In the beginning
In and around South America
Dave & I are traveling around South America for 3 months, starting & finishing in Buenos Aires.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Louise & Dave
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Argentina!
Arriving after an uncomfortable Iberian flight, we checked into a gorgeous hotel in the heart of the palmero district of Buenos Aries. Althou... Continue reading »
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Iguazu falls
Even though we have heard all the hype about the falls we were amazed by them, the shear number of them, the power and the noise.
T... Continue reading »
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Ilha Grande
After a journey from hell- 24 hrs on very basic coach, 3 hrs on bus, and 1.5hrs on boat (31hrs total transit) we arrived on a small island close (i... Continue reading »
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Rio
Still feeling hungover from ilha Grande we checked into our first shared dorm hostel of the trip, which was better than expected. Probably kn... Continue reading »
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Salvador
After Rio we knew Salvador was going to have a job to compete, we{d also started reading & hearing a lot more about the increasing violence &am... Continue reading »
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Quito
Getting to Ecuador was harder & a lot more expensive than we thought! Ending up going via Sao Paulo & Columbia! Although we tre... Continue reading »
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Amazon Rain Forest
Another comical journey, 12 hours overnight on a local bus (waking to find school children in the isles & a dog on the seat infront!), fol... Continue reading »
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Galapagos
The most amazing place either of us has ever visited!!!
My Cards been cloned in Salvador, & now completely broke, but Dave has treated me... Continue reading »
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Montanita
Montanita is a great place to chill out, really small trendy beach town, but fantastic resturants & night life & very very cheap!
Not... Continue reading »
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Cusco
We´re advised to spend two days at altitude before starting the inca trail, so expectations weren´t high! However we found it a lovely city, alt... Continue reading » -
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Inca Trail - Machu Picchu
after an early start & long bus journey we arive at the start of the trail. The first day was relativly easy at just 5 hours walking... Continue reading »
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San Pedro, Chile
San Pedro is a really cute town & lovely place to relax, stretch & wash after the salt planes. Very small desert town but with beautiful... Continue reading » -
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Bahia Inglesa
Translating as the 'English bay' we thought we couldn't pass this little costal town by, especially as this is the most photographed piece of... Continue reading »
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La Serena
La Serena is 7 hours away from Santiago & used as a weekend vacation destination for the locals.
Split into two sections - the town with... Continue reading »
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Santiago
We were advised that Santiago isn't the greatest place to visit & to keep our time short there. But the area we stayed in was gorgeous - Bar... Continue reading » -
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