Lou and Bry- Off to see the World!
In and around World
Louise: Only 31 days until we leave everything behind except our rucksacks filled with stuff we think we need. I have this week off to get the final titchy little things organised. I'm getting my jags tomorrow, picking up the rest of the scripts tomorrow as well, and then all I need to do (!) is decide what I'm taking with me! EEK!
We're heading first of all to South America, spending New Year cruising in the Galapagos Islands (I will NOT get sick of saying that!!) then we fly from Ecuador to Lima to begin the Pacific-Amazon tour and the Inca Trek to Macchu Picchu is one of the first UBER exciting things that we do! We end the tour in Rio de Janeiro the day before the Carnival starts, and after 5 days of proper RELAXATION we head to Chile, Easter Island and then back to Chile to prepare ourselves for the flight to NZ (during which we will lose a day of our lives... leave on the 6th of March, arrive on the 8th, in the air for 13 hrs... hmmm) then on to Melbourne to meet Bryan's family for the first time. Pressure? Uh, yeah, I very much think so!
Bryan will write something later- he is playing the xbox and can't be bothered. I'm interested to see how he'll cope without it for 3 months!! Har de har!!
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Bryan and Louise
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Waiting at the Airport
Well dears, it's been 2 weeks since Bryan waved goodbye to his xbox and wii and still he refuses to write anything, instead he leaves it up to me-... Continue reading »
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Iguana park
Louise: It was a shame we didn´t have more time to spend in Guayaquil, as it was a fantastic place. We started out by going to the iguana par... Continue reading »
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Galapagos Islands: Spitting Iguanas, Volcanoes, and cruise ships... who are you again?
Bryan: The galapagos islands are one hell of a crazy place! There is wildlife everywhere, and they are so used to people its surreal. For instance,... Continue reading »
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What bells?
Santa Cruz was rather awesome, we spent most of the day looking at dolphins swimming in front of the boat, jumping out of the water when they... Continue reading »
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Lima in Peru
OK, so we were supposed to reach Lima on the 2nd (today) but we arrived back in Guayaquil a day early, so moved our flights forward to the 1st (for... Continue reading »
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If you´re fond of sand dunes....
On the 4th we headed out to the Ballestas Islands which are also known as the ´poor man´s galapagos´which were quite disappointing since we had alr... Continue reading »
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Eating the clothes we are wearing!
Well, for 3 nights we were in our tents, in sleeping bags, and it was BLOODY cold! Only at night, mind you, but still- Freezing our little too... Continue reading »
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Thunderstorm in the Andes
Cusco at last! 10 hours of driving through the Andes, which are stunningly beautiful, to get here.
Driving through the Andes is an experienc... Continue reading »
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The Epic Hike
So we´ve just returned from hiking Machu Picchu. Although the trail is only 33km, it took four days to accomplish.
The hike didn´t start off... Continue reading »
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Spending the night in traditional dress
Wow. Seriously- Wow! We spent two days and one night on Lake Titicaca. The ´c´s are pronounced like the ´ch´in loch, otherwise it means ´lake of th... Continue reading »
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The long hard road into La Paz
So we crossed over to Bolivia the other day. what an ordeal that was.
To start with, one of the people in our group didn't get an entry stamp... Continue reading »
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Travelling through... wrecking the place as we go!
So we left La Paz pretty much the way we found it, then got to Uyuni after many, many hours of driving through winding roads with sheer drops on ei... Continue reading »
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We're here!
That's all, really. We are here, It's very warm day and night, and we are gonna get STEAK!!! Oh, and at a lower altitude we can breathe easier, so... Continue reading »
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White water rafting!!!
We had a massive BBQ last night, which lasted well into the night, then, after much persuading from BRy (I'm still jaded from my near-drowning expe... Continue reading »
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Wait, what´s the time? (Bryan is a bit sick)
Ok, so when we last wrote, we were in Salta. Now were in a little town called porta Iguaza. I´ll give you a minute to check that on the map. go on.... Continue reading »
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Across the border into Brazil....
We arrived across the easiest border crossing yet into the sweltering heat of Brazil. After about half an hour we came to the Brazilian side of the... Continue reading »
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Did I mention I like my animals...?
We reached the Pantanal in record time! only 2 days´travelling, and we were there for lunch on the 2nd day. Not bad, methinks! We settled into our... Continue reading »
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Snorkelling is all fun and games until someone loses a leg to sunburn...
We reached Bonito just in time for dinner, and my wee Gran Mac will be very proud to hear that my first EVER attempt at her recipe for Mince and Ta... Continue reading »
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Two full days of travelling, one free camp, and 3 full days next to the beach!
We left Bonito behind with only good memories, and headed towards Paraty. Due to how far away it was, we decided that we may as well opt for two fu... Continue reading »
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Bikinis, beaches and sushi!!!!
Parati continues to be awesome! I finally found a bikini, but I doubt I`ll wear it anywhere but Brazil! Bryan went off on a boat trip with a w... Continue reading »
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Rio de Janeirooooooo!!
This is a documentation of ALL the things we did in Rio, so it is a long one. However, it IS worth it! Don`t say I didn`t warn you!
Finally... Continue reading »
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Zoo, Funicular, Cable car and not much else...
We arrived at Santiago Airport quite late, grabbed a minibus to our hotel, and arrived at our `home`for the next 4 days. The elevator in our buildi... Continue reading »
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The journey to the end of the earth
Ok, so we went to Easter Island. After our few days in Santiago (bored out of our minds) we were looking forward to a change of scenery.
We... Continue reading »
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