(23 - 26 Feb) It was with a sense of reluctance that we boarded the boat leaving Ilha Grande heading to Rio. Reality was starting to set in a bit as we realized that we were heading to the final stop of our trip. And we had so quickly gotten accustomed to the laid back … Continue reading Rio de Janeiro →

(20 - 23 Feb) For the first part of our stay in Brazil we were heading to Ilha Grande, an island about 3 hours south of Rio. Our flight into Rio only landed at around 10:30pm, so we checked into a hotel in the cool Santa Teresa area, and arranged a shuttle service to get … Continue reading Rio de Janeiro & Ilha Grande →

(17 - 20 Feb) Our flight from Bariloche landed in El Calafate in the afternoon. We had finally arrived at the southern most point of our trip (and also the furthest south either of us had ever been). Despite us expecting a significant drop in temperature, we still found ourselves wondering why we had swapped … Continue reading El Calafate & Buenos Aires →

(13 - 17 Feb) We landed in Buenos Aires quite late on the 13th so we checked into a hostel in the Palermo area for the night. Meridiano Hostel is in a beautiful old building, oozing vintage charm. Unfortunately sound proofing was not part of its charm, nor was hot water, as we found out … Continue reading Buenos Aires & Bariloche →

(6 - 13 Feb) True to form, we arrived in the Atacama Desert (aka the driest desert in the world) and they were experiencing the worst rain and floods in about 10 years. At least it wasn't a surprise seeing as though the host of our backpackers had warned us and we'd had some time … Continue reading Atacama & Bolivia →

(4 - 6 Feb) On the evening of the 3rd Feb, while we were still in Peru, the owner of the hostel that we'd booked for our trip to San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) sent us a message to say that the weather conditions in the Atacama Desert were terrible, and that huge amounts of … Continue reading Santiago & Valparaiso →

(29 Jan - 3 Feb) Cusco is a town in the mountains to the south of Peru and is at an altitude of 3500m above sea level. It was noticeably colder and wetter than Lima, with cold nights and rain that would start around 3pm daily. It is a popular base for tourists to spend … Continue reading Cusco →

(25 - 29 Jan) We had heard from a few people that have been to Peru that it is such an amazing place to visit and explore. Even so, we weren't sure what to expect as the popularity seemed to be driven by the multitude of hikes available. Peru has also risen quite steadily on … Continue reading Lima & Huaraz →

(23 - 25 Jan) We left early for La Fortuna in order to catch the 9am ferry. Again we were unable to book our tickets for the ferry online, so we had to get there early to try and secure a spot. To our surprise we ended up first in line! Only to realize that … Continue reading La Fortuna →

(21 - 23 Jan) After leaving early morning from Jaco we had a 1.5 hour drive to get to the ferry, which left at 9:00. We were not able to secure tickets online, so we had to arrive early, queue and hope there were enough tickets available. We arrived in good time and were greeted … Continue reading Montezuma →