So it begins....Nearly.

I looked up my flights today. I may well be leaving this green and verdant isle on the 26th of February following go ahead from my travel partner, my well esteemed brother. I hope I can get map to post on this page to map my progress. If not good old text will have to do. As it says in my profile "About me" piece this blog will be about me and my travels in South America. It will most likely not contain deep personal secrets or too much musing of a personal nature. I wish to create it so people who know me, even, dare I say, who would like to know what is becoming of me in that land colonised by the conquistadores can drop in and have a look. I plan to post pictures and to give comments on my surroundings in hopefully a not too boring manner. Let's face it though, this will mainly be for my benefit so read it if you like but no literary criticism is welcome :). So... as a first post I think it suffices to say that I have gotten my shots, now I have to get plane tickets, a place to stay for a night in Lisbon and some travel insurance. Wish me luck. Next stop Salvador, Brazil!