c-team world tour 2006-2007
In and around World
After 10 years of talking the talk we decided to walk the walk....
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler C-Team
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The journey begins
We arrived in the middle of the night after a long and arduous journey. Officials in Miami really got on our tits, but small men with big guns aren... Continue reading »
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Tulum - Tribal Village
How amazing to meet up with Dean and Mike. It really made us feel like we´ve started our world tour and boosted our va va voom. They had booked us... Continue reading »
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Aburido
Chetumal is a big hot city on the border of Mexico and Belize. We got our laundry done here and had more than enough time to start our blog.
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The Road to Flores
We left Chetumal quite early but managed to miss our bus, which meant hanging around a sweaty bus station for two hours. Which would have been okay... Continue reading »
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Early Start
We planned to get up early to see Tikal at first light, so set the alarm for 4.15am for the bus at 5am. Luckily the electricity went off at midnigh... Continue reading »
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Buenos Dias
We got a 19 seater shuttle out of Flores to Coban, along the way the driver managed to squeeze 40 or so small Mayans in. Each row wa... Continue reading »
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When in Antigua eat at Bonanza
The journey to Antigua has got to be the worst so far. Yet again we were lulled into a false sense of security when we arrived at the bus terminal... Continue reading »
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Hable Espanol? Si
We got to San Pedro via boat across Lake Atitlan, which is one of the most beautiful lakes in the world. Surrounded by mountains and three vol... Continue reading »
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Copan
We had a bit of a nightmare trying to get to Copan because we didn´t really do our homework. We had to stay in another border town called Chiquimul... Continue reading »
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Tela not to bother
Ramshackle hostel, sticky humid weather, rubbish strewn beach, open drains running onto the beach. Good soup at Lunes del Norte.
We got off t... Continue reading »
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Granada
Honduras seemed okay and we´re sure some of it´s lovely. The countryside we drove through was absolutely beautiful, lush green hills, lots of trees... Continue reading »
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The Pacific
On Tuesday morning we got a bus to Rivas then after a bit of confusion we got a taxi to San Juan. The driver kept saying we had space for one more... Continue reading »
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Fate will provide
We have to add this entry because it was a classic case of fate will provide. We had the option of jumping on a bus to the wrong destination in the... Continue reading »
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ina Jungle ina ina Jungle
Puerto Jiminez is a bit of an arse to get to but the benefits are you´re on the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica which houses Corcovado National Park. T... Continue reading »
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The long journey to Panama City
Leaving Puerto Jiminez was even harder than getting there, but we´ve only got ourselves to blame for that. Our last night was spent at a local... Continue reading »
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San Blast
After a wonderfully scenic 20 seater airfix plane ride over cloud forest and caribbean coastline we landed at Rio Sidra airport (more of a long dri... Continue reading »
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The Southern Hemisphere
When we got back to Panama from San Blas we decided we didn´t want to waste anymore time in Panama City. So we got a taxi straight to the internati... Continue reading »
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The Galapagos Islands
We flew into the Galapagos during Australia´s spirited defeat to Brazil, which was a shame. The plane took us to Baltra Airport, which is a small,... Continue reading »
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Back for the bits we missed
We nipped back to Quito to give it a better chance to impress us before heading sarf. Luckily the hostel we were in the first time was full and we... Continue reading »
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Baños
The bus journey to Baños was the first we´d done for a while, and we´d forgotten that it can get quite hectic. Something didn´t feel quite right wh... Continue reading »
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Guaranda
We were lured to Guaranda because of it´s reputation as the captial of the famous Bolivar cheese making region, and the highly recommended scenic b... Continue reading »
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Riobamba
Riobamba - what a bag of arse. Another recommended but average bus journey, a city full of beggars and a crap museum. Great three course meal for $... Continue reading »
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Cuenca
Lovely place, very friendly and safe. We stayed at the Verde Limon hostel, which is a nice, laid back hostel (with a superb shower), run by a helpf... Continue reading »
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Great view from the roof top internet cafe
We decided to treat ourselves to a little luxury, so booked ourselves into Hosteria Izhcayluma. A lovely mountain side paradise overlooking the vil... Continue reading »
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Chachapoyas
It took us two days to reach Chachapoyas, a remote town in the Amazonas region of northern Peru, high in the Andes. We crossed the border at La Bal... Continue reading »
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Sandy
When are we going to get the overnight busses right? The bus to Trujillo was hot and cramped, and the people behind us spent a fair amount of... Continue reading »
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Kill Roy
Peru celebrates it´s independence on the 28th July, so we hit the road to get to Arequipa, a city which sounded like it would celebrate properly. A... Continue reading »
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Oo, Ow and Wow - Close to Collapse in Colca Canyon
Colca Canyon is the world´s second deepest canyon at 3,191 meters and runs through some enormous mountains, some of which are 6,000 meter snow capp... Continue reading »
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Cuzco & the Sacred Valley
We took another overnight bus to Cuzco - not too bad, no vomit in bags - getting into town at 5am. We´d booked a hostel and were surprised to find... Continue reading »
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Ollantaytambo
We got a local bus for local people to Ollantaytambo - a small town with a difficult name and a train station that takes hundreds of tourists... Continue reading »
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So that`s what all the fuss is about
We got to Aguas Calientes in the dark, so missed the mountain scenery, but the silhouettes of the cliffs looming over the town is incredible. It´s... Continue reading »
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Copa-Copacabana
Can´t get enough of these bus rides. Stupidly, we booked this one through a cheating, lying agent, so paid 35 soles each when every one else paid 1... Continue reading »
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Llama foetuses and more
After meeting up with Emma, Eitan and Julian (a new Swiss recruit) we caught the Shabby Bus to La Paz. It was a fairly uneventful journey, except f... Continue reading »
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I believe that children are the future.
After catching the bus at La Paz and getting another at Cochabamba we were dropped off at Villa Tunari in the dark at about 10pm. Dodging... Continue reading »
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Down´t Pit
Don´t use the El Dorado bus company when you´re in Bolivia. They´re shite.
Our journey to Potosi started well enough. We hoped to get to... Continue reading »
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Big Salt Desert
We got to Uyuni after an uneventful and picturesque bus journey. Uyuni is a dull town that seems to exist to sell the world salt and salt tours. It... Continue reading »
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Steaks and Wine
Avoid crossing the border from Bolivia into Argentina at Villazon - it´s dull. We waited for three hours to get our passports stamped, then got an... Continue reading »
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Mendoza
Mendoza was okay, but Salta had been better - friendlier & more chilled out.
We stayed in a Chillian run hostel during Chile's independe... Continue reading »
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Santiago
Santiago has a lovely airport. There's a little bar that makes great Pisco Sours. We met an Austrian called Jakob and a Chillean called Phillip. I'... Continue reading »
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The North Island
After a grueling 14 hour flight from Santiago, during which we lost a calender day, had a faulty back door and had to change seats (due to the guy... Continue reading »
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The South Island
A few points to fill you in on before we tell you about the South Island.
Jakob the Austrian, who we'd met in Santiago airport over a few Pis... Continue reading »
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Hayagaaan?
G'day.
Our plane landed in the late afternoon in Sydney, and got busy sorting out accommodation. The first thing we noticed was the heat... Continue reading »
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Crikey
We got to Buderim, Queensland, to stay with Ozzy Em for a few days, who'd moved out here from Worthing about three years ago. Unbelievably she deci... Continue reading »
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Whale Watching
There's only a couple of things to do in Hervey Bay. You can go to Fraser Island, the biggest sand island in the world where you can hire a 4x4 and... Continue reading »
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Surf & Turf
The bus to Rockhampton was fine - no chickens, air con and just two per seat - and we lucked when we got of the bus by meeting Robbie, a smashing l... Continue reading »
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Found Nemo
Fancying a bit more Great Barrier Reef action we headed north to the Whitsundays. The Whitsunday Islands are 74 pieces of paradise set in some of t... Continue reading »
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Super Fly
On the 18th November the C Team landed in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. It's almost in the centre of Australia and surrounded by desert. And i... Continue reading »
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The Top End
When we told some Aussie's that we were going to Darwin in November they cracked up. Territorians call this time of year The Build Up or Suicide Se... Continue reading »
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Bangkok (Yuwantaxi Yuwantuktuk)
We landed in Bangkok late, finally getting into Kau San Road at two thirty (okay, it was a bit earlier but we couldn't resist). We'd book... Continue reading »
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Sinnersville
We crossed the border into Cambodia near Khrong Koh Kong, a fairly easy border crossing if you remember to bring plenty of money (you can use... Continue reading »
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South Viet Nam
Our taxi driver took us to the border crossing near Chau Doc, where we shouldered our packs and crossed a bridge into Vietnam. The border here... Continue reading »
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Born To Be Mild in the Central Highlands
The journey to Da Lat wasn't great. The bus broke down after the rear had filled up with smoke, we couldn't go faster than 40 km/hour, and we knew... Continue reading »
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Southern Laos
We were sorry to leave Vietnam, our month here had been excellent and we'd met a lot of very cool, interesting people. However, lots of cool intere... Continue reading »
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Mao Lao with the Lao Lao in Laos
Vientiane to Vang Vieng is a long, bumpy, knee crunching, sweaty journey but it's only 25,000 kip on the local bus. That's 1 pound and 32 penc... Continue reading »
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Back to Cambodia
Phnom Penh is quite a city. It's got more hustle and bustle than Vientiane although it's a similar size, and the difference between the rich minori... Continue reading »
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Angkor Wat
The nearest town to Angkor Wat is Siem Reap, a fairly nondescript place that exists mainly to entertain thousands of tourists when they're not wand... Continue reading »
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Bangkok Again
Firstly, don't take the bus from Siem Reap to Bangkok. Fly, get a taxi or walk. It's bloody terrible. Apparently the guys who own the airport bribe... Continue reading »
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Delhi and a Two Week Tour of Rajasthani Toilets
Whilst we've been traveling many people have warned us about India. We've been told about the beggars, the filth, the smells. A Maltese cook we met... Continue reading »
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