So 72 days after leaving Sydney we headed to Toronto for the weekend for our last stop on this epic trip. Leaving Havana it was around 30 degrees. Arriving in Toronto its was -1. -1!! We hadn’t experienced cold like this in almost 18 months. James could hardly feel his toes. Visiting Toronto had a number of … More Toronto and Niagara Falls: The End
Day 6 – Trinidad Happy St Patrick’s Day! Almost a week in Cuba and it was time to move on to our third destination, Trinidad. We took an early morning Transtur bus there which took about 7 and a half hours. The drive can be done in 5 but the bus stops a couple of … More Cuba: Part 2 – Trinidad, Santa Clara, Varadero and Havana
Day 1 – Havana After a couple of short flights we arrived in Havana at 10 past midnight. Upon landing someone informed surrounding passengers that it was someone’s birthday and the plane erupted into a chorus of happy birthday in Spanish. Cubans are definitely more outgoing than Peruvians and Bolivians already! Going through the formalities … More Cuba: Part 1 – Havana & Vinales
Day 49. Our overnight bus arrived in Arequipa at 5am where we checked straight into the Flying Dog Hostel and went to sleep. When we woke up we went for a wander around the “White City”, so named because of the white stone used in the buildings, and attempted to join a walking tour. When … More Cusco to Lima: Peru Hopping around
Day 39. We left for Cusco early in the morning and travelled through the Peruvian countryside until mid-afternoon. Upon arriving in Cusco we hopped in a taxi and headed for our accommodation, Historical Centre Apartments. As we were staying in Cusco for 9 days we decided to opt for a self catering apartment in the … More Cusco: The City of the Incas
Day 43: We had booked our Machu Picchu tour with Rasgos del Peru and arrived in the Plaza at 7.30am as instructed to get our bus. Our plan was this: get a minibus for about 6 hours to the hydroelectric station near Santa Theresa, walk through the valley for 16km and arrive in Aguas Caliantes … More Machu Picchu
Day 33. Another nice bus drive through the Bolivian countryside – which is probably the best thing about this country – landed us in Copacabana on the shores of Lake Titicaca. It seems that Carnaval is still going in this small town with the noise of bands and locals in elaborate costumes the first sights … More Lake Titicaca: Adios Bolivia, Hola Peru!
Day 28. We left Sucre on an overnight bus bound for La Paz last night. As the journey was about 12 hours long we opted for the full cama (bed) seats. Although a bit more expensive, at 180 bolivianos each, they make the long journey a lot more bearable. Or so we thought. Within about … More La Paz: Cholitas, Burritos and the smell of La Piss
Day 22 (continued) After our Salt Flats tour ended in Uyuni, we booked bus tickets to Potosi and hung around for an hour before we set off. The journey was pleasant, with the bus constantly beeping to ward off llamas, and nice views of the mountain scenery. It got dark at about 8pm and we … More Uyuni to Sucre: Carnaval, Chicken and Bloody Bolivian Blockades
Day 20. Words and pictures can’t really do this place justice, but we’ll do our best. Our salt flats experience was so much better than we expected. We had read so many horror stories online about drunk drivers, breakdowns, thefts and inedible food that we were quite apprehensive. After a lot of research we booked … More Salar de Uyuni: A piece of heaven
From Chile to Chilly 