GRICEY'S trip to South America in August 2005
In and around Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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In March 2005, Barb a friend of mine for a long time, asked me whether I would like to go to South America with her. She had a round the World ticket" booked for August 2005 and had to use it by September 2005 or she would have to forfeit the ticket.
I said "yes" but I didn't even have a Passport, so there was a lot to do and organize. Thanks to Kate Murphy (Murf) and Ushi Grant for arranging the flights and accommodation, we were both able to fly out together on 1 August 2005 to our first stopover in London via Singapore.
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Barb's next stopover was in Barcelona but I couldn't get a flight out of Barcelona so I went straight to Barb's next stopover in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and waited for her there. I got lost in New York on the way to Rio de Janeiro but that is another story (see my Journal).
We were able to fly out together from Rio de Janeiro to the rest of her stopovers in Santiago (Chile), Lima (Peru), Quito (Ecuador), Mexico City (Mexico), Los Angeles (California), Auckland (New Zealand) and back to Brisbane (Australia).
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Before we left, we decided to to get out the movie, "The Motorcycle Diaries" a true story about a couple of blokes who in 1952 decided to ride a Norton 500 motorcycle from Buenos Aires across the Andes, along the coast of Chile,across the Atacama desert (Chile) to Cuzco, Machu Picchu and Lima in Peru, into the Peruvian Amazon and then Colombia and finishing up in Venezuela. The trip was over 13,000 Kilometres and it took them about eight months to do.
This movie gave us a taste of what we were going to see. So we had the taste, the tickets so we were ready to go. Hope you enjoy our story.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Gricey
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via Singapore
The flight from Brisbane to Singapore was good as it was just like a night out except that we didn't get to do any dancing on the plane. It w... Continue reading »
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Leaving home (Brisbane)
How many times do you pack a backpack the night before you go? I suppose this is OK, as we were going to be away for a while. How excit... Continue reading »
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In London for 2 nights
The flight from Singapore to London was a long haul. 13.5 hours seemed like forever. There is this little TV screen at the back of the... Continue reading »
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Catching up with friends in London
The day after we arrived in London, I had organised that afternoon/evening to catch up with my ex sister-in law, Trudy Kerr (Jazz singer), who... Continue reading »
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Unscheduled Stopover in New York for 24 Hours
As Barb was going to Barcelona, I really wanted to have a stopover in New York but I was told that I couldn't because, you are only allowed to have... Continue reading »
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New York by day
As I had a 'Transfer' arranged to pick me up at Rio de Janerio today, I needed to get a message to the 'Transfer" in Rio de Janeiro ... Continue reading »
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Arriving in Rio de Janeiro without my backpack
Finally got to Rio de Janeiro which is Portuguese for "River of January". The story behind where the name of this city came from, dates... Continue reading »
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via Sao Paulo
In the airport for a couple of hours waiting to complete the big haul from New York to Rio de Janeiro.
Next Flight: American... Continue reading »
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Rio de Janeiro by day and night
Today, we had a day of leisure and decided to catch up with the washing, but make time to check out Copacabana Beach which was in walking distance... Continue reading »
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Spectacular Iguazu Waterfalls (Argentine side)
With all the excitement of traveling, you have to be so careful when presenting your tickets when boarding your plane on your flights. After... Continue reading »
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Even more spectacular Iguassu Waterfalls (Brazilian side)
We got the bus with our 'Transfer' from our hotel in Puerto Iguazu in Argentina to go back to Brazil to check out the falls from the Braz... Continue reading »
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