To fly or not to fly, that was the question! When facing either £2000 Peru to Galapagos to Colombia flights, or numerous days spent entirely on… Read more “12. Colombia 1: Cali, Cake and Coffee”
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11. A wild-life: Galapagos
Having whet our appetites for wildlife in the Amazonian Rainforest (looking not eating!), we decided to follow in the footsteps of Darwin and head to the remote… Read more “11. A wild-life: Galapagos”
10. Plenty more fish. Peru 2: Nazca, Huaccachina, Pisco, Paracas, Lima, Amazon
In a coincidence calling free-will into question, we decided to leave Arequipa on the exact day that, unbeknown to us, the coastal road reopened after an earthquake… Read more “10. Plenty more fish. Peru 2: Nazca, Huaccachina, Pisco, Paracas, Lima, Amazon”
9. Machu and Macho! Peru: Cusco, Machu Picchu, Colca & Arrequipa
On crossing into Peru we discovered that, much like in Bolivia, protests are an extremely popular pastime. After learning of impending road blockades, we decided to skip… Read more “9. Machu and Macho! Peru: Cusco, Machu Picchu, Colca & Arrequipa”
8. Olivia in Bolivia: Sucre, La Paz, Death Road, Copacabana
After 2 months of rapid roaming and excessive Google Translate, we decided to hunker down and “estudiar espanol”. Once the capital of Bolivia (and still the constitutional… Read more “8. Olivia in Bolivia: Sucre, La Paz, Death Road, Copacabana”
7. Re-roaming! B-olivia: San Pedro de Atacama & Uyuni
Sometimes when travelling the stars align, other times, the only way to avoid eye wateringly expensive flights is to go the road… already travelled. The re-roaming(ton) began… Read more “7. Re-roaming! B-olivia: San Pedro de Atacama & Uyuni”
6. Water load of fun! Brazil: Rio de Janiero, Ilha Grande & Iguazu Falls
When we last left you we were “stranded” on the island paradise of Morro de Sao Paolo following an ill timed ill time. Well good news! Just… Read more “6. Water load of fun! Brazil: Rio de Janiero, Ilha Grande & Iguazu Falls”
5. Pousada Poosaga. Brazil: Salvador, Chapada and Morro de Sao Paulo
pousadapəʊˈsɑːdə/noun1. a hotel, B&B or guest house in BrazilOriginPortuguese, literally ‘resting place’. poosagapuˈsɑːgə/noun1. a period of being in somewhat less than perfect healthOriginRoamingtons June 2017, literally ‘poo… Read more “5. Pousada Poosaga. Brazil: Salvador, Chapada and Morro de Sao Paulo”
4. Santiago & Valparaiso: A tale of two cities and a lot of food!
Without realising that snow had closed the border between Mendoza and Santiago four days ago, we arrived at the bus station happy and carefree…ignorance really is bliss!… Read more “4. Santiago & Valparaiso: A tale of two cities and a lot of food!”
3. Brr it’s Chile! Puerto Varas & Mendoza
Welcome back friends (narrator voice from Jane the Virgin; thanks to Tash for our current TV obsession!). On pretty much a daily basis for the past two… Read more “3. Brr it’s Chile! Puerto Varas & Mendoza”