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We are a family of four travelling for 12 weeks to South America, Mexico and the USA.
| Trip Itinerary (Travel Blog Entries) | |||
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Noosa Heads | Dec 01 '06 | Weekend in Noosa before the real adventure begins
"Noosa was sparkling and gorgeous and fish and chips and some cool wine by the river was just what we needed." |
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Anaheim | Dec 03 '06 | Welcome to Disneyland and Fat City USA!
"Fireworks over the Fantasyland castle at night were a real highlight." |
3 |
Buenos Aires | Dec 07 '06 | B.A is fantastic and thank goodness for that after travelling for 26 hours to get here!
"The trip from LA to BA was 26 hours door to door" |
4 |
Iguazu Falls | Dec 13 '06 | Sensational Iguazu. Absolutely Spectacular!!
"We feel like we have spent way too much time on aeroplanes in the last week or so...but it was worth it to fly to Iguazu for a couple of days." |
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Santiago | Dec 16 '06 | Forget the Amazon, the Piranhas are in Santiago!
"Sorry Santiago, you are not in the game compared to your neighbours." |
6 |
La Paz | Dec 17 '06 | Altitude sickness in La Paz
"we were a little concerned about flying into La Paz. It is at 3460m approx above sea level...the highest city in the world." |
7 |
Copacabana | Dec 18 '06 | Resting in Copacabana
"As someone we met said, Copa seems to have a very positive energy about it. We certainly agree." |
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Puno | Dec 20 '06 | On the shores of Lake Titikaka
"We travelled by bus from Copacabana to Puno on Sandy's birthday, crossing from Bolivia to Peru on the way." |
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Machu Picchu | Dec 25 '06 | Christmas Day at Machu Picchu...and the beautiful Sacred Valley
"Machu Picchu deserves to be the most desirable tourist attraction in the world" |
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Cusco | Dec 26 '06 | How could we forget to mention Cusco?
"It was a real delight exploring Cusco´s historic centro, with its marvellous plazas, interesting shops and delicious restaurants." |
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Mexico City | Dec 30 '06 | A Tale of Two Cities - Mexico City.
"We thought that staying in Mexico City over NYE would be mad, bad and dangerous...but instead it was quiet, closed and empty" |
12 |
Guanajuato | Jan 04 '07 | From luxury to lost .... but everything turned out fine ! |
13 |
San Miguel de Allende | Jan 06 '07 | On Mexican Time in San Miguel
"Apparently it was voted one of the top 20 places in the world to retire to, so the town now has more than its share of well heeled American retirees." |
14 |
Taxco | Jan 11 '07 | Taxco - a shopping temptation too strong to resist!
"Taxco is in a stunning mountainous location and is a little reminiscent of a larger, all white Positano (minus the sea!!)." |
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Puebla | Jan 13 '07 | What are we doing here???
"We wondered if our taxi driver had abducted us as we passed through a deserted industrial estate and then 2 security gates to arrive there." |
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Oaxaca City | Jan 15 '07 | Too much time in Oaxaca
"Arriving in Oaxaca we met the taxi driver from Siberia because he sure didn't know the main street in this (small) city." |
17 |
San Cristobal de Las Casas | Jan 20 '07 | Beautiful San Cristobal de las Casas
"Arriving at San Cristobal de las Casas at about 7am after the dreadful overnight bus trip from Oaxaca was like arriving into a fairyland" |
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Palenque | Jan 26 '07 | Journeying from San Cristobal to Agua Azul, Misol-Ha and Palenque
"The trip was long and windy and the driver a little bit crazy, so most of us on board closed our eyes for the first few hours." |
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Merida | Jan 27 '07 | A mad chase to catch the bus!
"Louis, our rally taxi driver sped at about 120km for most of the 45 minute trip...a bit scary when the boys and I are in the back seat with no seat belts!" |
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Playa del Carmen | Jan 27 '07 | Hitting the beach in Playa del Carmen...but is this Mexico or USA???
"Playa del Carmen is a beautiful Carribean coastal strip and it has the buzziest pedestrian thoroughfare one block back from the beach called Fifth Avenue." |
21 |
Soliman Bay | Jan 30 '07 | Paradise Found
"After our travel all we wanted to do here was relax, swim, snorkel, kayak, lie in the warm sun and relax some more !!" |
22 |
Cuba | Feb 07 '07 | Stopping over in Cuba, New Mexico
"fantastic restaurant - El Brunos - a walk down the road. The food is amazing....New Mexico's version of Mexican food...and very impressive" |
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Telluride | Feb 08 '07 | Telluride is tops!
"The only drawback to skiing at Telluride is that it spoils you for skiing anywhere else." |
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Santa Fe | Feb 15 '07 | A cosy casita in snowy Santa Fe.
"Santa Fe reveals itself in the plain below snow covered mountains.. but where is the colour?" |
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Noosa | Feb 23 '07 | Happy to be home! |



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