Jungle fever!
Hacking through dense vegetation, mistaking snakes for vines, unearthing never-seen-by the-white-man tombs and avoiding cannibals is currently the modus operandi of Nick, because he’s heading South to the Jungle!
The blog covering Nick’s 2008 Brazil Trip is a veritable hive of South American based hipness, and his post on heading into the jungle is full of all the good stuff I listed previously… Well, the hacking through vegetation, by proxy, thanks to an appropriately named guide called Mr. Machete.
Should you ever, on your own travels, stumble into the deepest of dark jungles, then this post 17 Tips to Survive the Jungle Labyrinth hosted by environmental graffiti should help you right out. There is some seriously good stuff in those 17 points. One that immediately caught my eye was regarding the biggest killer in the undergrowth. You may think snakes, spiders, angry pygmy tribes or cerebrally accelerated baboons. You’d be wrong though. It’s actually falling trees and branches! Pick that spot where you intend to sup from the hip flask carefully…
Post written whilst listening to Guns N’ Roses - Welcome to the Jungle on repeat.
