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From Bolivia we flew into Brazil...On arrival we had a bit of a scare, as there are apparently no Reals (the currency of brazil!) in Brazil! Due to the falling US$ Brazillians are holding onto their money and we couldnt change any US anywhere, which caused problems for our tour leader who has all our money in US. To avoid having to end the …
We're finally off! After lots of planning, travel gadget purchasing, injections and wrestling with backpacks we're on our way!
We will try to seek out internet cafes in far flung corners of the Amazon, Andes, and Outback to report on our misadventures.
Prepare to be amused at the concept of Kathryn sleeping
in a tent, up a mountain, with no real toilets and only one pair of shoes... marvel as we go DEET crazy in the Peruvian amazon and hate us as we sun ourselves in Rio de Janei…
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Bonito, Brazil
From Bolivia we flew into Brazil...On arrival we had a bit of a scare, as there are apparently no Reals (the currency of brazil!) in Brazil! Due to the falling US$ Brazillians are holding onto…
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Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
This entry will cover all of Bolivia.....
Getting to Bolivia from Peru was in itself quite an experience... apparently the bolivians are notorious strikers, and so Rachel (tour leader) was no…
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Lake Titicaca, Peru
Hello, sorry we haven´t updated for ages - we´re going to give you an omnibus now!
Just in case something goes wrong with the computer after this entry, we are now in Paraguay and a…
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Puno, Peru
Just got to Puno after a 7 hour bus ride - it´s just a stopover place as we´re off to Lake Titicaca tomorrow morning (trip in a reed boat!) but Puno is a dump so I (Jess) am making t…
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Cusco, Peru
We´re back! We found an internet cafe that would let us in!
So I guess we should tell you what we´ve been up to...
First off, we met the rest of our group who are all really nice an…
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