Trip: South America
There are [21] stories from my trip: South America
CHILE | Saturday, 4 Aug 2007 | Photo Gallery
Santiago
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CHILE | Saturday, 4 Aug 2007 | Views [640]
On my way home I had a quick stop in Santiago before flying home to Australia. It's a nice enough city but not very exciting. I stayed in a nice area and there were lots of restaurants and bars. Everyone would sit outside to eat and drink even though ... Read more >
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BRAZIL | Tuesday, 31 Jul 2007 | Photo Gallery
RIO de Janeiro
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BRAZIL | Friday, 27 Jul 2007 | Views [1626]
From Uyuni, it was a long journey to Rio in Brazil. I stopped in Sucre (Bolivia), Santa Cruz (Bolivia), Bonito (Brazil), Iguazu Falls (Brazil and Agrentina) then after many overnight buses, trains, planes etc, I finally made it to Rio de Janeiro. What ... Read more >
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BRAZIL | Tuesday, 17 Jul 2007 | Views [571]
It was a long haul to get here, about 24 hours on 4 different buses, but finally made it. I crashed for a night, then went to see the Brazil side of the falls first. It was overcast and rainy but still very impressive. The next day I crossed the borded ... Read more >
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BRAZIL | Monday, 16 Jul 2007 | Photo Gallery
Iguazu Falls
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BOLIVIA | Sunday, 1 Jul 2007 | Photo Gallery
Uyuni Salt Flats
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BOLIVIA | Saturday, 30 Jun 2007 | Photo Gallery
Worlds Most Dangerous Road 2
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BOLIVIA | Wednesday, 27 Jun 2007 | Views [699]
From La Paz I headed south to Uyuni to visit the largest salt plains in the world. This place is spectacular but at night in winter the temperature drops to below -20 degrees. The bus there was one of the worst I´ve ever taken. Cost $9 for a 13 hour ... Read more >
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BOLIVIA | Wednesday, 27 Jun 2007 | Photo Gallery
Worlds Most Dangerous Road
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BOLIVIA | Tuesday, 26 Jun 2007 | Views [2405]
I signed up for a bike ride on the Worlds Most Dangerous Road which goes from La Cumbria (4800m altitude) all the way down to Yosolo 1200m just near Coroico. That was a 3600m decent and 64km downhill. That´s the type of bike ride I like. They took us ... Read more >
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BOLIVIA | Monday, 18 Jun 2007 | Views [769]
From Cusco I caught a bus to Puno on the Peru side of Lake Titicaca. This is a giant inland lake at 3820m altitude. The highest navigatable lake in the world it was claimed. Puno was pretty non descript place, but I joined a tour and caught a boat ... Read more >
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BOLIVIA | Saturday, 16 Jun 2007 | Photo Gallery
Lake Titicaca
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PERU | Tuesday, 12 Jun 2007 | Photo Gallery
Manu Jungle Trip
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PERU | Tuesday, 12 Jun 2007 | Views [1356]
Hi again, After a few days in Cusco recovering from the Inca Trail, I headed off into the Peruvian Jungle for a few days of walking, mountain biking, white water rafting and doing some crazy flying fox jungle canopy tour on suspended cables. The ... Read more >
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PERU | Tuesday, 5 Jun 2007 | Photo Gallery
Cuzco & The Inca Trail
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PERU | Monday, 4 Jun 2007 | Views [682]
From Quito I flew to Lima and then to Cusco and the first thing that hits you is the altitude. I had no problem in Quito at 2850m but Cusco is nearly 3500m and I really had trouble breathing. Had headaches and did stupid things for the first few days ... Read more >
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ECUADOR | Monday, 28 May 2007 | Photo Gallery
Galapagos Islands
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ECUADOR | Monday, 28 May 2007 | Views [678]
First stop in South America was Quito for a night, then travelled by minibus, plane, bus, ferry, taxi and dinghy to our cruise boat in the Galapagos Islands. There were 15 of us on board and all got on well. The boat, crew and guide were all fantastic.... Read more >
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USA | Tuesday, 22 May 2007 | Photo Gallery
California
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