http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Revival "Two very small Backpacks" Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:36:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Chloe Writes: After leaving the paradise of Playa Blanca we made our way to another beach, Tagenga. A tiny fishing village set in the hills with lovely views and cheap diving. We stayed here for a few days so that Pete can do his advanced course. Deciding not to hang ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Revival/the-last.html Pete Writes: Having arrived into Colombia first thing in the morning with a plan to head straight up to the beaches via bus we ran into a slight problem of a road block. There were no buses heading North so after 30 Min's of uming and arghing we decided that ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Revival/cartagena-and-playa-blanca.html Chloe Writes: Ecuador was most definitely a short but sweet visit. Desperate for some sun and a beach, after over 24 hours on various buses, we started off in the touristy surfer town of Montanita. Big waves, lots of bars and restaurants, the most amazing chicken, rice and beans...... but ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Revival/quito-and-montanita.html Pete Writes: Heading into Peru was relatively painless and after catching 3 buses over 9 hours we arrived at Cusco, the gateway to Machu Picchu. As a City Cusco is probably the most beautiful one we have seen on our trip, especially the view we had from our guest house, ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Revival/cusco-machu-picchu.html Chloe Writes: La Paz is the highest capital city in the world at 3,660 meters, nestled between two mountains, (it kind of sinks between them into a valley) and surrounded by the Andes the scenery is beautiful. The streets are steep and narrow with cobble paved with very colorful shops ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Revival/la-paz-and-lake-titicaca.html Pete Writes: After traveling around at high altitudes for a few weeks we decided that it was time to get down to a more breathable level and try and find some warmth. We ended up in the little town of Rurrenabaque which lies in the Amazon Basin and has a ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Revival/the-amazon-basin.html Chloe Writes: We started our Bolivian adventure being woken up on our cama (meaning bed - essentially first class) bus a few hundred yards from the border, freezing cold (as mentioned in our previous blog Iguazu was very hot and I still had my flip-flops on), with a headache and ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Revival/salar-de-uyuni.html Pete Writes: Our next stop was to Iguazu Falls, we decided that we would not only visit the Argentina side, but we would take a day trip into Brazil to see what their side had to offer as well. We were not disappointed, the Brazilian side has a panoramic view ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Revival/the-iguazu-falls.html Chloe Writes: My first impression of Buenos Aires was not a great one. For a city named "Good Air" I didn´t feel it lived up to it´s namesake, with massively polluted and dusty roads and dog do covering the pavements, and after the first day or so, I thought that ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Revival/buenos-aires.html Pete Writes: After a grueling few bus journeys (50 hours in total!) we ended up in El Calafate, which is famous for the Perito Moreno Glacier. We decided that we would book a tour which would include a 2 hour hike over the Glacier wearing crampons. We had heard lots ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/Revival/patagonia.html