Our Big Trip
In and around World
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Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Nick&Suzy
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Rio de Janeiro
Hi all,
we arrived in rio on time, flight was great slept over night. Got to watch some movies so was not so bad. for fear of all the so call... Continue reading »
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Big Island
After a very early 4,30am start we finally reached ilha grande. Its a pretty idyllic island off the coast of brazil. There are no cars or roads on... Continue reading »
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Puerto Iguazu - Steaks and Waterfalls!
First of all, have to tell you about the journey from ilha grande to here. Started nicely with a 2 hour boat ride, followed by a 2 hour minibus whi... Continue reading »
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Beef Aires
Buenos Aires
Where do we start! Its such an amazing place, so much to see and do here. Its a huge city with 15 million people living in the gr... Continue reading » -
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Uruguay - Colonia del SacrameNooooooo!!
Uruguay-Colonia del Sacramento
Just a quick update about this place as we only stayed one night.... Continue reading »
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Montevideo - What a dump!
We arrived in Montevideo on a saturday afternoon not really knowing what to expect. First impressions were pretty grim. The shutters were down on a... Continue reading »
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Mendoza where the good wine comes from
Mendoza
A three hour boat and overnight bus took us to mendoza in central argentina the wine capital . Unfortunately, both o... Continue reading »
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Salta / catholic pilgrammage
Took another overnight bus to Salta from Mendoza which took 20 hours. On arriving there we landed in the middle of a Catholic Pilgrammage, where vi... Continue reading »
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San Pedro de Atacama - desert oasis
We left Salta in Argentina very early in the morning to catch a 10 hour bus into Chile. For once, we were organized and had prepared lunch the... Continue reading »
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Iquique - Overnight stay
Iquique
Not much of an entry in the blog here as we only had an overnight stay. Mario our guest house owner in san pedro de... Continue reading »
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Arica - back at sea level
Arica
We were delighted to arrive in this coastal town of arica. Its a nice break from the altitude and desert sands. There... Continue reading »
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Arequipa - The White City
Arequipa
The cheapest way to get from chile to peru is to follow the gringo trail, getting a archaic train across the border for little less c... Continue reading » -
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Cusco- No Gracias!!!!!!!
Cusco
Another overnight bus up the side of a mountain brought us into cusco, a beautiful city similar to dubrovinik in Croatia, with tiled pa... Continue reading »
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Lares Valley Trek & Macchu Picchu
Lares Valley Trek & Macchu Picchu
We tried to book the original Inca Trail 3 months before we left... Continue reading »
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Copacabana and Lake Titicaca
Copacabana and Lake Titicaca We left Cuzco, taking a bus to Copacabana in Bolivia, we were warned about the buses being a little bit dodgie , so we... Continue reading »
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La Paz
La Paz.
We booked a 3 hour tourist bus from copacabana to get to La Paz, our
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Santiago - Bye bye south america
Santiago
We took a flight from La Paz to get to Santiago.. We cannot say we will miss La Paz.. So fina... Continue reading »
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Auckland
Auckland
After a 13 hour flight we arrived in Auckland very early in the morning. We met a lovely eld... Continue reading »
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Bay of Islands - Pahia
Pahia - Bay of Islands
So with no time to waste we set off for the Bay Of Islands at the top of the north island, a 4 and a half hour drive w... Continue reading »
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Waitomo Caves
Waitomo
On the forth day we drove to Waitomo to see the famous glow worm caves. On the way down i was... Continue reading »
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Rotorua - Stink City!
Rotorua
Our next big drive took us to Rotorua, called the sulphur city, as it
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Napier, Huka Falls and Taupo
Napier, Huka Falls and Taupo
On the sixth day we drove to Napier, stopping at the famous Huka Falls and lake Taupo for lunch. Huka falls is... Continue reading »
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Windy Welly
Windy Welly
The last stop on the north island was Wellington after a 5 hour drive. This is known as a... Continue reading »
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Picturesque Picton
Picton
A nice ferry ride across the Cook Straight and we arrived at Picton, a beatiful little village... Continue reading »
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Richmond & Abel Tasman national park
Richmond & Abel Tasman national park
We left really early that morning from Picton to Richmond ta... Continue reading »
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Franz Josef Glacier
Franz Josef Glacier
A long drive down south brought us to the little town of Franz Joseph where... Continue reading »
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Wanaka
Wanaka
We Left Franz that following day and it was lashing rain. Much to our relief it cleared up when we re... Continue reading »
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Queenstown
Queenstown
After lapping up the sunshine in Lake Wanaka we drove across the ski mountains to arrive i... Continue reading »
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Te Anau - Milford Sound
Te Anau - Milford Sound
From queenstown we drove to the west coast to a small town called TeContinue reading » -
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Dunedin
Dunedin
After a long drive from Te Anau we arrived in the lovely Dunedin for a two night stopover to v... Continue reading »
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Christchurch
Christchurch….
Well it took us nearly what seemed like a life time to get here. It’s a 4 or 5 hour boring dri... Continue reading »
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Melbourne....
Melbourne Our first night in Melbourne was probably the most hectic night of the
trip so far. After arriving that night to the Hostel that we... Continue reading » -
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Sydney
SydneyIn Sydney we booked into a cool hostel in kings cross the red light distr... Continue reading »
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Byron Bay
Byron Bay..
We picked up our new home for the next three weeks in Brisbane, after a very shaky scary flight from Sydney. Nearly thought we we... Continue reading »
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Rainbow Beach & Fraser Island
Rainbow Beach & Fraser Island
It took us about 5 or 6 hours of driving (400 or 500 km) from Byron... Continue reading »
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Airlie Beach / Whitsundays and Great Barrier Reef
Whitsundays
After a long drive up to Airlie beach with a stop over in Rockhampton we set off on a three night sailing trip of the Whitsunday... Continue reading »
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Northern Queensland - The rest of the east coast!
Townsville
This was our first stop after the boat trip. With sweltering heat 35 degrees and 75% humidi... Continue reading »
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Perth and Christmas in Rockingham
Perth and Christmas in Rockingham
Ok first we arrived in Perth for two nights staying at the lovely witches hat hostel. We w... Continue reading »
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Day 1 & 2 Perth – Kalbarri – Shark Bay
Day 1 & 2 Perth – Kalbarri – Shark Bay
With a very early start we met up with 24 people on the western exposure b... Continue reading »
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Day 3 & 4 Monkey Mia to Coral Bay
Day 3 & 4 Monkey Mia to Coral Bay
Waking up in Monkey Mia resort was the best morning of the trip so far. Monkey Mia is... Continue reading »
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Day 5 , 6 & 7 Exmouth – Perth
Day 5 , 6 & 7 Exmouth – Perth
The next day in Exmouth we jumped on the bus and toured around the area including Turquio... Continue reading »
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Going Troppo in Darwin!
Going Troppo in Darwin!
Well its our last stop in Australia, Northern Territory Darwin. Its so hot up here, the humidity is... Continue reading »
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The Bali bite
The Bali Bite
A short hop from Darwin and we arrived in Bali for our week of R&R. Checked into Feb... Continue reading »
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Singapore
Singapore
We had a lovely flight with Singapore airline's from Bali. We stayed in a part of Singa... Continue reading »
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Chow Kit - KL
Kuala Lumpur or KL
So we caught a bus from Singapore to KL, which was pretty painless and hassle free compared to some of our border crossing... Continue reading »
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Georgetown - Penang
After a few hours on a bus and a short ferry ride we arrived in Georgetown the capital of Penang famed for its diverse foods. You could say it’s... Continue reading »
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Langkawi
Langkawi
An express boat from Panang got us to the beautiful island of La... Continue reading »
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Bangkok
Bangkok
It took us 7 modes of transport and 30 hours straight to get to Bangkok via Satun and Hat-Yai....by far ou... Continue reading » -
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Chang Mai - elephants, Wats and rivers
Chang Mai
Another night train took us to Chang Mai in the north of Thailand. A much smaller city than Bangkok, but very nice to walk about wi... Continue reading »
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Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang
Getting to Luang Prabang In Laos took 3 days of travelling, starting with a bus and ferry across the border into Laos at Huay X... Continue reading »
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Vang Vieng - the little warzone
Vang Vieng
The next stop after luang prabang was a little town called Vang Vieng famous for its tubing. This involves getting a big rubber t... Continue reading »
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Vientiane
Vientiane
We've come down to Vientiane the capital of Laos as means to cross the border into Vietnam. Its a non-descript kind of place, very q... Continue reading » -
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Crossing the border to Vietnam - Vinh and Hue
Crossing the border to Vietnam - Vinh and Hue
Well crossing the border in to Vietnam was a... Continue reading »
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Hoi An - Land of Tailors and Hawkers
Hoi An - Land of Tailors and Hawkers
An expensive tourist bus took us on the 4 hour journey to Hoi An... Continue reading »
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Nha Trang
Nha Trang
Where do i start.... Once again i have to describe a nightmare night getting to here from H... Continue reading »
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Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon as the fella calls it!
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
After the last over night bus we decided to grab the o... Continue reading »
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