Backpacking through Latin America- By Mindy Coe

This is my blog on my first Backpacking trip ever. I am leaving with my lovely boyfriend, Joel tomorrow morning for the trip of a lifetime. We will be there for 14 weeks and visiting lots of countries. All we have planned is a flight into Mexico City and a flight out of Peru 14 weeks later. So everything in between will be a massive adventure for the both of us. I thought I would start a blog and do my best to let all our friends and family know what we are doing every now and again. I will update it as much as I can. Please excuse my spelling, grammar. I am sure most of these will be typed very fast whilst 15 other backpackers are waiting behind me to use the internet.

Here we go...

Packing!

So last time Joel and I went away on holiday, it was a weeks trip to a 5* hotel in Turkey. Joel came round to pick me up for the airport and I was lying face down on the landing having a complete tantrum that I had broken my straighteners and locked all my belongings in my new, beautiful, pink suitcase along with my passport.... This time I have promised him that that will not be the case However, its the day before and my bedroom currently looks like this (see pic) and somehow, I have to fit all that into a minuscule backpack which is also below... hmmm this is going to be tricky. You can also see in the picture that I am still in my pajamas, running around like a headless chicken trying to get everything done. Joel confiscated my passport 4 months ago so I know its in safe hands. We have our new camera (thank you Anna and Vic) all set and lots of memory cards, so expect a lot of pictures!

I better run, as I have 2 washing loads to do, 25 bikinis to chose from and about 5 items to clothe me for 4 months to choose from that pile you can see. Ouch.

Tomorrow evening we will be in Mexico city, in the biggest party hostel there...woooop!