Auckland Airport
12 мая 2017 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
After a day dragging ourselves around wet and windy Auckland we are finally ready to go. Helped along by a few beers and wines we are hoping to get some sleep!
Buenos Aires
13 мая 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Spent our first day out on a free walking tour (that wasn't actually free) around the city.
Had our first attempt at trying to order food and coffee in Spanish, which was somewhat successful.
BA Markets
15 мая 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Got to explore a market that stretched for almost 2kms today. Lots to see - managed to resist buying nearly everything I wanted haha.
Also happened to come across some sort of festival. Not sure whatЧитать далее
Cementerio de la Recoleta, Buenos Aires
15 мая 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Attended a free Spanish lesson this morning where we learnt the difference between Argentina's Spanish and everyone else's Spanish. But like a typical Gringo we forgot as soon we left.
Spent the restЧитать далее
La Boca, Buenos Aires
16 мая 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Explored La Boca today, one of the oldest neighborhoods of Buenos Aires. We only saw the tourist area as its too unsafe to go any further into the area. Most of the houses were built out of the oldЧитать далее
Montevideo, Uruguay
18 мая 2017 г., Уругвай ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Early start on the ferry this morning to make it to Uruguay. Then on the bus to Montevideo. Nothing like New Zealand bus trips thank goodness, so no sickness. Nothing but straight roads and recliningЧитать далее
Punta Del Este
19 мая 2017 г., Уругвай ⋅ 🌫 16 °C
Today was a miserable weather day so thankfully it was spend in a warm bus to tour Punta Del Esta, a tourist town on Uruguay's coast.
We were the only ones on the bus who spoke English but had a veryЧитать далее
Foz Do Iguaçu, Brazil
22 мая 2017 г., Бразилия ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
This morning we we got our first taste of the Iguazu falls when we explored the Brazil side of the park. Pictures did not prepare us for the sheer size of it all. This place was incredible!
We didЧитать далее
Rebecca and AllanIt was so funny. We still crack up when talking about it. Was such a fluke how it happend too. Another tourist said to me that it nuzzled it's way into my bag through the tiniest of holes in the zip. I felt like asking him why he didn't tell me what was happening if he saw it that closely!
Puerto Iguazu, Argentina
22 мая 2017 г., Парагвай ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
This afternoon we explored Itiapu Dam which is the biggest producer of electricity in the world. It also happens to be shared between Brazil and Paraguay so it was an interesting surprise to findЧитать далее
Iguazu Falls, Argentina
23 мая 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Today we were to visit one of the places which inspired our trip to South America, we were not disappointed. Word and photos do not do this place justice. We thought viewing the falls from the BrazilЧитать далее
Ilha Grande, Brazil
24 мая 2017 г., Бразилия ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Today after an evening of flight dramas we headed off to our island get away. After quickly trying to download the Portuguese language file on our translate app before we left we were fairly chuffedЧитать далее
Lopes Mendes, Ilha Grande.
25 мая 2017 г., Бразилия ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
After a morning of watching some Marmoset Monkeys in the backyard of our hostel we boarded a boat to Lopes Mendes beach. This huge beach is incredible. Only accessible by boat and a short walkЧитать далее
Ilha Grande, Brazil
26 мая 2017 г., Бразилия ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Today we had a wander around the island and village and found ourselves another beautiful beach to laze around on for they day. Spent another beautiful sundet having drinks on the beach.
Rio de Janeiro
27 мая 2017 г., Бразилия ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
After saying goodbye to Ilha grande, and wishing it was closer so we could come back... we boarded the boat back to the main land to head to Rio. It was an incredibly hot day so we shot straight downЧитать далее
Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro
29 мая 2017 г., Бразилия ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
With the clouds looking like they were clearing a little we headed up to see Christ the Redeemer. It was much smaller than I had anticipated but still very cool to see it. Unfortunately the photos ofЧитать далее
Sugar loaf, Rio de Janeiro
30 мая 2017 г., Бразилия ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Had a full on day today. Started off with a walking tour around the old part of Rio. After finishing the tour at the beautiful tiled Escadaria Selarón steps we headed up Sugar loaf mountain. ThisЧитать далее
Rocinha favela, Rio de Janeiro
31 мая 2017 г., Бразилия ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Today we hopped into an open top jeep to head to the biggest favela in Rio for a walking tour. This place has a bigger population that Dunedin (about 150,000) and would barely cover a quarter of theЧитать далее
Lima, Peru
2 июня 2017 г., Перу ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
After arriving in Peru yesterday, today we explored the centre of Lima city and took a tour through the catacombs and some of the museums. Lots more beautiful and very old buildings to see.
Huaca Pucllana, Lima
3 июня 2017 г., Перу ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
This morning we explored an ancient pyramid, that is still in the process of being uncovered. It was built before the Inca empire but was covered with dirt until about 30 years ago. For the afternoonЧитать далее
Puerto Maldonado
4 июня 2017 г., Перу ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Today we took off for the Amazon to stay a few nights in a jungle lodge. We had a lovely 2.5hour boat ride to get there, and due to our flight delays we got to watch the beautiful sunset on the way.Читать далее
Diane WoodallSo does that mean you will no longer be screaming when you have spiders in your room here
Rebecca and AllanOh no it's now more likely to bring back memories of this traumatic night haha
The Amazon
5 июня 2017 г., Перу ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Today we headed out to the jungle early. We were headed to a lake to hopefully see a family of giant otters - an endangered species. We were given gumbooots for the walk as the tracks are often veryЧитать далее
Cusco, Peru
6 июня 2017 г., Перу ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Today we arrived in the beautiful old city of Cusco. At an altitude of over 3500m we were starting to feel the affects of the lack of oxygen... well at least that's what I think drove Allan to eat anЧитать далее
Sacred Valley, Cusco
7 июня 2017 г., Перу ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
After checking out the look out above Cusco we started our drive into the sacred valley, stopping at a small community for lunch.
Here they literally danced us down their cobblestone streets to theirЧитать далее
Quarry trail, Day 1
8 июня 2017 г., Перу ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Today we headed off and up! Up up & up! Starting at 2920m we made it to our campsite by lunch time, just in time for our first 2 course hiking lunch, prepared by our chef and sous chef!
After lunchЧитать далее
Quarry trail, Day 2
9 июня 2017 г., Перу ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Well today's 11hours of walking was hard, not going to lie. We reached the highest point in our trek today at 4424m shortly after lunch. It's not the hill that kills you (although it was nearly allЧитать далее
Diane Woodall
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