemer was forever there in the background, watching over the city. It’s truly quite something.

Words fail me.

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:14:53 +0000

Words fail me.

The Lapa Street party, a weekly fiesta where the main street in...

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:14:33 +0000

The Lapa Street party, a weekly fiesta where the main street in Lapa is closed and the world comes out to play. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Looking back into the sun at Rio, from the top of Sugar loaf.

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:13:34 +0000

Looking back into the sun at Rio, from the top of Sugar loaf.

Planes taking off from Rio’s Santos Dumont airport take...

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:12:45 +0000

Planes taking off from Rio’s Santos Dumont airport take off heading straight for Sugar Loaf, then curve around behind it.