Travel 2005/2006
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Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Lost Tribe
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“Stop-over for the night before continuing to Antigua”
Landed in Guate after a 11.5 hr flight from Madrid....jet-lagged like a b**ch......got picked up from the airport by someon... Continue reading »
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Stop no. 2 in Guatemala
9 Oct 2005
A tropical storm, a hurricane and an earth tremor!!! And all in the same week......I don't se... Continue reading »
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2 day break - substitute for not being able to go to the Lake Atitlan region
Got to Rio Dulce on the 13th after a long trip - had to be up by 3.20 am to catch the bus. The resort I stayed at was only accessible b... Continue reading »
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2 day trip to the Caribbean coast of Guatemala
Amazingly different to the rest of Guatemala. Only accessible by boat, in a ride that left my jaw on the floor. The ride was expensive but well wor... Continue reading »
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Visiting the AMAZING mayan ruins
This has to be the best, most beautiful and amazing place I have visited this far in my trip. I shared my room... Continue reading »
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Quick stop before heading off into Belize
I figured out that it might be easier if I got a bus from Flores to Belize City.....not too sure if hat was true though.
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What an experience!
After an early start and a long trip via Belize city, I got to Caye Caulker at last. The hurricane Wilma was a big topic on the mainlan... Continue reading »
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Back again!!!
Came back to Flores with the guys I had met in Belize. Stayed in the same hostel, and got bitten by bedbugs that night!!!! Still have a r... Continue reading » -
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Lets see what all the fuss is about
Well, since many people opt out of El Salvador due to it not having a good enough backpacker infrastructure and due to safety fears, what more coul... Continue reading »
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No expectations
Got here on Tues 25th Oct from San Salvador. Travelled with a girl from my hostel in San Salvador. Spent the day walking around town, visitng the... Continue reading »
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Well I missed my connection to Copan so......
After crossing the border into Honduras - a process that took over an hour, I had to get to Copan Ruinas. However by the time I got a taxi to the n... Continue reading »
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Visitng the Mayan Ruins
Got the 8am bus from La Entrada to Copan......a journey that is usually 40 mins by car took us two-and-a-half hours......as we kept on stopping lit... Continue reading »
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Hurricane Beta
La Ceiba was OK. I met a good group of local people and saw how they lived, which was probably the coolest thing that happened whilst I was there.... Continue reading »
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Next stop - another country at last!!
Got here after 2 days of solid travelling from La Ceiba (caribbean coast of Honduras to pacific coast of Nicaragua). I had to sped a night in a vil... Continue reading »
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Moving on down
Granada was good. Very pretty and chilled out. Didn't get up to anything energetic there although I would have liked to climb one of the volcanoes... Continue reading »
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Back to nature.....in the real sense
Again, I wrote a whole load about the island before it deleted itself!! I think this site sucks sometimes!!!!
Anyway, the island... Continue reading »
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Beach break
San Juan del Sur was great. It had a very different vibe to Ometepe, though, as alot of the town is owned and run by foreigners who have settled th... Continue reading »
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Stop over for the night before continuing to the pacific coast
Nicoya was a cool city. People seemed friendly, and though it was raining, it was really warm.
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Chill out on the beach
Oh, Samara!!!! Amazing place..great beaches and a nice little town. A heaven for surfers too. The downside, however, was that it was too expensive... Continue reading »
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Highlight - Canopy tour through the rainforest
I set out from Samara at 8.30 am Tue 22nd on the bus (in which I got ripped off - bought my ticket from the ticket office for $6, when I... Continue reading »
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Volcan Arenal
Got here on Thu 24th November, after an 8 hour journey (including a 3 hour stop-over in Tilaran). Checked into a cool hostel and was supposed to do... Continue reading »
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One night in the city since I heard so much about it
Had heard a lot about San Jose and so I had to go there and see for myself. Stayed at ‘Tranquilo Backpackers’ in town, which is a great hostel. Go... Continue reading » -
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Chilled out caribbean beach village
Got here with Stan (French guy I met in La Fortuna) and a Dutch girl we met in San Jose. We stayed in a nice cabin owned by some really nice and frie... Continue reading » -
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More commercial but nice caribbean beach town
Still travelling with Stan. Stayed in a small hostel in the centre of town, which was cool. Did the usual walking around town and on the beach... Continue reading »
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Amazing place!!!
The bad things first (before I start on the numerous good things) - I got ripped off at the border as there was nowhere I could exchange my Costa R... Continue reading »
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City break - the best city I have visited on this trip
Panama is an amazing city - very modern, clean and vibrant. It was a good change from all the other cities I have been in. It was also... Continue reading »
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At last - I break into the SOUTH AMERICAN continent.
During my time in Panama City, I had met an Argentinean gentleman who told me of another way to get to Colombia........
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Another night break before continuing on my trip
From Capurgana, I had to take two more boats, and a 6 hour bus ride to get to the beautiful city of Monteria, where I had t... Continue reading »
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At last - to my destination!!!!
SO AT LAST!!!! After 1 plane, 3 boats, 2 buses and 2 and a half days of travelling I get to my destination of CARTAGENA!!! It´s a beaut... Continue reading »
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Xmas and the following days in a chilled out beach village
Got here on xmas eve. Spent that night out of the streets before going into a local club till the early hours of xmas day. Xmas day and... Continue reading »
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To the city of Pablo Escobar
Got here after a long 14 hour journey from Santa Marta, near Taganga. The bus driver had decided to put the air conditioning of the bus on fu... Continue reading »
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Heard so much about this place, I HAD to come!!!
The overnight journey from Medellin, was very uncomfortable for some reason. Got to Cali very tired as couldn´t get much sleep. Checked... Continue reading »
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The Cultural Capital of Colombia
Bogota is an amazing city.....very beautiful and very cultural, a mix of old antique architecture and modern architectural art.
On my f... Continue reading »
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Getting here almost got me broke, so it better be good!!!
Buenos Aires is an AMAZING city!! I love it!! The culture, the people, the food - such a relief from 5 continuous months of arroz (rice... Continue reading »
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To the birthplace of Ernesto "Che" Guevara
Rosario is a very nice city. One can notice the difference from Buenos Aires straight away! It is more tranquil, chilled out and relaxe... Continue reading »
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Let´s drink some wine!!
Got here after an overnight bus trip, and it took me a while before I could get a room at the hostel....all was very busy, even though I had a rese... Continue reading »
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Into Patagonia
The 20 hour trip here was tiring and taxing, but worth it as this place is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
The following has been my itinerary so far -
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Couldn't get a connecting bus to El Calafate so had to stay here for the night.
After spending the whole of Monday and Tuesady on buses, it was a blessing in disguise that there were no spaces left on the connecting bus to El C... Continue reading »
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No words can explain the beauty of this place
The funny thing about being in this region is that you would be travelling on the bus for hours without seeing a single development in the land (al... Continue reading »
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More trekking and hiking
El Chalten is another one of those places in the middle of ABSOLUTELY NOWHERE!! 4 hours by bus from El Calafate, it's main attraction is the... Continue reading »
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Back to lovely Buenos!!
The difference in value between the flight and the bus from Calafate to here was negligible, so I got the flight as it saved me two-and-a-half days... Continue reading »
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A trip to the marvellous Iguazu falls!!!
Got here after a 20 hour journey from Buenos Aires. Almost missed the bus though, due to heavy traffic. Luckily enough the bus was late... Continue reading »
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CARNAVALLLL!!!!!
4-03-06
Well the carnaval lived up to its reputation and more!! It was a whole new world and a whole new experien... Continue reading »
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My kind of place
Morro de Sao Paolo is a beautiful tropical island off the coast of Brazil. The only mode of transport here is by foot. Heavy loads are... Continue reading »
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Ultimate tranquility
Since Morro was not as relexed as I expected it to be, I decided to make my way here with an Israeli friend of mine that I initially met in Cali, C... Continue reading »
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Time for some culture
Salvador is a beautiful city. I am staying in the upper city (there is a literally an upper and lower city, connected by a big elevator) area... Continue reading »
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Such a nice, friendly and relaxing place!!
Lencois is a perfect place to spend a few days or weeks. It's people and slow-paced lifestyle are almost addictive. It's one of th... Continue reading »
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2 day eco-resort break
Praia do Forte is an old fishermans' village which has been converted to an upmarket eco-resort. I got here on Saturday morning. My two... Continue reading »
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One of the most beautiful cities in the world!!
Got to Rio by flight from Salvador (flight cost only $10 more than bus - 2 hours travelling as opposed to 28 hours) on Monday evening.
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MAN!! Things seem to be getting prettier when I thought they couldn't!!!
All the pictures you see on travel agent walls......the places you thought never existed and were made by some computer program.....well, I have st... Continue reading »
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Back to Rio
Well Rio is definitely the most beautiful City I have ever visited. In fact, everyone I have met has said the same thing.
Since returni... Continue reading »
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Back to the grey and cold!!!!
I am now back in London, trying to absorb the return culture shock, and other general problems that occur on ones return. Have to look for... Continue reading »
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