Trip: South America
There are [19] stories from my trip: South America
ARGENTINA | Thursday, 11 Mar 2010 | Views [1031]
hello from Ushuaia, also known as the end of the world. Behind us lie some action packed long days filled with beautiful impressions of stunning Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. After 2 days of trekking in El chalten we made our way to El Calafate. The ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Sunday, 28 Feb 2010 | Views [2198] | Comments [2]
First of all in case some of you are wondering we are no where near the earthquake in Chile, as we are already down in Patagonia... secondly apologies for the long absence but the last few days we have stayed in little places with no access to Internet.... Read more >
CHILE | Thursday, 18 Feb 2010 | Views [638] | Comments [1]
Bienvenidos a Chile..!!! Although let me tell you it did take quite a while to get to Chile...why? Because of the countrys very strict controls about bringing in fruits and vegetables. We pretty much spend 5 borders at the border, where our entire truck ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Saturday, 13 Feb 2010 | Views [1146] | Comments [1]
hello hello from Mendoza... it is suuuuper warm over here... which is a nice change from the cold temperatures.. I think it will only last for a couple of more days though as we soon will be heading towards Patagonia. From Salta we headed to Cafayate ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Saturday, 6 Feb 2010 | Views [2905] | Comments [1]
Hello hello from Sunny Argentina.. The
cold Peruvian and Bolivian days at high altitude are over and I think we are
all happy to change the warm fleece for a skirt and a top! You have no idea
what a difference there is between these two countries ... Read more >
BOLIVIA | Saturday, 30 Jan 2010 | Views [572]
on our last night in La Paz we went to the movies.. it was like enteriing into a different world. outside poverty and inside you had the impression you were in Europe... The highlight of the evening wasnt so much the film but the visit to the toilets ... Read more >
BOLIVIA | Thursday, 28 Jan 2010 | Views [360] | Comments [1]
For some reason we got stranded in La Paz for an extra day.. We werent really told why which we were all a bit upset about but hey at least it gives me some more time to update you guys a bit about the city and the little adventures we have had along ... Read more >
BOLIVIA | Tuesday, 26 Jan 2010 | Views [642]
Apologies for the long silence but I really didnt get a chance to write beforehand because we were trekking in the wilderness for 5 days and then off on the road again with either no or crap internet access. .. but here it comes !!! From Cusco we left ... Read more >
PERU | Saturday, 16 Jan 2010 | Views [2204] | Comments [2]
quite a few adventurous days lie behind us....From Arequipa we started to go up to a place called Chivay... it was a pretty scary drive as it was really foggy and next to the road it just went down really steep. Whilst I tried very hard not to get altitude ... Read more >
PERU | Monday, 11 Jan 2010 | Views [689]
After a night of camping in Nasca we headed to Chauchilla cemetery which is also in Nasca.. Over there you can see some mummies from the Nasca civilisation. Since it only rains 2 hours a year in Nasca the very dry climate has preserved the mummies very ... Read more >
PERU | Friday, 8 Jan 2010 | Views [548] | Comments [1]
The Trip has officialy started and it started full on with plenty of adrenaline and adventure... We are a group of 13 people mainly Americans and Australians average age is around 30... really lovely people!!! We left Lima early on the 5th and I do ... Read more >
PERU | Wednesday, 6 Jan 2010 | Views [372]
Hello Hello from Lima... After an early start yesterday at 4am we left Holambra I was off to Lima Peru.. a much longer flight than I thought but everything went well.. The hotel is right in Lima downtown which once again according to Lonely PLanet is ... Read more >
BRAZIL | Monday, 4 Jan 2010 | Views [600]
and whops it is already my last day in Brazil, more like my last evening after a very sunny afternoon at the pool accompanied by a barbecue. Tomorrow morning at 8:30 am my flight to Lima will leave so it will be an early start... but first of all a little ... Read more >
BRAZIL | Friday, 25 Dec 2009 | Views [454]
First of all MERRY CHRISTMAS to everyone. I hope you all have a wonderful time with your family and friends. Secondly apologies for the lack of ews I think it is probably going to sound weired if I say that I was on holidays hey... But that is sort of ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Sunday, 13 Dec 2009 | Views [402] | Comments [1]
I think today I had the best piece of meat in my life.. simply amazing... so sooooooooft, juicy and delish... sorry for all you vegetarians out there. I arrived back in Buenos Aires on thursday evening and stayed in a minihostel which I strongly recommend ... Read more >
URUGUAY | Wednesday, 9 Dec 2009 | Views [309]
ahhhhh finally summer! Leaving Montevideo yesterdy the city did seem quite a bit more lively so the quiteness must have really been because it was sunday. After 2 hours on the bus I arrived in Punta del Este a big beach resort area.. pretty much where ... Read more >
URUGUAY | Monday, 7 Dec 2009 | Views [324]
This morning I left Colonia and after about 2.5h got to Montevideo.. I am staying in a hostel in the Ciudad Vieja which is the old part of the city... There are some beautiful old buildings and I feel that the city has even more character than Buenos ... Read more >
URUGUAY | Sunday, 6 Dec 2009 | Views [300]
Yesterday I went on a quest to further discover the city. I took the bus to La Boca which is not the best part of town ( you certainly don´t want to go there at night as apparently the slums start right next to it) but there are 2 beautiful little streets ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Friday, 4 Dec 2009 | Views [345]
Buenos Aires it is... After quite an early start from Auckland ( 6.30 am flight) with a connection via Sydney it was off to a 13h flight to Buenos Aires. The funny bit was that at Syndey airport I met a guy who I had seen on my bus tour in NZ and he ... Read more >
