Piranha Fishing
8 мая 2024 г., Перу ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
This morning we set off sailing to fish for piranhas. We found a piranha infested spot and put our rods into the water. Both of our first time fishing and probably our last as you can't really do muchЧитать далее
Sailing / Trekking Back to Leticia
8 мая 2024 г., Перу ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
After lunch the time had come to leave the Amazon and head back to the town of Leticia.
This was by a combination of two sailing stints and a further trek through the jungle.
Once back in Leticia weЧитать далее
ПутешественникWhat a fab jungle experience. You braved it all. Glad there was a pizza at the end and not a bush-tucker trial. On you go now. Safe travels to Chile . Great to speak to you ❤️
ПутешественникWhat a different experience that was for you both. Glad you enjoyed the Amazon 🐊🐠
ПутешественникQuite an experience, a bit like exploring Bidston Hill and surrounds, great photos. 👍😀
Leaving Colombia
9 мая 2024 г., Колумбия ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Today was a bigggggg travel day! We had 3 flights with the first commencing at 7:30am from Leticia to Bogota. The guy at the check in desk at Leticia was evidently new and his head was fried trying toЧитать далее
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A pet loo, brilliant but how do the pets wash their paws? 👍🤔
Lima Airport
9 мая 2024 г., Перу ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Lima airport is up there for the worst I've ever been to simply for the severe lack of food options. All of the food was so expensive so we ended up paying £8.50 for a small wrap, brownie and bottleЧитать далее
Santiago Airport
9 мая 2024 г., Чили ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Just after 11pm we arrived at our final destination for the day, Santiago - Chile! We stepped off the plane and the cold breeze from outside was ever so welcome after the past 3 months of swelteringЧитать далее
ПутешественникSo glad your rucksacks met up with you . Great service that ❤️
Travelling to Vina del Mar
10 мая 2024 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
After a late night due to our late flight we had a lie in and wandered down to the nearby shop for a morning snack. We then took a taxi to Santiago bus terminal where we caught a lovely FlixBus toЧитать далее
Exploring Vina del Mar
10 мая 2024 г., Чили ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
After checking into our hostel we went for a wander to explore the city. It was very nice! We strolled down to the river and along the prom, past the casino and to the pier.
We then headed to theЧитать далее
ПутешественникI’m so impressed , you went shopping, retail therapy or maybe not . Yeah !!
Pisco in Vina del Mar
10 мая 2024 г., Чили ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
This evening we met up with a local Everton Vina del Mar fan named Daniel Gonzalez and his girlfriend Antonia! We were put in touch by Dan T's contact John. Dan G picked us up and took us to a fewЧитать далее
Morning Walk in Vina del Mar
11 мая 2024 г., Чили ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
This morning we'd arranged to meet Dan G and Antonia at 11am. We took the scenic route to meet them along the front. It was spectacularly clear and the sun was shining, although still a little cold.
Flower Clock
11 мая 2024 г., Чили ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
We met up with Dan G and Antonia at Vina del Mar's 'flower clock', apparently Vina del Mar's most popular tourist spot! We can confirm that the clock is working.
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Just like the flower clock that used to be in Vale Park on the prom. 😀
Arriving in Valparaiso
11 мая 2024 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Dan G and Antonia took us on a short bus ride to the neighbouring town of Valparaiso. A port town filled with hilly streets, great views and street art. We arrived at the harbour to find many militaryЧитать далее
Valparaiso Views
11 мая 2024 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
We took one of the funiculars up a hill to save our legs. From the top we had great views out to the bay! Have also included a few more views from different spots all over the town.
Valparaiso Street Art
11 мая 2024 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Probably the thing that makes Valparaiso so popular is its street art! We passed lots of tourist walking tours as we wandered around but we didn't meed any of that as we had our own personal tourЧитать далее
ПутешественникI love street art and I love a fancy doorway so this is fab x
Completo's
11 мая 2024 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
The final stop with our guides was back in Vina del Mar to enjoy a 'completo', one of Chile's most popular foods! It's essentially a hot dog, with chopped tomatoes, avocado and mayo. I have to say itЧитать далее
Estadio Sausalito
11 мая 2024 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Tonight was the main event, the reason we'd come to visit Vina del Mar... to watch Everton Chile play!
There are a number of teams called Everton across South America, and Dan tells me that this isЧитать далее
Everton v Cobresal
11 мая 2024 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
The game itself was pretty entertaining!
Everton went behind after 7 minutes before equilasing on the half hour mark. However there were 2 more goals in the next 5 minutes meaning it was 2-2 goingЧитать далее
Chilled Day in Vina del Mar
12 мая 2024 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Sunday was mother's day in Chile! We had a pretty relaxed day with some pastries for breakfast before heading to the mall for some more shopping. I splashed out on two Messi shirts ready for ArgentinaЧитать далее
Leaving Vina del Mar
13 мая 2024 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
This morning was an early-ish start as we left Vina del Mar, boarding the 8:30am Andesmar bus towards Mendoza in Argentina!
Journeying Through the Andes
13 мая 2024 г., Чили ⋅ ☁️ 1 °C
The route from Vina del Mar to Mendoza was absolutely spectacular! We meandered along the winding roads through the Andes with blue skies and snow capped peaks all around us!
Arriving in Argentina
13 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ -4 °C
We crossed the Argentina border with no problems and the views continued to shine! We even passed Mount Aconcagua (South America's highest peak) although I didn't manage to get a picture of it. WeЧитать далее
ПутешественникThis journey is so exciting I feel like I’m on holiday myself, keep the footprints 👣 coming.xxx
ПутешественникMe too Patricia , we are so enjoying this experience, just from the postings ❤️
Exploring Mendoza
14 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
This morning we had a couple of admin tasks to do to kick-start our time in Argentina. First of all we had to get our hands on some cash.
Argentina is in a very complex economic situation due toЧитать далее
ПутешественникVery interesting commentary Greg 💷 You will feel rich with all those notes 😂
ПутешественникARGENTINA IS PROBABLY THE MOST SOPHISTICATED COUNTRY YOU'VE BEEN TO SO FAR IN THE AMERICAS, BUT FINANCIALLY IT SOUNDS THE MOST BACKWARD 💰💰💰💰💰
Liverpool Bar & Drinks
14 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
This afternoon was Tottenham v Man City, a crucial game in the Premier League title race. We therefore settled down in none other than 'Liverpool Bar' to enjoy the game. We then went for a few moreЧитать далее
Cycling Wine Tour
15 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
The Mendoza area is would renowned for its wine production so we had to give it a go! You can hire a bike and cycle from vineyard to vineyard.
Fair play to Dan on this one as he can't ride a bike andЧитать далее
ПутешественникNothing ventured, nothing gained. At least you discovered you still don’t like red/rose wine. 🍷 Stick to what you know.
Alta Montana Tour - Potrerillos
16 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 2 °C
This morning we were up bright and early for a tour through the Andes! It was the absolute perfect day for it as there wasn't a single cloud in the sky, it was however still quite cold. First stopЧитать далее
Pictures from the Road
16 мая 2024 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 0 °C
A few pics from the journey. It was an 11 hour day out and the vast majority of that was spent on the bus so definitely worth a look out of the window!
ПутешественникAmazing!
ПутешественникYUM YUM 🐟
ПутешественникWell done Dan. 👍 Piranha and chips just doesn't sound right! 🤔