Thursday 18th February 2016 – I’m going to keep this short. Relatively short at least. I mean, let’s face it – they’ve been getting a little long-winded of late, haven’t they? I guess there’s probably more to it than that though. Maybe I haven’t done very much recently. That does…
I would hereby like to apologise for any possible rants in this forthcoming post. Not that I’m saying there are any, because it seems entirely unlikely and not in my nature to complain about anything whatsoever, but were one to potentially occur, I, in theory, apologise for any possible such…
Monday 21st December 2015 – “I fought a bear.” That was the excuse one of my mates came out with when he came into school walking like an old man. He stuck to the story admirably, but after about a week he relinquished the real tale. He’d fallen down the…
Monday 23rd November 2015 – Eventually, after an extended period in Asunción, I left for Encarnacion. At this point, I was feeling the need to move relatively quickly, my time in Bolivia meaning by my extremely rough calculations, I was a little behind if I wanted to get to at…
Wednesday 14th October 2015 – After recovering from illness, and watching my first film in ages at the hostel with Carina, Manu and a few others, I eventually set off for Tupiza, a little bit later than I had hoped. La Paz had lost some of its lustre in the…
Sunday 11th October 2015 – It all started off so easy. After meeting up at the agency, emptying our bags of all belongings, being fitted for our gear and packing everything needed, we set off for Huayna Potosi base camp. In the van, obviously. I told you it started easy.…
Here you will find the (hopefully) up to date adventures of the incredibly handsome pioneering explorer, Doug. As modest as he is wise, as awesome as he is brave, Doug will endeavor to recite the tales of his travels with utmost accuracy. No embellishment whatsoever.