BRAZIL | Tuesday, 29 May 2007 | Views [750] | Comments [1]
Hi all! Just a quickie as I have to run for yet another nightbus in a tick.. Let´s see. We´ve viewed the magnificent Iguacu falls from every which direction... we crossed from Uruguay to Argentina to Brazil in the space of a few hours and I didn´t ... Read more >
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CHILE | Thursday, 10 May 2007 | Views [768] | Comments [1]
Hola all! I´m in beautiful Pucon, south of Santiago... the night bus was the most comfortable trip yet and lasted about 8 hours. I did manage some sleep but the moon is always very distracting... nice to look at and think. The countryside is so beautiful ... Read more >
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CHILE | Saturday, 5 May 2007 | Views [1054] | Comments [1]
Ok, I only had a little taste... it reminded me of lemon flavoured throat lozengers... that was the mango tasting one. A couple of us went on another tour of the La Serena region. We saw various valleys growing custard apples, Chilean pawpaws... very ... Read more >
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BOLIVIA | Thursday, 3 May 2007 | Views [682]
Silver Potosi... highest city in the world... once the thriving silver capital with more people than London or Paris... It was dusty and we stayed at Hotel Jerusalem... an interesting place. This is were most of first experienced bathroom space economy.... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 15 Apr 2007 | Views [531] | Comments [1]
Ok... so I haven't got all the tiny facts on the trail with me just now. The Inca trail is longish... 40 something kms but most people do it in 3 or 4 days. The oldest person to do it was in his 90s... The fastest trip on the trail was 3 hours. It ... Read more >
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PERU | Sunday, 15 Apr 2007 | Views [494]
Hola guys... thank you for all the comments! Keep them flowing! I wasn't looking forward to leaving Arequipa and the Colca Canyon for another big city, Cusco. We got up early, 4.30 am for the flight to Cusco... Arequipa was so beautiful in the predawn ... Read more >
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PERU | Tuesday, 3 Apr 2007 | Views [543] | Comments [3]
Big cities are not my favourite... especially one with so many millions....! First thing I did in Lima off the night bus was go to the Australian Consulate... in one day they had my new emergency passport ready... but I had to pay for having the otherone ... Read more >
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