March 24, 2005
Semana Santa
We have now visited the beautiful world heritage town of Antigua, Guatemala, three times and have just returned for our fourth. The big national holiday in latin america is semana santa (holy week) and whole countries grind to a halt...Read this update
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December 26, 2004
Jungle Fever
I'm not exactly high maintenance but I didn't expect that I would feel so at home in the jungle. I guess it's just the monkey in me. We went into the jungle twice - firstly to the pampas which involves...Read this update
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December 20, 2004
Got a deathwish?
Apparently yes. We cycled down the most dangerous road in the world (sic) which is affectionately called "the death road" (sick) in the worst weather imaginable....Read this update
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December 11, 2004
Bolivian Wedding
Jon and I have been very lucky over the last 15 months not to have a single thing stolen. Until now. Unfortunately, the bag which was stolen as we stepped off the bus in La Paz, Bolivia was īthe valuables...Read this update
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November 25, 2004
Salar de Uyuni
The salar de Uyuni is the largest and highest salt plain in the world. We took a three day jeep tour with 3 friends for a high altitude rollercoaster ride of flamingos, lakes and vast expanses of absolutely nothing....Read this update
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November 20, 2004
BUS-ted
Yes I know the titles are getting worse, but this one is all about bus journeys - you see...BUS-ted? oh never mind, just read this......Read this update
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October 29, 2004
Buenos Aires
From the end of the world to a humming metropolis, we felt somewhat like country bumkins in the 'big smoke'. Needless to say we shopped, saw sights, went out and drank (and yes, I think we spent most of our...Read this update
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October 14, 2004
It's the end of the world!
One of the most sought after destinations for the traveller is Ushuaia, Argentina. The most southerly city in the world. Apparently some Chileans claim that Ushuaia is not actually a city to try and strip it of it's title, but...Read this update
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October 06, 2004
Torres del Paine
There is something special about drinking water fresh from a mountain stream and that's just what we did for 5 days. We also ate alot of dehydrated pasta and soup but that wasn't quite as romantic......Read this update
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September 25, 2004
Around the world and 80k's
After all that horseriding you'd have thought that we would have given ourselves a rest. Not likely! We travelled to Puerto Madryn and cycled 80k along unsealed roads in 2 days!...Read this update
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Horsing around
We've already done the skiing thing, so when we went to the ski town of bariloche we decided that we should do something else. How about galloping through the snow on horses...?...Read this update
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Mendoza! - Nooooo!
For all those who watched and remember the amazing cities of gold cartoon from the 80īs you will know the significance of the title of this entry. For all those who don't, it is the main town of the province...Read this update
August 28, 2004
Una Cerveza por favor?
We are finally in our last continent. South America. The language and lifestyle is very different and we are killing our livers trying to adjust....Read this update
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