Buenos Knockers Señor Rooter
In and around South America
Craig & Jo are taking off for 10 months of trekking around South America.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Craig & Jo
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Introduction
G'day Craig here,
Well we thought we would give this blog thing a test drive before we submitted it to the rigors of back packing throug... Continue reading »
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Jet Lagged in Lima
Well we have arrived safe and sound in Lima.
Have not done or seen much as have just been recovering from a long flight inlcuding an 8 hour s... Continue reading »
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Finally Some Sun.
Day 1
An 8.5 hour bus ride has found us in Trujillo, Peru. Firstly the bus was fantastic sat semi reclined and watched 3 and a half mov... Continue reading »
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Mancora - Sun, Sand and Coconuts
We are rapidly discovering that getting anywhere in Peru is a always going to involve trials and tribulations. Not helping the matter is our... Continue reading »
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Learning Spanish in Quito
I think the title of this entry may be a bit misleading....."Attempting and failing miserably to learn Spanish in Quito" would be more suitable.&nb... Continue reading »
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Galapalaps in the Galapagos
Well we just worked out the more you write the more photos you can fit in the main body of the text and since we took about 50,000 photos in the Ga... Continue reading »
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Back to Quito
Next stop was Quito (again) to recharge the batteries after a hectic couple of weeks cruising around the Galapagos. Not really much to&n... Continue reading »
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No Boom in Baños
Well you will be glad to know that I wrote a massive entry for Baños and then managed to delete it so this will be the less rambling version.
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Riobamba and the Devil's Nose
Not much to report from Riobamba arrived in the arvo and up at 5 the next morning to catch a somewhat famous train where you sit on the roof and go do... Continue reading » -
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Quick Stop in Cuenca
Firstly apologies to anyone who actually reads this thing, for taking so long to update, all we can blame is complete and utter laziness.
Arr... Continue reading »
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Vilcabamba
Vilcabamba is supposedly Ecuador's "valley of longevity" where people often live 100 years or more. It is actually a very cruisy place surrou... Continue reading »
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Knackered in Huaraz
Huaraz is the launching place for treks into the the Cordillera Blanca which to quote a website I looked up is "without question one of the mo... Continue reading »
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How's the serenity in Huacachina
When we were told Huacachina was a town clustered around an oasis we immediately generated images in our mind of a small lagoon with palm... Continue reading »
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Nothin Doin in Nasca
Most tourists come to Nasca to look at the Nasca lines which are (i cant be bothered looking this up so I'm just gonna make some stuff up) massive... Continue reading »
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Cusco
Thought we would try to clear some of the backlog of entries we have accumulated over the past few weeks.
Cusco is one of the most nicely mai... Continue reading »
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Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
Well just like everything else in South America the early organisation of our trail was a bit of a shambles, the company we booked through couldn't... Continue reading »
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Arequipa
Well we came to Arequipa for a bit of rest and relaxation but after meeting up with our Pommy mate John from Quito we actually ended up going... Continue reading »
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Copa....Copacabana & Lake Titicaca
No it's not the place from the song but rather a small town situated in Bolivia on the shores of Lake Titicaca (still can't say that out loud witho... Continue reading »
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La Paz & The Worlds Most Dangerous Road
We didn't quite know what to expect from La Paz had heard varying reports about the danger of the place, how cheap it was and the dizzying height a... Continue reading »
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Rurrenabaque - Two Billion Mozzies and an Invisible Sloth
Arrived in Rurrenabaque around 7am after 14 hours on a bus and headed straight to a hostel for a couple of hours of catch up sleep before hea... Continue reading »
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Coroico
Not to much to report about Coroico really just wanted to put another little pin on our travel map. We spent three days here relaxing. It... Continue reading » -
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La Paz...Again
Again not to much to report from our second stint in La Paz we went out a few times and watched about 200 DVD's in 5 days . Although one n... Continue reading » -
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Santa Cruz
Not much to report. We spent a grueling 20 hours on the bus from La Paz and booked into a fancy hostel as we were not going to get any... Continue reading » -
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Animal Sanctuary - Parque Ambue Ari
We arrived at the animal park at 3pm having no idea what to expect. First thing we saw as we walked in was a guy play fighting with one of th... Continue reading »
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Recovering from the Mozzies Santa Cruz
Not much to write here except what a relief to get away from the park and the mozzies and back to the most modern city in Bolivia. Spent thre... Continue reading »
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Silver Mines Potosi and Blowing Stuff Up
Potosi lays claim to being the highest city in the world at an altitude of around 4000m, but in itself is not an overly impressive town, altho... Continue reading »
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Uyuni - Flamingos and Salt
We arrived in Uyuni at around 3am in the morning and as usual there was a few guys hanging around spruiking their hostels, we don't normally go wit... Continue reading »
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Tupiza - Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid
Went to Tupiza with the intention of visiting nearby San Vicente which is where Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are buried after finally being c... Continue reading »
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Salta - Argentina, Steaks, and Paved Roads
Crossed into Argentina very quickly thanks to a German guy on our bus that explained to the border cops that we had a bus booked on the Argentinian... Continue reading »
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Mendoza.....Or as McBain would say it "MENDOOOOZA"
Arrived in Mendoza with Justin, Kay, John and Daniel in tow after a bit of a boozy bus ride on our first proper fancy Argentinean bus that had big... Continue reading »
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Buenos Aires..Don't Cry For Me Marge and Tina
First view of Buenos Aires is a bit of a shocker.....its just so damn big! (Well at least for a boy from Bendigo and a girl from Hoppers... Continue reading »
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Bariloche...The Switzerland of the South
Well having not been to Switzerland I wasn't sure what to expect of "The Switzerland of the South" but can only assume from our experience in Baril... Continue reading »
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Rio Gallegos - The Windiest Place on Earth
Well I don't think anyone actually chooses to come to Rio Gallegos it's just where you have to go if you want to end up in El Calafate....and I can... Continue reading »
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El Calafate and Perito Moreno Glaciar
Got into El Calafate and went straight to our hostel we had booked in advance. Calafate was much more to our liking, similar to Bariloche in... Continue reading »
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El Chalten & Mount Fitz Roy
Woke up in El Chalten (3hrs from El Calafate) to a perfect day for a heap of walking, no clouds and only mildly warm. Being the organised peo... Continue reading »
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El Calafate..again
Well this is just another entry so we could put another little pin on the map. Spent a night in a dorm with four other blokes who were all world... Continue reading » -
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Puerto Natales and Torres Del Paine
After one of the easiest border crossings we have experienced to date we arrived in Puerto Natales around mid arvo. Really a pretty standard... Continue reading »
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El Calafate...one last time
Not much to report this time we basically did nothing for three days, tried to avoid walking at all costs and ate like pigs before getting on our 3... Continue reading »
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Montevideo & Heaven on Earth
After 51 hours of travel by bus, ferry and bus again we arrived in Montevideo and had a much deserved shower.
Went for a wander around the ci... Continue reading »
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Punta del Este - The Gold Coast in Uruguay
Well our trip to Punta Del Este started badly when our idiot taxi driver took us to the ferry terminal instead of the bus terminal, then when we fi... Continue reading »
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Florianopolis - Why no ATM's????
Had no problems with the border crossing in fact didn't even have to get off the bus which was nice.
Got to Florianopolis and checked i... Continue reading »
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Foz do Iguacu & Iguacu Falls
Arrived in Foz do Iguacu and checked into a nice hostel with a pool, which was great as the weather was superb.
After one day by the pool sip... Continue reading »
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Salvador
First impressions of Salvador were pretty good, brilliant weather, long stretches of beach and an obvious African influence.
We had decided p... Continue reading »
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Barranquilla..a Backpackers Carnival
Arrived in Barranquilla on the day of Jo's birthday and headed to our hotel. We were surprised to find that Barranquilla is huge! In fact it'... Continue reading »
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Taganga and Detox
Well a pack of six disheveled travelers turned up to Taganga the day after carnival, we had just finished saying goodbye to Neil and Tim who were h... Continue reading »
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Tayrona National Park
Well was a bit of stuffing around to get there including the oldest taxi we have ever seen and then a 40 minute walk through muggy rain forest but... Continue reading »
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Bogota...What a Riot!
Well arrived in Bogota from the Caribbean coast and was shocked to find out it was pretty damn cold, if we'd bothered to do our homework we would h... Continue reading »
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Villa de Leyva - Zorro and a Big Plaza
Villa De Leyva is a small town three hours away from Bogota. Basically went here to get away from the city for a bit. Turned up and fir... Continue reading »
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Manizales
We both enjoyed this city nine hours from Bogota quite a lot although we didn't really do anything of note. The last few hours of the bu... Continue reading »
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Salento - Coffee and Gunpowder
Salento is a great little town in the heart of Colombia's coffee region. It only occurred to me on the bus there that I don't even like coffe... Continue reading »
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Medellin - Debauchery
Not too much to write about Medellin, don't get me wrong had an absolute ball but just going out and drinking at the hostel.
Very first night... Continue reading »
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San Antero - Donkeys in Drag
The Donkey Festival in San Antero was a long anticipated event for us held over the week of Easter called Semana Santa which is huge in C... Continue reading »
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Cartagena - Hot and Dodgy
Cartagena is a very impressive coastal city that still contains the giant wall surrounding the old city that was built around 500 years a... Continue reading »
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San Gil - Belly Whackers and Paragliding
San Gil is a reasonably small town of around 30,000 people and possibly one of our favourite places in Colombia.
We turned up after a fa... Continue reading »
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Back To Villa De Leyva
Well we liked Villa De Leyva so much the first time we decided to head back there again for a few days before heading to Bogota.
Had a nice c... Continue reading »
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Bogota For the Last Time
Our last week in Bogota (and Colombia for that matter) was spent drinking and partying pretty much every night with a couple of days off.
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Rio De Janeiro - Big Jesus, Bread Mountain and a Sad Goodbye
Flew into Rio and decided after 10 months of roughing it we could spoil ourselves for the last four days of our trip so checked into a very nice ho... Continue reading »
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