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A great way to break up a long trip | Jun 04 09'

by JustinElViajero a 25 year old male from Seattle, on vacation in Trujillo

"Then we shot what's known as "the worst border in Latin America." "

From Lima we only really wanted to get to Ecuador. We had done everything we came for in Peru. Unfortunately, it's kind of a big countr... Continue reading »
Return to Ushuaia - final farewells to the other passengers - then off on the next part of my adventures!! | Nov 20 07'

by Annie King a female from Bantry, on vacation in Puerto Williams

I was awake long before Caras last early morning call to us and dressed quietly to go up on deck and see our progress back to Ushuaia. We were we... Continue reading »
First few days in Cochabamba | Jan 22 09'

by Jan & Marge a 29 year old traveling as a couple, on vacation in Cochabamba

"BEEP BEEP!!! Wassup!"

(Author:J,Editor:M) It’s already been a week that we’re in Cochabamba and we’re slowly but surely getting used to the city, the... Continue reading »
Starting off in Lima | Jan 13 09'

by Jan & Marge a 29 year old traveling as a couple, on vacation in Lima

"Downing our Starbucks coffees on a big red two storey tourist bus"

(Author:M,Editor:J) We spent our last night in Montreal very wisely: saw friends, watched a last hockey game, played poker, finished packing and c... Continue reading »
Busing it to Cochabamba | Jan 17 09'

by Jan & Marge a 29 year old traveling as a couple, on vacation in Cochabamba

"We had most definitely not anticipated what was coming our way..."

(Author:M,Editor:J)Had we known what to expect, the ride would have been a piece of cake, but since we largely overestimated the quality of the ser... Continue reading »
Quito, Ecuador, our "home base" for the next two months | Jan 13 09'

by Denny & Sally a 60 year old female traveling as a family from Wilson, on vacation in Quito

"We feel lucky to have stumbled upon this city adventure!"

First visit: January 14-17, 2009 Denny and I left Santiago, Chile for Quito, Ecuador, ... Continue reading »
The Epic Hike | Jan 12 09'

by Bryan and Louise a female traveling as a couple from Glasgow, on vacation in Machu Picchu

"We got up at 5, started hiking up to dead womans pass. Its called that because weirdly, women keep dying up there"

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 well; I... Continue reading »
Santiago, Chile - Day 18 - 21 | Dec 24 08'

by Queenie a female from Toronto, on vacation in Santiago

i´m usually not that bad in finding my way around but i had a bit of trouble looking for my hostel in Santiago. i must have walked by my hostel 3 t... Continue reading »
Galapagos Islands - 8 day boat cruise | Jun 27 07'

by Jamie and Tal a real traveler from London, on vacation in Puerto Ayora

After Quito we took a flight to Baltra, one of the two airports on the Galapagos, which took about 2 hrs (via Guayaquil, Ecuador´s larges... Continue reading »
Casting off across the Drake Passage - to beyond the end of the world!!! | Nov 11 07'

by Annie King a female from Bantry, on vacation in Argentina

The amazingly warm and sunny weather – unprecedented, we were told, for early spring! – had really made our day out in the Tierra Del Fuego Nati... Continue reading »