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Long travels through tiny towns

PERU | Friday, 4 May 2007 | Views [634]

Well after 3 night buses and numerous tiny towns all starting with A or H I'm not really sure where we are currently but we're still attempting to get to the Amazon and boat it to Iquitos (largest city with no roads in or out). We've hit a a small snag ... Read more >

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Wine country and a quick run home.

ARGENTINA | Friday, 30 Mar 2007 | Views [425]

Headed off early to Argentinas ’ only decent ruins, Ruinas de Quiles. It certainly would have been a stunning fortress in it’s day. Did a quick drive back along another valley to Salta passing yet more stunning scenery – we were forced to keep stopping ... Read more >

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Road trip!!

ARGENTINA | Thursday, 29 Mar 2007 | Views [491]

Today we hired a cute car with some friends we had met here – a Belgium boy and an Irish lad. Yves drove like a rally car driver which totally suited the roads but the scernery was amazing - there’s just so much space in Argentina . We had cactus ... Read more >

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Hey Ho a mining we go!

BOLIVIA | Wednesday, 21 Mar 2007 | Views [521]

At 4200metres we entered the mine after purchasing dynamite and detonators, and putting on some sexy safety gear.   We got a dynamite demonstration above ground which was entertaining. Glen filmed it but the camera goes wild everytime something ... Read more >

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Just like home!! But colder!

BOLIVIA | Tuesday, 20 Mar 2007 | Views [480]

Took a 3 hour bus ride that took 4 – our bus driver got off and had a few icecreams along the way.   Fantastic looking city based around a massive mountain that has been mined non-stop for the last 600 years for various things it was silver and ... Read more >

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Nazca lines - art!!! maybe alien art!

PERU | Thursday, 25 Jan 2007 | Views [716]

  After shopping around and mulling it over Jess decided to take a flight over the “lines”. It was 35 minutes in a blender but totally worth it. It was a 4 seater plane which could spin on a dime and did often as the piolet fancied himself as some ... Read more >

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Pisco Sour anyone??

PERU | Friday, 19 Jan 2007 | Views [473]

  Staying in the small town of Pisco – famous for the cocktail Pisco sour – had a jugo f it last night and forgot that unlike australia who das 2 shots of alcohol to a litre and then a mixer here we consumed pretty much straight alcohol with a bito ... Read more >

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Black markets are fun - need a dvd?

PERU | Wednesday, 17 Jan 2007 | Views [368]

After a great snooze in our room above the city (we're on the 4th floor) we headed out to check out the local markets - and hit the local ¨black¨market. Talk about hi fi city. Any dvd's you could possibly want and possibily some ones flogged camera also.... Read more >

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What a weird and wonderful hotel

PERU | Tuesday, 16 Jan 2007 | Views [469]

Well we got here no problems and even managed some sleep on the overnight bus.  We got to our chosen hotel around 7.30am and although she couldn't give us a double until 12 she offered us a standby room to snooze in if we wanted. Something different ... Read more >

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Incapirca ruins and Cuenca

ECUADOR | Thursday, 4 Jan 2007 | Views [1094]

Stayed the night in a dodgy hostel overlooking the Incapirca ruins (the best ruins in Ecuador) these were built around the 1500s before the spanish came in a obilterated everything and everyone.  Pretty impressive considering it was built 3,150 metres ... Read more >

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Riobamba markets

ECUADOR | Saturday, 30 Dec 2006 | Views [444]

Hit the markets today in Riobamba. There were a few markets on that tended to merge into one huge one as stalls covered the streets surrounding each.  Fruit and veg markets we're getting use to and buying our stuff from but this was our first animal ... Read more >

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Nariz del diablo train

ECUADOR | Friday, 29 Dec 2006 | Views [982]

Got up early today to do a tourist train in Riobamba to see the famous  "Nariz del Diablo" or "Devil's nose" a very clever switchback that got our train down 305metres down the side of a mountain within 5 minutes. Very clever. We ... Read more >

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Trip to Guaranda

ECUADOR | Wednesday, 27 Dec 2006 | Views [515] | Comments [1]

Tried to take the "Devils nose" train in Riobamba. Arrived at train station just after 6am to find tickets all sold out. Wandered to the bus terminal instead and headed 2 hours out to Guaranda. Quiet town, meandered up to the top of the hill ... Read more >

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