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Our 2008 Odyssey

The Amazon

PERU | Sunday, 7 Sep 2008 | Views [347]

We flew from Lima to Iquitos arriving just before sunset which was a spectacular red colour. It was very hot and humid after Lima. The transport into the city was an old style American School bus from the 1960 with natural airconditioning (ie.no windows).... Read more >

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Lima

PERU | Sunday, 7 Sep 2008 | Views [362]

Arrived in Lima after midnight and took a taxi to our hotel in Miraflores. The next morning we ventured out into this tourist mecca area of the city. Went to the famous Larco Mar complex built into the side of the cliff overlooking the pacific ocean. A ... Read more >

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Santiago, Chile

CHILE | Sunday, 7 Sep 2008 | Views [418]

Arrived 25 August after a long and tiring flight. Great view of the Cordilleras as we came into land. Spent the afternoon getting over jet lag and exploring the city. Found it difficult to communicate due to our limited Latin American Spanish. Next day ... Read more >

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The Trip

AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 20 Aug 2008 | Views [257]

Visiting Santiago, Chile then off to Peru for 3 weeks visiting Lima, Amazon Jungle (Iquitos), Arequipa and the Colca Canyon, Cuzco, the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca and La Paz Bolivia then off to the UK for a couple of weeks then a few ... Read more >


Three days to go!

AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 20 Aug 2008 | Views [244] | Comments [1]

All the planning is done, all thge loose ends are tied up we just have to pack and get going. Actually I don't have any news to tell i was just making sure this blog thing works

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