http://19months.co.ukPhil Whitehurst had a recurring dream "To spend an extended period of time experiencing wild, remote , and beautiful places, in the process of circumnavigating the World" This website is a record of the 19 months he spent on his travels, between August 2000 and March 2002, fulfilling that dreamFri, 16 Mar 2007 17:13:24 +0000Microsoft Access 2003http://19months.co.uk/images/19rss.gifhttp://19months.co.ukPhil Whitehurst spent 19 months travelling the world120200 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=1We set sail into the land of ice at approx 19:00 on 7th January. The weather, inSun, 04 Mar 2007 14:51:15 +0000 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=1 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=2It took two days to pass through the Drake passage. The anticipated rough seas Sun, 04 Mar 2007 14:51:15 +0000 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=2 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=3The enchanted land, bewitching, mesmerising beyond measure. The soul rises upon Sun, 04 Mar 2007 14:51:15 +0000 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=3 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=4In a land that captures the souls of all who come, words are inadequate. If a lSun, 04 Mar 2007 14:51:15 +0000 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=4 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=5I left Ushuaia, a city boasting to be the most southerly in the world, on SundaySun, 04 Mar 2007 14:51:15 +0000 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=5 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=6The relatives carry the deceased to the burning ghat. The women of the family doSun, 04 Mar 2007 14:51:15 +0000 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=6 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=7The carvings at Khajuraho were exquisite, Especially those on the western templeSun, 04 Mar 2007 14:51:15 +0000 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=7 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=8Yesterday I climbed Mt Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan at 3776m. <br/><br/>RSun, 04 Mar 2007 14:51:15 +0000 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=8 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=9Buddhism was founded in India by Sidd Hartha Gautama (563-483BC). Buddha means aSun, 04 Mar 2007 14:51:15 +0000 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=9 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=11I arrived in Christchurch, New Zealand at 1am, after an uneventful flight from MSun, 04 Mar 2007 14:51:15 +0000 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=11 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=12After Hamner Springs we headed upto Picton and on the way visited the Seal ColonSun, 04 Mar 2007 14:51:15 +0000 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=12 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=13We went Heli hiking on Franz Joseph Glacier today <br/<br/> The ice was in wondeSun, 04 Mar 2007 14:51:15 +0000 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=13 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=14I think the desert is the place where all the forgotten dreams reside. They travFri, 09 Mar 2007 12:28:35 +0000 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=14 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=15Almost 4 months of travel completed now. The Valle de Lune. Strange eroded sandFri, 09 Mar 2007 12:36:10 +0000 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=15 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=16El Tatio Geisers (4300m), the highest in the world, come alive, hissing and shooFri, 09 Mar 2007 13:08:46 +0000 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=16 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=17Cafayate is a wonderful village, surrounded by vineyards. I have found a quiet cMon, 12 Mar 2007 10:57:01 +0000 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=17 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=18Arrived tired and hungry in Tucuman. Wondered about continuing on to my next desMon, 12 Mar 2007 11:19:20 +0000 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=18 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=19Crossing the Andes to Salta we reach a high point of 4765m. The bus splutters oMon, 12 Mar 2007 11:32:03 +0000 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=19 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=20I am in Uspallata, a small village in the Andes. Today I rented a mountain bikeMon, 12 Mar 2007 11:43:41 +0000 http://19months.co.uk/diaryc.asp?diaryid=20