um-die-welt 2007

Mit etwas Verspaetung komme ich endlich dazu hier ueber meine Erlebnisse auf dieser Reise zu berichten. Also Argentinien die Erste: Meine erste Station ist Buenos Aires. Eine Stadt mit Charme der Alten Welt vermischt mit einem kraeftigen Schuss Modern...

 

Peru

23 May 07 Afternoon Trip to Cahuachi, Estaqueria and The Aquaduct We didn't want to waste today clock-watching for our night bus so we booked ourselves on to a tour which left at 1.30pm, an hour after check out. The tour lasted about 4 hours and to...

 

Inca42

Ok so I haven't written an update for quite a long time so I've forgotten a lot of the details of what's happened. Nonetheless I will try to give a brief overview of what I've done in the last couple of months. The last entry covered up until I arri...

 

South America II: Peru, Colombia, Venezuela July - October 2006

Arrived in Huaraz at 11pm from Lima to find ourselves amidst a street party for Huaraz´s 149th birthday. Accomm was very scarce but we (eventually) found a room at Landauro Hostal and then joined the dancing in the street to a live band on a huge ...

 

RTW with Steph and Dion

Written by Dion August 11-12, 2006 We decided to spend a couple of days in Uruguay, so we boarded the 9:00AM Buquebus ferry from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay on Friday morning. The ferry itself was quite nice and the rid...

 

THE HOT ADVENTURES OF A NOT COLD BIATCH

Had to draaag myself out of bed and realised I had absolutely no idea what I had booked for myself so couldn't really pack for my overnight stay on an island on Lake Titicaca. So kept the rest of the group waiting while I, completely flustered, threw s...

 

Arequipa

Arequipa is a colonial town in central Peru. While I was there I managed to visit the Colca Canyon - home of the Andean Condor....

 

South America 2006

For Rebecca and Molly: Cue music ´So Happy Together´ and fade from black to Melissa frolicking with penguins. Slow motion Melissa spins around with a wing in each hand in a big penguin circle. For everyone else: Our last stop before Buen...

 

Round the World Trip 2006/07

We arrived in La Paz on Thursday afternoon. It is absolute mayhem here! Buses, taxis, combis and people everywhere. Crossing the road is a challenge in itself. We went to an Asian restaurant for our farewell meal on Thursday night. Having not had a cur...

 

Latin America From Start to End,Lots of plans with No Plans,November 2006 until it Finishes

Nothing prepares you quite like flying in over the highest mountain outside of asia(Aconcagua) for the start of a trip. To see the andes from the air as my first view of South America is pretty mind blowing,you cant really put it into words.... then to...

 

Peru

Our next destination was Huaraz (3090m above sea level) which is is set in the middle of snow capped Mountains. A Little Swiss town type feel to it. Wow.. ... What a beautiful place to live. It has the view of the highest Peruvian mountain from it - Co...

 

Grand ol' world tour

The Navimag cargo ferry, our home for five nights and the best fun you can have on a ship loaded with cargo trucks, cows and sea-sick passengers. Travelling on the first trip of the high season meant that the boat was only a third full. Which was exc...

 

2004.11~2005.02 South America

Month 1 of our 4 month trip through South America. We started our journey back at the beginning of November with a few days in Buenos Aires, and although we’re not normally that keen on big cities, we really enjoyed it. The city is very cosmopolitan...

 

A New Travel Bug - 5 of the 7 "New Wonders of the World"

Alrighty then, back to the travel saga. It wasn´t a particularily early start on Wednesday the 14 for our long journey to Puno, Peru. A totally human hour of 8:00am made everyone happy. All of our luggage was put onto of the van and covered, gi...

 

The World Jaunt

Auckland...

 

South America Adventures

Ok guys, can´t remember where I left you, but I now have friends! Horray! My room mate is called Liz, not Elizabeth Rose as I 1st feared... she´s got a great sense of humour and I´ve threatened to call her by her official title from h...

 

South America 2004/5

6 Countries 50 Day 7 Friends ...

 

Maya's Inca Venture

Well, its one week into our project, and we are getting along well. From the photos you can see we have already got the structure of our beautiful green house up (dubbed the love shack!!). Starting from monday, we arrived at our school, after our tr...

 

South America 2007

We arrived in Arequipa early afternoon in time for lunch and a tour of the city. The city is also known as White City due to the white volcanic rock used to make the colonial buildings. One of the highlights in the city is the Santa Catalina Covent ...

 

3 weeks to go in London

Starting this off 9 months into the trip probably seems a bit strange but I've decided that I would like to have some type of memory like this that is official rather than lots of bits and pieces and scribbled bits of paper all over the place when I do...

 

South America 2006

This bit is on it´s way......

 

Southern Hemisphere Safari

Came down to Floriano for a weeks relaxation on the beatiful brazilian beaches! Checked into the only hostel recommended in the "book" to find we were in the middle of nowhere with a bunch of hippies in a room stinking of damp with no money! ...

 

ECUADOR!

 

ROUND THE WORLD

Spent only 2 days in Arequipa, leaving us too little time to visit the nearby Colca canyon. Instead we rested and visited the charming Santa Catalina monastery....

 

South America 05-06

Made it to the bus station in Santiago with about 10 minutes to spare- which usually puts me there before most of the Chileans. I had heard there may be snow on the pass, but the roads were clear, so we made it over with no problems. Well, it did tak...

 

South America 2006

Scored emergency exit row seats for our two longest flights over (Sydney to Auckland then Auckland to Santiago), which made the 24 hour trip a bit less torturous. Chile (the airport at least) was quite chilly, and then so was Buenos Aires, but it wa...

 

Our Big Around the World Adventure

We arrived in San Pedro de Atacama after 3 days touring through the Bolivian salt flats and deserts, rather the worse for wear and very grubby! Thrilled to be in a place that was a bit more upmarket and tourist friendly, we treated ourselves to our mos...

 

Des & Tom´s Latino Adventures!

Saturday 8th April// Sunday 9th April//...

 

Me & My 20 Kilo Backpack in South America 2006

The start of our trip through Argentina's Patagonia. The first stop was at SANTA ROSA. Santa Rosa is the capital of La Pampa, it is relatively new city as it was only founded in 1892. (So the Lonely Planet guide says) It was a very quiet chilled...

 

Peru

After the first bus trip of our travels passed uneventfully we arrived in Ica. It was hectic and we took the first hostel we arrived at. At about $6 a night we couldn't complain but on first impressions I was not impressed. We decided food and alco...