I was so excited about getting up this morning (despite it being a 4am start) as we were on our way to the Galapagos. Of all the places we are going to on our trip, I was probably most excited about this. After a quick coffee our shuttle picked us up and headed to the airport. … [Read more…]
A dusty little town in the middle of absolutely nowhere in the centre of the world’s driest desert. This was San Pedro de Atacama, and we arrived hot, sweaty, tired and already boiling from the searing sun at 10am in the morning. Grabbing our bags (we have seven items between us and seriously need to … [Read more…]
On our first full day in La Paz we decided to join a walking tour of the city – something that came highly recommended by various people we met on our travels. Our meeting point for the tour was Plaza San Pedro and after a friendly introduction from our two guides and a quick meet … [Read more…]
Today was another travel day. We left our hotel just before 9am to get an 11am flight to Santa Cruz, then after a 4.5 hour stopover, another hour’s flight onto La Paz. While the flights weren’t too bad, travelling for over 10 hours is never pleasant – especially not when one of us has a … [Read more…]
I was quite excited to get to Buenos Aires. Partly because we would be able to stock up on a few essentials that were running low, but mostly because I haven’t had any red meat in three weeks (who could deny all the amazing fresh fish up until now!). But we were ready for Argentinian … [Read more…]
Our second day at Iguaza meant a trip to Brazil. Because we had to be back at the airport at 2pm, we were a little worried about timings if we had to wait in line at immigration on either side of the border – and have our passports stamped together with 40 other tourists. So … [Read more…]
After two days in Buenos Aires, we flew out to Puerto Iguazu to visit the Iguazu Falls. While I knew it would be amazing, I simply had no idea just how spectacular it would be. Puerto Iguazu town is in the middle of a jungle and basically exists to support tourism to the Iguazu Falls. … [Read more…]
We were both looking forward to round off our time in Puerto Natales with the gorgeous pizza we had a few evenings ago at The Erratic Rock. Then came a knock on our door. The owner of our hostel as well as the restaurant across the road, Ancestros Patagonia, invited us to dine with them this evening. Dinner would … [Read more…]
This morning I woke up with a massive swollen eye, thanks to what must be a monster mosquito that gave me eight massive bites all over my body – two on my eye! I looked terrible; this was not a good start to the day. Derek also complained about his back, hips and feet so … [Read more…]
Given that we shared a dorm room with six other hikers, all on bunk beds, we had a relatively okay sleep. However, in the morning both Derek and I were counting and listing our injuries from the day before. This was going to be a long trek! After breakfast that consistent of bread, cheese and the … [Read more…]