Our great adventure
In and around South America
We plan to spend the next year in South America. We have 5 months booked on Dragoman trucks. We are going with them to Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Columbia, Venezuela and Brazil. This will take us to August. And then we are not too sure what we will do. We do want to see Argentina some more and Paraguay and Uruguay. Then we most likely head north to see the 3 Guianas - French Guinana, Suriname and Guyana. We also want to do some volunteer work. Not sure what yet. Perhaps building houses for the low income and homeless, or working with street kids, or counting turtles. As you can see it is going to be a big adventure.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler kea
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Took our breath away
We flew from Amsterdam to London with British Airways, then from London to Sao Paulo with TAM Air. The flight was approximately 12 hours. It w... Continue reading »
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End of the World
For us it was a hassle to get here. Our plane should have left at 8:30 am from Buenos Aires. When we got to the airport, we were told that our plan... Continue reading »
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Camping in the cold. What have we done!
On the evening of the 16th we meet all our new travelling companions. 29 of them. And we have to put up with them for 21 days until we reach Santia... Continue reading »
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Touristy but charming
After a long drive in the truck (whose name is Cameron by the way - as in Diaz) we arrived at El Calafate. There is not too much to see along the w... Continue reading »
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The newest town in Argentina
It only took us 5 hours from El Calafate. We were immediately impressed with the beauty of the place. The village is nestled amongst dramatic cliffs a... Continue reading » -
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Chocolate heaven
It took 2 and a half days from El Chalten to Bariloche. Can´t tell you how many kilometers but it was a long long way. We stayed at Perito Moreno a... Continue reading »
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In the shadow of a volcano
Pucon is a beautifully situated town. It is on a lake in the shadow of an active snow-capped volcano. Sometimes we can see it smoking.
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On the Pan American Highway
It was a 2 day drive from Pucon to Santiago, driving on the Pan-American Highway, so it was a gratefully a little less bumpy. We broke up the trip... Continue reading »
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The big smoke
It is quite a mission getting 29 people into a hotel. We stayed at the Hotel Espana near the Plaza de Armes. The truck had to park illegally and we... Continue reading »
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Day at the beach
We travelled from Santiago to La Serena. It was a long day on the Pan American Highway. We arrived about 5:30 at our campsite near the beach and we st... Continue reading » -
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Oasis in the desert
From La Serena to San Pedro took 3 days travelling. It was very exhausting but the scenery was beautiful. We did 2 bush camps. The first night... Continue reading »
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On Top of the World
From San Pedro we climbed to 4000 meters onto the Altiplano, crossing the border from Chile to Bolivia. Most people were feeling pretty crap with t... Continue reading »
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Mining town
Potosi was founded in 1545. The Spanish from a local that there was a mountain of silver there. Because of the silver the town flourished. The colo... Continue reading »
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City in a crater
It was a long days drive from Potosi to La Paz. We had a fantastic night view of the city as we drove over the crater edge. There is only one road... Continue reading »
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Not the one from the song
It was a lovely drive to Copacabana. We had to take a ferry at Tiquina which was interesting. We had to get off the truck as there was the risk the... Continue reading »
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Camping next to an Incan ruin
We crossed the border into Peru just outside Copacabana. We went through Puno and arrived late afternoon at Sillistani, the hilltop Incan site. We... Continue reading »
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Beautiful but bothersome
We arrived in Cusco at 6 am after a night drive from Puno. We were very grateful that rooms were ready and we could move straight in. After a ... Continue reading »
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Night with the locals
This is not about San Pedro, it is about the nearby town of Raqchi. I reckon it is very close by. We drove from Cusco, arriving at dusk. We very qu... Continue reading »
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High and mighty
We arrived late Saturday night in Chivay, a small town near the Colca Canyon. We got up at the crack of dawn to go the canyon. The thermal winds cr... Continue reading »
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The White City
It took 5 hours to get to Arequipa from Chivay. We drove through desert and swamp land, and also through the crater of an extinct volcano.... Continue reading »
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Seeing monkeys and spiders from the sky
Leaving Arequipa the landscape turned to desert again as we headed for the coast. It was nice to see the ocean again. Took longer than we thought t... Continue reading »
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Better than we thought
We only had one whole day in Lima. Lots of people on previous trips had complained that it was not nice, so our stay had been limited to one day. B... Continue reading »
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Built from mud
On the way to Huanchaco we visited a Chimú fort - Paramonga. We climbed to the top and were rewarded with fantastic views.
We didn´t like Hua... Continue reading »
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Day at the beach
On the way to Punta Sal we stopped at the Sapin museum. It contained all the artifacts found at an intact tomb. Grave robbers had already got to ot... Continue reading »
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Cobblestone streets and strolls by the river
Getting over the border to Ecuador was not much fun. There is this really dodgy town sitting in no mans lands where we had to wait while the truck... Continue reading »
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Amber alert
Beautiful drive to Baños. Very green with pine trees and eucalyptus. reminded us of New Zealand. It was rainy and misty as we entered volcano count... Continue reading »
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In the jungle with the spiders and monkeys
The road was rough and windy on the way to the jungle. We drove through Puyo and past Tena. Parking up next to the Rio Napo, we took a 10 minute bo... Continue reading »
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Where the woman wear pretty dresses
After being in the jungle for 3 days we returned to Cameron to find that her battery was flat. Luckily Dave had parked her facing the exit to the c... Continue reading »
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Beautiful city to stay in for a while
On the way to Quito we passed lots of rose farms. According to Tina, Ecuador roses are very expensive in Europe. These varieties would not grow any... Continue reading »
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The equator, butterflies and hummingbirds
It was Saturday and our host in Quito, Byron, took us out for the day. He brought along Angela. We took a metro bus out to the last stop past the a... Continue reading »
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