2002-2005 (c) GetJealous.com, All rights reserved. http://www.getjealous.com/mccargow/rss.xml Welcome to our blog. Over the next 12 months we'll be delivering regular updates of our progress around the globe and sincerely hoping that the banter doesn't dry up after the first few weeks... http://www.getjealous.com/mccargow http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=442376&go=mccargow After 52 weeks, 49 flights, 154 different beds, 20 countries, 5 continents, 1 wedding, several near-death encounters, less than our fair share of life-threatening illnesses, no robberies, many many friends, a handful of enemies, 3 gropes (Emma - not me!), and 2 very full passports... we have finally made it home! We treated ourselves to a nice little week in Cancun before hitting the British winte... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=442376&go=mccargow Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=434498&go=mccargow (PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PREVIOUS 5 BLOG ENTRIES ARE ALL NEW - WE'VE BEEN VERY LAZY! HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!)On the way to the Grand Canyon we had a very weird stop at a little village called Oatman. It's the sort of place where incest is mandatory along with 60 inch waistlines! Highly amusing but it's extraordinary how a supposedly developed country spawns characters like this. The Grand Canyon itsel... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=434498&go=mccargow Wed, 2 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=434497&go=mccargow Our Californian jaunt began with a visit to see another fellow nomad from our Peruvian Inca Trail days - Daniel Delgado - in San Jose. Dan not only lent us his apartment but also donated his BMW for the day! Thanks Dan and Happy New Year... let us know if you want to borrow our bike in London!The following day was spent attempting to smarten up our act in time for the impending arrival of Best Man... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=434497&go=mccargow Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=434487&go=mccargow Vancouver:If you cast your minds back all the way to April in Laos you'll recall a good friend we met - Mike Cameron. Mike has subsequently returned to the Canadian homeland and was our first-class host in Vancouver. Everyone we'd ever met has waxed lyrical about the joys of Vancouver: the healthy outdoors, views of mountains and lakes to die for, etc etc. Unfortunately it rained constantly for th... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=434487&go=mccargow Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=434481&go=mccargow And what a fantastic city this is... World-class architecture, great theatres and restaurants, public transportation that works, friendly folks and loads to see and do. The only drawback was the biting winds and blizzards but I suppose that you can't have it all!... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=434481&go=mccargow Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=434479&go=mccargow After flying to arguably the USA's most unremarkable town (Buffalo), we headed across the border for a night at Niagara Falls. Since kids we've both wanted to see the spot where Superman threw Lois Lane over the safety barrier and then grudgingly rescued her. After 11 months on the road I think Emms was considering re-enacting the scene with me in the role of the Daily Planet's star reporter!What ... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=434479&go=mccargow Sat, 8 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=424143&go=mccargow New York City: "I wanna wake up in a city that doesn't sleep"After 10 months of bedding down on lice-infested matresses, chowing down on more rice than your average Indian town puts away on a weekly basis, and spending countless hours confined to transportation unfit for livestock, it is SO GOOD being back in civilisation! Our eternal thanks go to Tom Waldron for not only putting us up i... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=424143&go=mccargow Wed, 5 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=420051&go=mccargow After the rundown, dank and dingy aspects of many South American cities, Rio de Janeiro is like an plentiful oasis in a parched desert. World famous gorgeous beaches are watched over by Christ the Redeemer and the beautiful peak of Sugarloaf Mountain. Bronzed and near-naked bodies parade up and down the thoroughfares under brilliant blue skies. And after 9pm, everyone then drinks themselves under ... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=420051&go=mccargow Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=414925&go=mccargow After the luxuries experienced back in Blighty it took a few days to get our heads back around what the hell we're doing slumming it around the world in dark and dank hostels. However, after a few days of mooching about we met up again with our perpetual travel buddies from Twickenham - Neil & Coralie - and headed off to a wonderful little town called Banos. The days here simply involve eating... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=414925&go=mccargow Sat, 10 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=409990&go=mccargow Having scummed our way around the world for 9 months, we decided that it was high time to rediscover what we've been missing out on and agreed upon a nice cheap week back in Blighty. En route back to the UK we had the pleasure of a 3 hour layover in George Bush Incontinental Airport in Houston. The Department of Homeland Security boast some of the most courteous, dignified and articulate members o... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=409990&go=mccargow Thu, 1 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT