Em and Charlie do South America...
In and around South America
....in 9 weeks
Having conquered Australia (and Norway) the intrepid pair decided to head South to fry some larger fish. Stopping over in Atlanta, and starting in Quito, Ecuador, the trip heads down to Peru (where two become three as a Petter arrives), a smidgeon of Bolivia and Argentina, and out of Santiago, Chile. It begins....
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Em and Charlie
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The all American experience
We arrived in Atlanta on the 11th July. It took 3 hours to get out of the airport, as we picked up our luggage, went through baggage checking, appl... Continue reading »
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The centre of the world
Getting off the plane, the altitude hit us right away, making us feel really dizzy and weird. We trudged through the airport and desperately s... Continue reading »
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The coast and a lucky escape
The museums had taken their toll and we felt the need to get out of Quito. So we planned to follow the Gringo (foreigner) trail to Baños to visit t... Continue reading »
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Quito revisited
After a day of recuperation, some Spanish learning and a visit to the mall, we headed to Papallacta on the edge of the rain forrest “which means a... Continue reading »
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A totally organic experience
As ash plagued Baños was no longer an option we headed to Mindo on the way back to Quito instead. To cross a valley ‘Ecuadorian style’, we got on a cr... Continue reading » -
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On the road again...
So, we left Quito on saturday, heading for Riobamba. Went to the bus station in Quito (which we found by Fer´s mother poking her head out of the wi... Continue reading »
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Going South
We wanted to leave Alusi straight away to get to Ingapirca, apparently the best Inca ruins in Ecuador. There was going our way (apparently the only... Continue reading »
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To Cuenca
Headed to Cuenca today, from Ingapirca. Came on the bus, and we kept stopping for them to cram more and more people on. I didn´t think it was possi... Continue reading »
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To paradise (at a backpacker price!)
Cuenca improved a little in the evening. We had a very nice meal and met the portuguese girls again. Then there was some sort of party going on in... Continue reading »
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5000 year old surfer dudes
Still feeling saddle sore and still unable to walk properly, we left Villcabamba (on the back of a pick-up naturally!) and caught to bus to Loja. H... Continue reading »
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An electric blue lake
Having survived the 10 hour night bus journey from Huanchaco (only just in Charlie´s case. I pulled off my sleeping trick again), we checked into our... Continue reading » -
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Huaraz and ´paragliding´
Woke up early to catch a taxi up the hill to ´The Way Inn´ - a hostel where we had booked paragliding lessons. Sat around for about an hour waiting fo... Continue reading » -
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From snowy mountains to sandy mountains....
Despite claims that ¨we´re not taking any more night buses¨, Charlie was forced to sucumb and we got on one bound for Lima following a sad farewell... Continue reading »
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Bonkers britains and big brown birds
So, having arrived off the all night bus from Ica to Arequipa, where amazingly I slept the whole night (and Emily, she slept ´not so well´ as she wo... Continue reading » -
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Shopping, sickness and a volcano summit
Having been "organised" with military precision during our guided tour we decided to kick back and relax once back in Arequipa, Peru... Continue reading »
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savvy travellers
Having arrived in cusco early in the morning, we chilled for the day, don´t really remember now, but awaited the arrival of the swede on the follow... Continue reading »
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In the Jungle, the Mighty Jungle...
After signing the appropriate disclaimers, we set off at daft o´clock in the morning from Cuzco to join the graoup of 20 other people with whom we... Continue reading »
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To Puno
(Entry for the purpose of map accuracy!) Took a train for a change form the monotony of buses. Played cards for about 10 hours and that was it... we a... Continue reading » -
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Puno and Lake Titicaca
So, we went to Puno from Cuzco alter some wonderful days in the r ainforest. Puno is pretty cool, saw a student band singing... Continue reading » -
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To Bolivia... (and out!)
We finally left Peru to go to Bolivia, destination La Paz. We took a very sensible expensive bus and route so as to be as safe as possible :) Arriv... Continue reading »
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Uyuni and the Salt Lakes
True to form, we got off our night bus in Uyuni (rumoured to be the grimmest place on earth and admittedly pretty cold but not that bad) and booked st... Continue reading » -
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San Pedro de Atacama
Entering Chile was no mean feat… We had to fill in no end of customs forms and declare any plant or animal products we were carrying. (They were parti... Continue reading » -
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Antofagasta
Leaving San Pedro de Atacama we went to Antofagasta in the morning, arriving at about 3pm after 5 hours. We were warned “Antofagasta es FEO” and it... Continue reading »
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