Around the Americas in 90 Days
In and around World
As the title of the blog suggests we intend to travel around the Americas in 90 days. Starting in Venezuela, detouring to Cuba, then back to South America before ending up in New York after 3 months.
This is our first blog so I won't promise too much but hopefully for those interested it will give a good idea of what we are getting up to over the other side if the world.
One thing you will probably notice along the way is the lack of photos with Emma in them. Those that know Emma well know that she likes to remain anonymous when it comes to photos (much like the dentist in the Oral B ads) and has given instructions to remain an international woman of mystery when it comes to photos on the internet. For this reason only photos from behind or side on will be displayed on the world wide web!
Hope you enjoy the blog! ¡Adios amigos!
Route taken and entries written by Nathan & Emma
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Caracas - A Slap in the Face One Day, Beautiful the Next!
The Lonely Planet was not kidding when it said that Caracas could greet travellers with a slap in the face rather than a warm hug. After reading numer... Continue reading »
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Che, Che and more Che
After leaving Caracas behind us with a brief stop in Panama on the way, we touched down in Havana at a little past midnight. Luckily we had a transfer... Continue reading »
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Caracas - Mark 2
Well, there we were again in the city of Caracas. We were only there for 24 hours this time on our way to Peru but we decided to give the city another... Continue reading »
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Lentils in Lima
Another South American city, another warning from the Lonely Planet to not catch unofficial taxis from the airport! This time they were described as '... Continue reading »
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Arequipa - The White City
After breaking up the 14 hour bus ride with a stop in Nazca (home of the famous Nazca lines) we arrived in Arequipa and settled into our new... Continue reading »
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There were five Israelies, two Frenchmen and two Aussies on a trek...
And what a great trek it was! This was our first trek so we always knew it was going to be an experience. We just didn’t know what type of experience... Continue reading »
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Lake Titicaca - what a mouthful!
Well we are safe back on land in Puno after visiting the famous floating islands of Los Uros on Lake Titicaca. We have used Puno as our base to take a... Continue reading »
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Give me a home amongst the gum trees
That’s right, gum trees! Em and I were hit with a bit of homesickness on our way into La Paz when we noticed that we were surrounded by gum trees! The... Continue reading »
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Copa, Copacabana...
Same name, different country. Copacabana is the riviera of Bolivia and we definitely made the most of it, soaking up the sun and chilling out as much... Continue reading »
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All aboard the Inka Express!
All aboard!! As mentioned in the previous entry we decided to catch the Inka Express to Cusco from Puno to make sure we were up to date with all of ou... Continue reading »
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Raiders of the Inca Trail!
We came, we saw, we conquered the Inca Trail!! After pumping ourselves up for the last six months we set out on the trail that the Incas took 400 year... Continue reading »
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How much Inca is too much Inca?
Clearly we haven't had enough Inca, as we find ourselves back in the capital of the Incan Empire.Technically, this was our second stay in Cusco, as we... Continue reading »
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Lima, again
After a 22 hour bus ride from Cusco, which included our bus sideswiping a car and a random driver hitting our driver over the head with a stick (white... Continue reading »
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Cuenca (via Piura and Loja)
Another day, another bus ride! First it was the overnight bus to Piura in northern Peru. We spent the night there (in beds!) but didn't really do anyt... Continue reading »
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Riobamba and the Devil's Nose!
Well before I get onto the ‘Devil’s Nose Express’ I´ll fill you in on the scary part of this leg of the trip - food poisoning!!! We had been very luck... Continue reading »
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Quito - last stop in South America
Just a quick one for Quito this time, we will be coming back here in few days. We've decided to go on a couple of final adventures before we head off... Continue reading »
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Another day, another mountain...
After spending a day or two in Quito we decided that we needed to escape the hustle and bustle of the city by conquering two of Ecuador’s largest volc... Continue reading »
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Sunshine on South Beach
Our first stop in the United States was Miami, Florida (South Beach to be exact). To say that South Beach is a little different to South America would... Continue reading »
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Let the road trip begin...
'The home of the brave, and the land of the free!!' Or as I like to call it, 'the home of drive through banking, and the land of the all you can eat... Continue reading »
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Georgia on my mind
Howdy y’all from Savannah, Georgia! Savannah is amazing! It looks exactly like it does in the movies (we haven't spotted Forrest Gump yet!) with love... Continue reading »
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Doing the Charleston!
We arrived in Charleston after a brief stop in Tybee Island where we stayed in a great little B&B just outside of town. We've decided to alternate... Continue reading »
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Music in the Blue Ridge Mountains
We finally made it to Ashevile, North Carolina after a couple of days on the road which we broke up with a brief overnight stay in the capital city of... Continue reading »
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The hills are alive with the sound of music!
Well, here we are in Charlottesville, Virginia. Possibly one of the coolest towns we have been in yet! Again it is another university town (University... Continue reading »
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Notes on Thomas Jefferson
I thought it was about time someone wrote a note about him as he seemed to write a note about everything else conceivably possible! From wine to slave... Continue reading »
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Washington DC - A Scrooge's paradise!
What a town! We haven’t had this many free things to do since we lived in Canberra! Actually Washington reminded me a lot of the ACT in many ways, not... Continue reading »
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Amish Country - Via the ‘Factory tour capital of the world’
After driving a few hundred miles to reach Amish land, crossing two state borders and stopping in at the ‘factory tour capital of the world’, we final... Continue reading »
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The City of Brotherly Love
And also the murder capital of the US! Bit ironic, don’t you think? Luckily we didn’t run into any trouble, although we did have to drive through a fe... Continue reading »
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Interstate for dinner!
We were in Wilmington for a grand total of one hour but thought it was worth a quick mention! It also gives us one more pin on our little map!We... Continue reading »
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Red Sox Nation
Apart from being home to some of the most die hard sports fans in the world, Boston is also one the most enjoyable cities we have been to yet.... Continue reading »
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Hiding out in a hobbit house!
After a quick stop in Cape Cod and a fun but cold and windy day on Martha's Vineyard, which was a bit like being in Venezuela again (a very nice Ven... Continue reading »
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The city that never sleeps
And neither did we thanks to the thermostat in our room being set to at least 100 degrees the whole week! For a moment it felt like we were back in... Continue reading »
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