Robert MitsonBrazil!So at the time of writing I’m sitting in Casablanca airport awaiting my flight to London. After any trip I always end up with this sort of…Jun 13, 2015Jun 13, 2015
Robert MitsonQuito, Lima and the ParasitesI arrived in Quito from Cusco, following three flights. The first two were passed without anything worth commenting on. Guayaquil airport…Jun 8, 2015Jun 8, 2015
Robert MitsonTrains, planes and… Hangovers: Cusco and Machu PicchuAs I write this, I’m midway through a day of three flights. Cusco to Lima, Lima to Guayaquil, Guayaquil to Quito. Having left Cusco at 6am…Jun 3, 2015Jun 3, 2015
Robert MitsonCold Showers: Salar de Uyuni and The AndesSo a lot has happened since I last wrote, and there has been a obscene lack of decent wifi, so apologies to my avid subscribership for the…May 31, 2015May 31, 2015
Robert MitsonBreath-taking La Paz (whadda punny guy, though)As I write this I’m sitting at La Paz El Alto airport waiting for my 6am flight to Uyuni. Check-in doesn’t open until 5am (4am at the…May 26, 2015May 26, 2015
Robert MitsonGraveyards and liquorSo Argentinians are crazy. Here people don’t go out for the night until 2am and stay out until around 8. With the time difference, and my…May 23, 2015May 23, 2015
Robert MitsonBuenos dias, Buenos AiresUpon landing in Buenos Aires, you’re greeted by a beautiful airport terminal – all post-modern lines and glass and steel. Well…May 21, 2015May 21, 2015
Robert MitsonAnd we’re off! (Or, more correctly, ‘I’m off!’)Over the coming weeks I will be backpacking alone through some of South America; as my friends all know, I try to do this kind of thing as…May 20, 2015May 20, 2015