Month of August , 2003

Beyond the Backyard #9: And this is how it ends - South America Her trip over all too quickly, Elysse, returns to Toronto with enough candy to feed her entire neighbourhood for the next three years, a parting gift from her boyfriend.	Beyond the Backyard #8: The Last Stop(s) - Santa Fe and Rosario, Argentina Elysse traveled to Puerto Iguazu, a wee town in the north of Argentina whose claim to fame is the massive collection of waterfalls that makes Niagara Falls look like a leaking faucet.

Beyond the Backyard #7: It's wabbit, no, whale-watching season!! - Argentina Continued problems with Aerolineas Argentinas and bad weather can't take away from the awesome time Elysse had whale-watching. She also found a Taj Mahal replica made out of tin.	Beyond the Backyard #6: A Little Something to Remember Us By... - Buenos Aires, Argentina A gift from a hostel has Elysse scratching her head and she continues her travels to Uruguay where the locals are very friendly, perhaps too friendly.
Beyond the Backyard #5: Everything Your Monther Told You Not to Do - Mendoza and Santiago, Chile On her birthday, Elysse did exactly what every parent warns their child about: talking to strangers, taking rides from strangers, taking food from strangers...	Beyond the Backyard #4: On the Road - Argentina Elysse finds Argentinian airline security to be a bit of an oxymoron and learns that deserts get pretty damn cold in winter.
Beyond the Backyard #3: Mi Querido Buenos Aires, Part II - Buenos Aires, Argentina Elysse shares a few of the things she's learned in Buenos Aires this week, all of them the hard way.	Beyond the Backyard #2: Mi Querido Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires, Argentina Elysse arrived in Buenos Aires, exhausted but ecstatic. Now all she has to do is figure out her way around and how to avoid becoming pedestrian roadkill.
Beyond the Backyard #1: Why and How South America? Elysse takes us on a quick newbies tour of preparing for a 2 month trip to three-and-a-half South American countries.	Continental Drift #11: DJ's, Devotion and a Riotous Religious Revival - Sao Paolo, Brazil Adam found himself immersed in a chaotic mix of sweat, drugs, tattoos, and pounding electronic music. Some would call this massive assembly a party, but to those in attendance it was more of an annual pilgrimage.

Continental Drift #10: Sex and the City, Recife Style - Recife, Brazil After all the hype, Adam was eager to see if there was any truth to the talk about Recife's pulsing nightlife.	Continental Drift #9: Bombs and Beats on a Brazilian Beach - Jericoacoara, Brazil Is it morbid to revel in the wake of war? While Adam's government was dropping bombs, he was dropping tunes and shedding stereotypes in the name of tolerance and love.
Continental Drift #8: Silver Heaven, Black Hell - Potosi, Bolivia Does the Devil exist? Adam finds the answer to this age-old question within the choking tunnels of the Potosi silver mine in Bolivia.	Continental Drift #7: Paying for Carnaval - Sao Luis, Brazil Sitting on a Brazilian beach, Adam believes he deserves the pleasures of Carnaval, after enduring the bus journey that got him there.
Continental Drift #6: Salty Sacredness - Chile Adam ponders the indomitable human spirit and asks what is sacred as he wanders the streets of a mining ghost town in northern Chile.	Continental Drift #5: Farewell Argentina - Argentina It's February already and Adam has fallen behind schedule. It's not his fault though - all the blame lies with Argentina.
Continental Drift #4: Economic Bandit - Argentina Unlike many travelers, Adam does not feel ashamed to admit he hs come to Argentina due to its sudden affordability. He is an ecomonic bandit.	Continental Drift #3: Hurry Up and Wait - Comodoro Rodavaria, Argentina Adam is a true time-killer; a layover lover. He shares his ideas to make the most of all-too-common delays of the transport variety.

Continental Drift #2: Enraged Elements - Patagonian Andes Adam battles the elements to reach the summit of a mountain in the Patagonian Andes.	Continental Drift #1: The End of the World - Ushuaia, Argentina Where better to spend the end of the year than at the End of the World. Adam gave up the warmth of Brazilian beaches for the Antarctic chill of Ushuaia, Argentina.