How To Survive 3 Days Of Partying In South America’s Second Largest ‘Carnaval’! In our previous post, ‘The Best Of Barranquilla Carnaval, Colombia’ we showcased our favourite photographs from the 3 day event. The…
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72 Hours Of Street Parties & Salsa! Bursting with colour, this year’s Carnaval at Barranquilla got into full swing on Saturday 1st March 2014. As part of our South America trip, we hot-footed it…
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What To Do If You Only Have One Day In Colombia’s Capital City! Bogota is Colombia’s capital and largest city, so it was a shame that we only had 2 nights/ 1 full day…
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World Class Market For Textiles & Handicrafts… No trip to Ecuador is complete without a visit to Otavalo’s bustling handicraft and food market that starts in the main square and sprawls out amongst the…
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Cusco Is More Than Just An Overnight Stop Off… Cusco, Peru’s ‘gringo capital’ is top of the list for many travellers heading to their bucket list destination Machu Picchu, the ‘lost’ city of the…
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Not Just The Legacy Of The Incas… As South America’s third largest country, Peru was the next stop on our epic 27 week overland journey as we put Ithaca through her paces making our…
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A Round-up Of Sector 2… It doesn’t seem that long ago that we were camping in the harsh, windswept plains of Patagonia and wrapping up in lots of layers to keep out the cold.…
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But Which Side Is Best? Wider than Victoria and higher than Niagara, the mighty Iguacu Falls have been one of the highlights of our South American expedition so far. A total of 275 individual…
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An Insight Into Brazil’s Largest Single Favela… Whilst visiting Rio de Janeiro, instead of taking a day trip to the main tourist sights, we decided to visit Rocinha, the largest single ‘favela’ in Brazil.…
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A Unique New Year! After an exciting Christmas crossing the border into Brazil and visiting the almighty Iguazu Falls, we celebrated New Year in an equally exciting way by going on safari in the…
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Wine Consumption Gone Global Argentina has a wine growing tradition that is nearly 500 years old and the country is now recognised as one of the leading international wine producers, exporting wines to a…
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A Round-up Of Sector 1… Well it’s been a busy couple of months crisscrossing the borders between Argentina and Chile during the first leg of our South American adventure. From exploring the vibrant barrios…
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Santiago In 48 Hours! We had a limited amount of time in Chile’s capital city but managed to cram in quite a lot in just 2 days. We stayed in the ‘El Centro’ area…
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Introducing Pucon… Pucon, a small touristy town in the heart of the Lake District region, has been one of our favourite destinations whilst overlanding in Chile. Popular with holidaying Chileans as well as foreign…
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TrekSnappy Go Wild! On our overland trip through South America, camping is the order of the day. Our itinerary focuses on camping for 70% of the time and this consists of pitching our tents…
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Hiking The ‘W’! After visiting Los Glaciares National Park in Argentina, our next stop was Torres Del Paine National Park when we crossed the border into Chile. The famous ‘W’, a 4 day/ 3…