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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...
Member: Catherine
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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...
Member: Nicky
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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...
Member: Ian and Alex
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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...
Member: Charlotte and Dyce
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South America 2006
This bit is on it´s way......
Member: Chris and Aine
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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...
Member: Dion & Steph
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Don't slam the door behind you on the way out....
The original plan was to spend xmas in Koh Pha-Ngan for the full-moon parties - but the forecast wasn't good, so we headed off Krabbi with the intention of going to Koh Phi Phi (aka "The Beach"). We stopped off in Krabbi (which was really nic...
Member: Gary & Leanne
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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...
Member: Baltasar
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Peru - The Coast South up to Lima
Carnage - Huacachina is a mad oasis in middle of massive sand dunes close to the coast of peru. We stayed here for a couple of nights on our way to lima..the main thing going for the place is the sand boarding and the fact that it is hot and there are...
Member: Tom and Jools
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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 ...
Member: Michael
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ECUADOR!
Member: Sarah
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A Short History of Toilets in South American
Villa de Leiva proved well worth the 4.5 hour bus ride to and from Bogota. This picturesque hilltop 16th-century village was declared a National Monument in 1954, so any furhter development on the 400 year old site must be carried out in the colonial ...
Member: Sam
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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...
Member: Paul
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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...
Member: Claire and Paul
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