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  • Bolivia Chile Travel

    From Bolivia to Chile

    Ah Bolivia it was short but very sweet and now it was time to jump over the border and cross into Chile for the next part of our South American adventure.…

  • Bolivia

    From Peru to Bolivia

    This story could also be called ‘how unlucky can we get’ or ‘why do buses hate us?’ let me explain… So the two day Puno bus strike that kept us for…

  • Peru Travel

    Machu Picchu

    Sometimes you arrive in a place so jaw droppingly amazing that your eyes can’t take it all in, your photos don’t do it justice and your brain hurts from trying to…

  • Peru Travel

    En route to Machu Picchu

    Both cost and comfort were the major factors in deciding not to do the famous Inca trail where you trek for 3 or 4 days following the original path through rocky…

  • Peru Travel

    Learning Spanish in Peru

    You may know about my challenges with learning the French language so being a sucker for punishment I also decided there was room in my brain for another language – Spanish!…

  • Peru Travel

    Cold in Cusco

    I have no idea how the Peruvians live like this. At the moment in the day it is high twenties in the sun but there is always an icy wind especially…

  • Americas Brazil

    Brazilian Beach Bums

    After so much walking around Rio, adjusting to the heat and time difference we wanted to spend a day soaking up some rays on a Brazilian beach. The only question was…

  • Brazil

    Botanic Gardens Rio

    I know I know usually this kind of thing bores the pants off me especially as I am by no means green fingered or big on what’s going down in the…

  • Travel

    How Important Is Travel Insurance?

    When I went backpacking last time I spent a small fortune on travel insurance as I was overly anxious about all the bad things that could/would happen to me especially as…

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