CHILE | Wednesday, 17 Sep 2008 | Photo Gallery
CHILE | Wednesday, 17 Sep 2008 | Views [1870]
Hola All, Currently stuck in Valparaiso. Lovely coastal town about 1.5 hrs nw of Santiago. Stuck? yes. The buses are full and everyone in chile is in holiday mode so we won´t be leaving until 18Sep. and then heading south to Pucon. We don´t mind being ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 13 Sep 2008 | Views [925]
Dear All, The plans of mice and men go astray... The plan was to get to Santiago then fly up to Quito then to the Galapogos islands for an 8 day trip. Spent a frustrating day trying to work it out. First problem was that we needed to call ecuador ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 13 Sep 2008 | Views [785]
Hola All, What a change. Months of south america natives and then into a town of whiter than white people. This town seems to exist almost solely on tourism and seems to be a staging point for people going on tours to bolivia or just waiting for a bus.... Read more >
BOLIVIA | Wednesday, 10 Sep 2008 | Views [1270]
Hola All, Day 1 What an amazing place! Headed out to the salt flats with Ricardo from Colque tours (colkee) our driver and two others Gaelle from France and Scott another Australian in a trusty old toyota 4wd with bald tyres. It was a bit of a race ... Read more >
BOLIVIA | Wednesday, 10 Sep 2008 | Views [917]
Hola All, 6hr local bus trip back from Potosi and we are back in Uyuni. Not much of a town just on the edge of the Salar de Uyuni (highest and largest salt flats in the world). We wandered to our chosen a hostel, Tonito , which was supposed to be good ... Read more >
BOLIVIA | Wednesday, 10 Sep 2008 | Photo Gallery
BOLIVIA | Wednesday, 10 Sep 2008 | Photo Gallery
BOLIVIA | Wednesday, 10 Sep 2008 | Photo Gallery
BOLIVIA | Saturday, 6 Sep 2008 | Views [1215]
Hola All, Como Estas? Something important from La Paz that Vanessa just reminded me about again. South America is such a learning experience. Went to the hairdresser for a bit of a haircut. I say what comb is that? he says tres (3) which is not too ... Read more >
BOLIVIA | Friday, 5 Sep 2008 | Views [911]
Hola All, Jumped on a bus... then another bus... La paz overnight and 10hrs later to Uyuni . Booked a ticket for a salt flats tour then onto another bus and 6hrs later in Potosi and another 5hrs later to Sucre (should have been 3hrs). The bus was supposed ... Read more >
BOLIVIA | Friday, 5 Sep 2008 | Views [970] | Comments [1]
Hola Amigos, Went to the Sunday markets in el alto. Was our first experience with catching buses in bolivia. A guy in a bus or minibus hangs out from the door yelling place names as it drives along slowly. The idea is to give a wave and jump in for ... Read more >
BOLIVIA | Sunday, 31 Aug 2008 | Photo Gallery
PERU | Sunday, 31 Aug 2008 | Photo Gallery
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 30 Aug 2008 | Views [664]
Hola Amigos, In bolivia. Border crossing was easy enough for most of us. Adam, american, was thrown into a windowless interogation room and harrassed by 3 beefy bolivian police officers. Eventually got through with a bribe. Tough being American in ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 30 Aug 2008 | Views [872]
Hola Amigos, An all so familiar drive from Cuzco toward Puno. Most of the way was backtracking along the same road to Arequipa. Long drive about 14hrs. Puno. Located on lake titicaca. Highest navigatable lake in the world. Think of these claim. Highest ... Read more >
PERU | Monday, 25 Aug 2008 | Photo Gallery
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 25 Aug 2008 | Views [596]
Hola Amigos, Was going to be a sleepy sunday except cuzco had a huge parade that went most of the day. Vanessa and I have no idea of the reason for the festival but it covered lots of groups from student nurses to tribal groups. Adios, David &... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 25 Aug 2008 | Views [645]
Hola Amigos, Back from the Inca trail. Nice little 42km walk. First day was a stroll for 8hrs in the mountains. Found it hard going on the second day with a two pass climb. First was 1000m to a 4200m pass then down 700m to 3500m up 400m to 3900m then ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 20 Aug 2008 | Views [672]
Hola Amigos, Day started well with more coca tea...hope we don´t get drug tested before the inca trail. Superb day. Day tour of sacred valley starting at Saqsaywaman which is a large inca ruin situated above cuzco. Our guide told us that it was the ... Read more >
PERU | Tuesday, 19 Aug 2008 | Photo Gallery
PERU | Tuesday, 19 Aug 2008 | Photo Gallery
PERU | Tuesday, 19 Aug 2008 | Photo Gallery
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 18 Aug 2008 | Views [862]
Hola Amigos, Have arrived at Cuzco. I have some pan pipes now and Vanessa loves them (NOT). Learning how to play el condo pasa by numbers as we travel along on the bus but it doesn`t sound to good. Vanessa says that the peruvians when they play the ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 18 Aug 2008 | Views [820]
Hola Amigos, Just to clarify. We are have a mixed time as per life. Sometimes the trip is excellent and sometimes it is terrible but most of the time it is good. We weren`t surprised when we got on the truck at 3am and Drew the driver had the front ... Read more >
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