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Pucón, Chile
So after the drama of the last blog in Bariloche (no show taxi and only just making our bus) we set off towards Chile. We arrived at the border and all off to get stamped out of Argentina, then drove for around 30 mins in no-mans-land through the mountains to the Chilean border. All the…
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Bariloche – Take 2, Argentina
So after another 28 hour bus we arrived back in Bariloche at about 9PM. Very tired and very frustrated we just wanted to get to the hostel and bed. Arrive at hostel to find out we are 2 blocks away down a huge hill, thinking we were off to a sister hostel we set off…
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El Calafate, Argentina
Very relaxed and chilled out little town full of hiking shops, ice creams and tourist agencies. Quite a small town with pretty much everything in town within the space of 9 blocks. After arriving in the middle of the day for a change we decided to walk to our hostel. Great little hostel, best we…
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Bariloche, Argentina
Arrived in Bariloche around 5PM on Good Friday. Noticeably colder now but a walk down to the lake shows we are up in the mountains. A huge stage was set up in the middle of town with a band playing random U2 songs and market stalls surrounding it selling handmade crafts and BBQ’ing food. We…
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Mendoza, Argentina
Another thrilling night bus later and we were in Mendoza. We were fed one ‘Alfajores’ cake at 7:30AM on the bus, from then until 4:30PM when we arrived in Mendoza we got nothing else! Feeling rather hungry after a taxi to the hostel we set about McDonalds. It was Sunday, everything closed as usual, McDonalds…
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Salta, Argentina
After our 27 hour bus from Puerto Iguazu, that was as close as I ever want to get to hell, we were absolutely shattered. We were only supposed to change bus once, so when we got turfed off for a second time we were starting to think if we would get to Salta at all.…
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Aventura Nautica, Iguazu Falls
There is a nautical adventure at Iguazu National Park in Argentina. It’s basically a high powered boat that takes you up the rapids towards some huge waterfalls, then drives straight under the waterfall soaking everyone on the boat. Luckily we have a waterproof camera and got the whole thing videoed. Aventura Nautica, Iguazu Falls from…
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Puerto Iguazu, Argentina
After the first of what will probably be many night buses (I don’t miss that aspect of “travel”) we found a guest house that had a pool, a great choice with the days that followed, most of which were between 33 and 35 degrees. Sweltering! We had a good half day to explore the town…
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Daft Punk, Subte Style!
So we are on the Subte (Tube) in Buenos Aires when a little band walks on and starts playing their rendition of Daft Punk – Get Lucky. A fresh new way to listen to Daft Punk for sure, but for amount of times I have heard it on the radio I was glad of the…
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
The story starts in London, Heathrow. Not a great start either. Book a one way ticket we thought, come back when we want we thought… Until you try to check in for your flight that is and you have no proof you are ever going to leave Argentina! No proof, no flight! Blind panic sets…
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Next Stop, Argentina
I’m getting on the road again! I can’t [insert expletive] wait! So we (Brogan & I) have booked to start off in Buenos Aires, Argentina and have booked 6 nights in a hostel to get us started. There is no real set in stone plan but the general idea is to see, stuff, in South…
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Photo of the Week, Skulls of the Killing Fields, Cambodia
The Killing Fields in Phnom Penh are probably the most depressing place to visit in Cambodia. The realisation that mass killing of their own people went on not that long ago. Knowing that it was only 40 odd years ago it gives the place a certain edge. You can walk around past the mass graves…
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Photo of the Week, Mt Merapi at Dawn, Java, Indonesia
Starting out at 3 am we began our ascent of Mt Merapi. Pitch black but still warm we made our way up the 1st steep climb to the top of the village. I was still feeling under the weather from a cold, I went on, regardless of the lack of Lemsips in Indonesia! After a…
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Photo of the Week, Scorpion, Cameron Highlands
There were quite a few different animals that I held for the first time on this trip. The Scorpion, King Cobra and various spiders. Take a look at the coffee plantations and the rest of the bugs I got to hold in the Cameron Highlands
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Photo of the Week, Singapore Harbour, Singapore
This has to be the best photo of a city I took the whole time I was traveling Asia. Forget the beaches for a minute, Singapore is beautiful. It is one of the best cities I have ever been to and to add to that we were there for Chinese New Year. Staying in China…
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