Bogota
Eilen, Kolumbia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Another 3am start to catch our flight to Bogota. We left Rio in heavy rain and arrived in Bogota 6 hours later. The traffic in Bogota is apocalyptic! Gridlock and mayhem ! We're ready for you Bogota!
Sights of Rio
5. helmikuuta, Brasilia ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Our trip to Rio is little more than a stopover before flying to Bogota to start another big adventure. We decided to take an organised tour of some of the highlights this huge city has to offer.Lue lisää
Rio de Janeiro
4. helmikuuta, Brasilia ⋅ 🌧 29 °C
Another flight today; this time to Rio. At this stage of the trip I'm almost punch drunk at the amount we've seen, done and travelled. We had such a wonderful time with Hatti and Eliot but now it'sLue lisää
Brazilian side of the Iguzu Falls
3. helmikuuta, Brasilia ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
Heavy rain fell today but our spirits were not dampened. The sight of the falls was , again, breathtaking. We also hiked a short distance into the Brazilian rain forest. Such an aural experience.
Iguazu Falls
2. helmikuuta, Argentiina ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We visited the world's largest, most expansive waterfall system today featuring 275 cascades along a 2.7 km stretch of the Iguazu River on the Argentina-Brazil border. Utterly amazing !
Foz do Iguacu
1. helmikuuta, Brasilia ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Incredibly bumpy flight into this city! We made it and are preparing for a visit to the Falls tomorrow.
Santiago
31. tammikuuta, Chile ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
A short but sweet walk around Santiago today. Great fun, great food, great memories.
Mendoza to Santiago
30. tammikuuta, Argentiina ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
A long day. 8 to 10 hours on a coach travelling over the Andes. Iconic but tough. Santiago feels very different from Mendoza. We're only here until Sunday so it's a whistle stop trip you might say. OnLue lisää
Walking Tour of Mendoza
29. tammikuuta, Argentiina ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Rather late in the day considering we are traveling to Santiago by coach tomorrow but nonetheless a very interesting tour of the new parts of this excellent city.
Mountain tour of the Andes
28. tammikuuta, Argentiina ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
We took a tour by bus to the Andes from Mendoza. We visited Cacheuta, Potreillos and many other amazing sights. Get a load of those photos!
Wine Tasting
27. tammikuuta, Argentiina ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Three vineyards and an olive oil factory was today's highlight. Great wine and none of it available in the UK! Madness. Great fun and a lovely pizza to finish with.
Mendoza
26. tammikuuta, Argentiina ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
A quiet day today. Time to recover from almost 3 weeks of constant activity and travelling. Not so much for Katherine though, who cycled to some nearby vineyards!
Mendoza
25. tammikuuta, Argentiina ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
After a final visit to the market we headed for the airport and our flight to Mendoza. Great flight and we are now in an Airbnb for the next five days! Adventures await.
Tigre
24. tammikuuta, Argentiina ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
More exploration of the area around BA! This time Tigre. Superb. At the end of the day we took a boat back to the city and then watched a Tango show! What a superb day!
Meeting up wth Harriet
23. tammikuuta, Argentiina ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Finally, after almost 6 months, we meet up with Harriet and Eliot! Such a lovely reunion after so long. We are staying in San Telmo at the L'Addresse Boutique Hotel!
Return to Buenos Aires
22. tammikuuta, Argentiina ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Our last day in Patagonia. So much more dramatic than I imagined. The landscapes were beyond vivid!
Mount Fitzroy
21. tammikuuta, Argentiina ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Today, we set out with a local guide, in bright sunshine to cover the distance to the base of Mount Fitz Roy, whose summit is almost permanently covered in clouds but not today!The mountain reachesLue lisää
El Chalten
20. tammikuuta, Argentiina ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
hike to Vespignani Glacier lookout
Today we drove to Chalten lying at the confluence of the De las Vueltas and Fitzroy Rivers in Los Glaciares National Park. We hiked to a spot where it was possibleLue lisää
Perito Moreno Glacier
19. tammikuuta, Argentiina ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
Today we visited the Perito Moreno Glacier, one of South America's most magnificent sights. The glacier covers approximately 250 square kilometres and is over 30 kilometres and at its deepest pointLue lisää
El Calafate
18. tammikuuta, Chile ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
This morning we drove to the Argentinean border at Cerro Castillo, crossing a vast plateau, where the only signs of life are the occasional estancia sheltering behind a windbreak of rare trees. OurLue lisää
Torres del Paine
17. tammikuuta, Chile ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
A relaxed day today after yesterday's exertion. I'm feeling healthy with no muscle ache which surprised me! We took a short bus ride out to see a waterfall near Lake Pehoe then headed to MiradorLue lisää
22 k Hike
16. tammikuuta, Chile ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
A big day of hiking today. A 22-kilometre trek to the base of the Torres del Paine. The entire hike was filled with dramatic panoramas, crossing glacial lakes, passing through river valleys andLue lisää
Torres del Paine
15. tammikuuta, Chile ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Today we travelled north across the Patagonian steppe, with its desolate rolling plains and views of the peaks of the Cordillera.
After a brief stop in Puerto Natales we continued towards the park.Lue lisää
Punta Arenas
14. tammikuuta, Chile ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
A long day of travel today. After breakfast, we departed by public bus and spent our day travelling across Tierra del Fuego, crossing the Magellan Strait by ferry, and entering Chile, and finishingLue lisää
Hiking in the Tierra del Fuego NP
13. tammikuuta, Argentiina ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Tierra del Fuego translates as the Land of Fires and today we explored the nearby national park. Separated from Patagonia by the waters of the Magellan Strait, Tierra del Fuego is a landscape ofLue lisää
