Home after 2 months
2018年3月27日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
36 hours in flight and transit
Santiago and homeward bound
2018年3月26日, チリ ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Another 12 hours in transit, Santiago is not the most comfortable transit point. Day 56, marks 8 weeks away.
Lima
2018年3月25日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Today we began the transit home, beginning with the evening flight from Lima to Santiago.
We took a taxi around the beaches, which are overlooked by large cliffs, and in Miraflores, the ‘Loveもっと詳しく
Ica to Lima
2018年3月24日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
After a relaxing day in Huacachina, we headed back to Ica and boarded the bus to Lima, last stop before heading home.
Coming in to Lima, smog was so thick that visibility waswas down to only a fewもっと詳しく
A day relaxing in Ica & Huacachina
2018年3月23日, ペルー ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
A chance to sit back and relax in a hammock by the pool.
Nazca to Ica and Huacachina
2018年3月22日, ペルー ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
After a pleasant night (Nazca gets quite hot around midday, due to no wind, then about 3 pm the winds come down from the mountains and cool everything), it was time to travel to Ica, and Huacachina.もっと詳しく
Flying the Nazca Lines
2018年3月21日, ペルー ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
At 7 am we went to the airport to fly over the Nazca Lines. Nothing short of amazing. The pilot banked the plane this way, then that, doing steep turns to allow us to get photos of all the majorもっと詳しく
Aqueducts, mummies and ancient ruins
2018年3月20日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
After arriving in Nazca and settling in to the hotel, we went on a tour of the sites around the city, especially the pre-Incan culture.
A day at the museums, lambs and llamas
2018年3月19日, ペルー ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
With our intrepid tour of Cusco and Machu Picchu at an end, we had about 5 hours to take in the museums around the city before we had to board the overnight bus to Nazca.
Machu Picchu
2018年3月18日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
The tourist pictures of Machu Picchu do not prepare you for the sheer size and magnitude of the site. It is enormous and astounding when one considers the engineering involved.
Ollantaytambo to Machu Picchu
2018年3月17日, ペルー ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Our day started with brunch and local songs by two young boys. They asked for 3 soles each but we gave them 5 each ($2). They were more than delighted.
Then came the train to Machu Picchu town, atもっと詳しく
Saqsaywaman
2018年3月16日, ペルー ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Saqsaywaman (or as it is pronounced- sexy woman) was part of the gateway to Cusco during Inca times. It was part of a series of various stations enroute to Cusco, which acted as checkpoints / customsもっと詳しく
Pisaq
2018年3月15日, ペルー ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
After overnighting in Ollantaytambo, we went to Pisa’s, to explore local craft markets, and on the way, had the chance to see how guinea pigs are prepared and roasted.
Ocucuan co op
2018年3月14日, ペルー ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
The Ocucuan cooperative has been established about 15 km from Cusco, as a working example of traditional agrarian practices still utilised by Incan descendants.
We were treated to a traditionalもっと詳しく
Cusco
2018年3月13日, ペルー ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Cusco was the centre of the Inca empire, founded in the 1200s. A road led from each of quarter to the corresponding quarter of the empire.
Lima to Cusco
2018年3月12日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
After a brief flight, we found ourselves in Cusco, and altitude. Initially we had fun getting our breath as we climbed the stairs.
Lima, Peru
2018年3月11日, ペルー ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
What a contrast. We arrived from Uruguay Sunday morning, and found that Sunday was the day that all the locals descend on the ‘centro’. The city was alive!
There was entertainment everywhere inもっと詳しく
Montevideo - the weekend
2018年3月10日, ウルグアイ ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Montevideo
2018年3月9日, ウルグアイ ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Montevideo is a bit of an unknown place for Australians to visit, but we were glad we did. It has a far more laid back feeling to Buenos Aires, and without the major high rise. People seem moreもっと詳しく
Go southeast to Montevideo
2018年3月8日, ウルグアイ ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
So with the change of the plan, we traveled southeast to Montevideo and the Atlantic Ocean.
The western and inner (gauchos) parts of Uruguay are primarily agricultural, and Australian eucalypts areもっと詳しく
Personæ non gratæ no longer
2018年3月7日, ウルグアイ ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
After an overnight bus trip, we arrived in Concordia, and caught a taxi to Uruguay. Finally, at the border, exit and entry stamps were in our passports, and we were able to move internationally onceもっと詳しく
Change of plan
2018年3月6日, アルゼンチン ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
After visiting the Paraguayan Consulate, the only option to enter Paraguay was to purchase another visa. Given the cost, it was decided we would head back south to Concordia and enter Uruguay.
Thatもっと詳しく
Iguazu Falls
2018年3月5日, アルゼンチン ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
What else could we say, incredible, massive, 217 falls all told, with water flowing over at rates we could only imagine in Australia.
The wildlife was absolutely gorgeous, although the coatis wereもっと詳しく
Rest day in Puerto Iguazu
2018年3月4日, アルゼンチン ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Yet another chance to just relax, especially as we were back in tropical climate, with the wet season still happening.
Onwards to Iguazu Falls
2018年3月3日, アルゼンチン ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Finally we left Buenos Aires on the overnight bus to Puerto Iguazu. We booked ‘cama’ class, which is effectively like business class on the bus.
For most of the journey, it was open plains andもっと詳しく






























































































































































