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- Tag 1
- Samstag, 19. August 2023 um 20:59
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Höhe über NN: 26 m
Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaLos Angeles International Airport33°56’36” N 118°24’38” W
Deja vu
19. August 2023 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
So this seems to be a recurrent theme... tried to get out of US and it just wants me to stay! Flight to Lima cancelled so an impromptu adventure around LA...
Made a friend at breakfast, Adam who IWeiterlesen
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- Tag 3
- Montag, 21. August 2023 um 16:30
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Höhe über NN: 410 m
PeruLaguna Huacachina14°5’11” S 75°45’55” W
Sand dunes and sunsets
21. August 2023 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Met the people I will be now travelling with for the next 30ish days... long day on a coach but went to the desert, and did buggy riding and sandboarding... Needless to say sand got EVERYWHERE!!!
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- Tag 4
- Dienstag, 22. August 2023
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Höhe über NN: Meereshöhe
- PeruLas Ballestas13°44’3” S 76°23’53” W
Ballestas Islands and Pisco
22. August 2023 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Went with a few of the group to the Ballestas Islands this morning (as one of them described it, the poor man's galapagos 😅) and saw a lot of pelicans, boobies, penguins, dolphins, sea lions andWeiterlesen
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- Tag 5
- Mittwoch, 23. August 2023 um 04:16
- 🌙 15 °C
- Höhe über NN: 590 m
- PeruNazca14°49’39” S 74°56’14” W
Nazca
23. August 2023 in Peru ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Spooky morning in Nazca visiting Chauchilla Cemetary where learnt about a lot of the old civilisations of Peru... there are so many, not just Incas... and saw lots of mummies.
In the afternoon weWeiterlesen
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- Tag 6
- Donnerstag, 24. August 2023
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 2.350 m
- PeruPlaza de Armas Arequipa16°23’55” S 71°32’13” W
Arequipa
24. August 2023 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Woke up from none existent sleep on the night bus (yer the novelty wore out) in Arequipa which turns out to be a beautiful city and really reminded me of Spain... except the backdrop of gloriousWeiterlesen
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- Tag 7
- Freitag, 25. August 2023
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Höhe über NN: 3.637 m
- PeruChivay15°38’12” S 71°36’8” W
Altitude acclimatisation
25. August 2023 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
So most the group are battling with altitude at the moment but this tour is organised to give us time before Machu Pichu hike to get ourselves acclimatised... we went to a small town called Chivay andWeiterlesen
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- Tag 8
- Samstag, 26. August 2023 um 07:30
- ☀️ 10 °C
- Höhe über NN: 1.987 m
- PeruPiucirca15°35’39” S 72°2’23” W
Colca Canyon
26. August 2023 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Early morning trip to Colca Canyon this morning to see condors...
In the top 10 deepest canyons in the world with the deepest point being more than 4000m deep... we were very lucky to see so many andWeiterlesen
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- Sonntag, 27. August 2023
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Höhe über NN: 2.354 m
- PeruPlaza de Armas Arequipa16°24’3” S 71°32’3” W
Arequipa take 2
27. August 2023 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We were left to our own devices today, so we decided to see the mummy Juanita and visit a monestry... I don't have many pictures but learnt so much about the incas in the mummy Juanita tour... soWeiterlesen
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- Tag 11
- Dienstag, 29. August 2023
- ☁️ 7 °C
- Höhe über NN: 4.967 m
- PeruVinicunca13°52’12” S 71°18’11” W
Rainbow Mountain
29. August 2023 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Arrived in Cusco after night bus and had a quick tour of the area and got much needed washing done...
Had a pretty chilled day, Chino, our guide, took some of us to watch the local football then weWeiterlesen
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- Tag 12
- Mittwoch, 30. August 2023
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Höhe über NN: 2.858 m
- PeruOllantaytambo13°15’31” S 72°15’49” W
Sacred Valley and Ollantaytambo
30. August 2023 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Packed up all the gear for the r day Machu Pichu hike and travelled to Ollantaytambo via Sacred Valley.
The incas believed that the river that runs through the valley mirrored the milkyway which isWeiterlesen
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- Tag 13
- Donnerstag, 31. August 2023
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Höhe über NN: 2.857 m
- PeruOllantaytambo13°15’31” S 72°15’51” W
Machu Picchu day 1
31. August 2023 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Day one of Machu Picchu hike... First 11km completed in the super heat...
Got to campsite and had a beer...
Great day, lots of amazing views and good rest spots!
Bring on day 2 - apparently theWeiterlesen
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- Tag 14
- Freitag, 1. September 2023
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Höhe über NN: 3.573 m
- PeruMachupicchu13°13’3” S 72°29’51” W
Machu Picchu day 2
1. September 2023 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
5:30am start... definately the hardest day - 12km pretty much relentlessly up including dead womans pass... got to the highest point on the trail at 4215 ft... and we all made it to camp in goodWeiterlesen
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- Tag 15
- Samstag, 2. September 2023
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Höhe über NN: 3.515 m
- PeruMachupicchu13°13’5” S 72°29’49” W
Machu Picchu day 3
2. September 2023 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
5am start... The best day! So much variety in the landscape and trail. The weather was also perfect... not too hot or cold and it was dry! Views were stunning and there were several inca ruins for usWeiterlesen
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- Tag 16
- Sonntag, 3. September 2023
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Höhe über NN: 3.454 m
- PeruMachupicchu13°13’35” S 72°29’50” W
Machu Picchu day 4
3. September 2023 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
We made it!!!
3am start to get through the check point at 5:30 and give the porters and chefs time to catch the train...
Through the sungate around 7ish and then into Machu Picchu... it was amazing!Weiterlesen
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- Tag 19
- Mittwoch, 6. September 2023
- ☁️ 11 °C
- Höhe über NN: 3.805 m
- PeruOcosuyo15°41’57” S 69°41’31” W
Goodbye Cuzco, hello Lake Titicaca
6. September 2023 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
We departed Cuzco to head to Lake Titicaca and Puno... this was time for homestays (staying with a local family and helping out a bit).
We took a boat ride to the area via some floating islands whereWeiterlesen
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- Tag 20
- Donnerstag, 7. September 2023
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Höhe über NN: 3.805 m
- PeruCasaya15°48’57” S 69°52’4” W
Homestay and kayaking
7. September 2023 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Time to get to work!
Woke up fairly early, around 6/6:30 to help mama in the kitchen before breakfast... breakfast was so tasty, fried bread with jam and egg... think I put on weight just from that!Weiterlesen
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- Tag 22
- Samstag, 9. September 2023
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Höhe über NN: 3.073 m
BolivienCooperativa Minera Veta Dorada16°17’21” S 67°49’36” W
Hello Bolivia / Death Road Biking
9. September 2023 in Bolivien ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Arrived in Bolivia on the 8th and went for a lot of drinks... hilarity ensued, which may not be appropriate for Find Penguins so won't elaborate!
Anyways, woke up on 9th very hungover but ready forWeiterlesen
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- Tag 23
- Sonntag, 10. September 2023
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Höhe über NN: 3.642 m
- BolivienPlaza Murillo16°29’44” S 68°8’1” W
La Paz
10. September 2023 in Bolivien ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
I have a roomie! New member of the group, Lisa from Italy 😁
Great day exploring La Paz today... I think it's considered the highest city in the world with over 1 million people... so yer, altitude!Weiterlesen
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- Tag 24
- Montag, 11. September 2023
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Höhe über NN: 2.806 m
- BolivienPlaza 25 de Mayo19°2’52” S 65°15’35” W
Sucre day 1
11. September 2023 in Bolivien ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Arrived in Sucre after night bus... night bus was better than expected with fully reclining seats - like 1st class airplane!
Spent the morning orientating ourselves and spent most the afternoonWeiterlesen
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- Tag 25
- Dienstag, 12. September 2023
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Höhe über NN: 2.808 m
- BolivienPlaza 25 de Mayo19°2’52” S 65°15’36” W
Sucre day 2
12. September 2023 in Bolivien ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Went to the textile museum today which was super interesting... it wasn't just about the textiles, but also about the music and dance and rituals that Bolivians performed... I think my favourite partWeiterlesen
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- Tag 26
- Mittwoch, 13. September 2023
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Höhe über NN: 2.808 m
- BolivienPlaza 25 de Mayo19°2’52” S 65°15’36” W
Dino footprints - Sucre
13. September 2023 in Bolivien ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Before getting on the bus to Potosi, pretty much the whole group decided to go and see the dinosaur footprints...
Was really interesting from what heard of it, and the guide (who was from Sucre) hadWeiterlesen
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- Tag 27
- Donnerstag, 14. September 2023
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Höhe über NN: 3.997 m
- BolivienPotosí19°35’21” S 65°45’13” W
Potosi mines and rooftops
14. September 2023 in Bolivien ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Arrived in Potosi yesterday and went for dinner...
In the morning we went to the local mines to understand what life is like... I think I prefer the farm work than mine work.
We first had to stopWeiterlesen
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- Tag 29
- Samstag, 16. September 2023
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Höhe über NN: 3.657 m
- BolivienColcha "K"20°13’38” S 67°16’60” W
Train graveyard of Uyuni andSalt Flats!
16. September 2023 in Bolivien ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
So apparently there was a period where Chile took away all the rail infrastructure feom Bolivia... which explains why there is pretty much no rail network... but just outside the town of Uyuni thereWeiterlesen
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- Tag 29
- Samstag, 16. September 2023
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Höhe über NN: 3.997 m
- BolivienPotosí19°35’21” S 65°45’13” W
Potosi mint factory
16. September 2023 in Bolivien ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
So think this day was mostly a bus ride, and I can't remember what day we went to the mint factory in Potosi (they used to make around 80% (I think) of the worlds currency).
I also got to make my ownWeiterlesen
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- Sonntag, 17. September 2023
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Höhe über NN: 3.657 m
- BolivienColcha "K"20°20’7” S 67°24’59” W
Lagoons and flamingos
17. September 2023 in Bolivien ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Continuing the 'road trip' (unsure if there were any official roads!) To get off the salt flats and see some pretty amazing lagoons and flamingos in the desert in Bolivia.
And a dip in some hotWeiterlesen