Sunday, February 10, 2008

Our South American Highlights (in no particular order)

Following in Darwin's Footsteps (Galapagos Islands)


Watching the salt sparkle in every direction from Fish Island (Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia)


Wallowing in a hot mud Volcano (Colombia)


Dancing tango in Buenos Aires (Argentina)


Cycling down the World´s Most Dangerous Road (Bolivia)


Winding down the labyrinthine maze of a Rio de Janeiro favela (Brazil)


Getting wet at the Iguazu waterfalls (Brazil/Argentina)


Walking barefoot along sunny Copacabana´s beach (Brazil)


Being guided through some of the Worlds best wines in Argentina & Chile


Snorkeling in the crystal clear Sucuri river (Brazil)


Being surrounded by the serene majesty of Antarctica (The 7th Continent)


Shopping amidst the hustle & bustle in an indigenous market (Bolivia)


Piranha fishing in the Pantanal (Brazil)


Staring in awe at 100 million stars from a hilltop observatory (Chile)


Learning the lingo (Bolivia)


The pleasure & pain that was the Torres del Paine "W" Trek (Chile)


Setting off a dynamite explosion at Potosi mine (Bolivia)


Sipping Tinto at a Colombian Coffee Finca


Drinking beer in the shadow of a smouldering volcano (Chile)


Watching the sun set over Lake Titicaca (Bolivia)


Hiking the Inca Trail (Peru)


Exploring the Colonial past of Cartagena (Colombia)


Eating the worlds best beef (Argentina)


Pondering over San Agustin´s archaeological treasures (Colombia)


Hitchhiking the remote unpaved roads on the island of Chiloe (Chile)


Watching & listening to the powerful Perito Moreno Glacier crumble (Argentina)


Scuba diving in the Caribbean (Colombia)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hi Guys, just got ur note, hope u both have a ball in NZ and Oz and Aisa, its another eye opening experience for you both, but u will love every minuite of it!are ye on facebook?if ye are come find me an pam, im sinead heneghan and pam is pamela mcgrath!take care and Njoy every moment of the next few months!!thanks again for all da tips on SA, we defo needed them and they will come in ever so handy!!
take care

Sinead and Pam