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Bertie - good teeth and firm buttocks

good teeth and firm buttocks And here I go on another Bertie adventure! This is a mad dash across 3 continents in the course of a year, with hopefully a bit of work thrown in. Lets see if I can maintain those good teeth and firm buttocks!
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By Bertie
December 15th 2006

New Zealand

 Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland
Bungy
Bungy
Auckland CBD
I'm sure I didn't really do Chile justice by seeing only a bit of the south and Santiago (for 3 hours before my flight). Though I can say that I had positive vibes from my short time in the capital, and that hiking in the south was definite Sth America highlight. Crossing the Andes from Mendoza was a spectacular final bus ride, and a fitting way to end my travels on the continent. NZ has served well to cushion the culture shock of my return across the date line while allowing me to remain a traveller for another week. It was [View Full Entry]

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Bertie of NZ
Another tease
Last one

By Bertie
December 5th 2006

Argentina

 South America » Argentina » Mendoza
La Resurreccion
La Resurreccion
18m high, Christ the redeemer rises and rotates on the hour to jubilant applause, Fridays and weekends from 12pm. Take bus 45 from Retiro, its worth the 15 peso entrance fee.
The last week or so has been mostly a bus ride as I've attempted to cram as much of Argentina as possible into my remaining time. Fortunately the buses are the main mode of transport here and as such are plentiful, clean, comfortable, and cheaper than buying flights last minute. Don't think McCaffertys or Greyhound when you think bus, because by comparison our bus services are prehistoric. Here's an example. In Buenos Aires I got the feeling that Argentines aren't the happiest lot. I guess they have had a rough ride in recent years, but I wonder if that a [View Full Entry]

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Here he comes...
Roman
Russell

By Bertie
November 24th 2006

Chile-Argentina

 South America » Argentina » Chubut
Glacier (from flight)
Glacier (from flight)
Not sure which one... there are so many!
It seems perhaps I have saved the most special part of the Bertie adventure to the end. The patagonian Andes are indescribably beautiful, so I'm not sure how to describe the past couple of weeks. Arriving in southern Chile after the long haul from Quito called for a big re-adjustment; culturally, socially, environmentally and economically. Also, there I was thinking my Spanish was fine, my Spanish is very gooood... I learn it from a booook. and then I heard Chilean Spanish. Que? Patagonia is a vast, bleak, and at times strikingly beautiful bit of the planet. The clear flight from Puert [View Full Entry]

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Icefield
Another one..
Emma

By Bertie
November 6th 2006

Ecuador 2

 South America » Ecuador » Quito » Quito
My new beanie
My new beanie
Should keep me warm in Patagonia..
After the wonderful Galapagos, I admit to feeling a little down about going solo again. Having travel buddies in Mark and Cas made the trip that much more special. Yet in Quito being solo didn't last that long. Within a couple of hours I found myself having dinner with another solo traveller after a smile and that wonderfully simple question "where are you from?" If only it was so simple back home. Strangely though, every second traveller I meet is a volunteer from some community or scientific project. Ecuador seems to be the volunteer vacuum of the continent. Quito was more [View Full Entry]

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Leaves are big
The tower of doom
Err.. he he

By Bertie
October 21st 2006

Ecuador

 South America » Ecuador » Galapagos Islands
STOP!
STOP!
And enjoy my islands *cough*
I managed to grow very fond of Cuenca in my week or so of study and shoulder recuperation. Nevertheless, with a slight boost to the Bertie lingual capacity and a reasonably intact pair of shoulders I was packed and ready, yet rather sad, to leave. After the usual bland bread, jam and hot chocolate hostel breakfast, the manager gave me a note from an unknown traveller, who had heard of my travel plans from the spanish school. A phonecall later, and I thankfully had travel partners for the Galapagos: Mark and Cas from Brighton, Blighty. Together we bussed to sweaty, brash [View Full Entry]

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The lazy sunbathers
Galapagos tortoises from Isla Espaņola
Baby espaņola tortoises

By Bertie
September 28th 2006

Peru - Ecuador

 South America » Ecuador » Cuenca
Huacachina turned out to be a true highlight of my travels so far. I'd never have thought riding in a dune buggy and sandboarding would tickle my whisker as much as it did, in fact it was so much fun that I had to stay another day and go again, just like theme park rollercoasters. Well didn't I learn a lesson in repeat experiences. I took to sandboarding like a llama takes to scuba-diving but that didn't stop me heading full pelt down a 45 degree dune, coming off (of course) and pretty much wrecking my shoulder. Not a good bit [View Full Entry]

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Buggy!
Dune of death
Bertie of las dunas

By Bertie
September 15th 2006

Peru 2

 South America » Peru » Arequipa
Grrrr!
Grrrr!
I leave this one as a mystery.
Apologies in advance for the high(er) level of whinge and generalist economic blather in the following blog. Yes I realise you're all mostly at work and I have nothing to complain about. In Cusco I realised I was wrong to whinge about the prices of tours to the Blanca and Huayhuash. Prices this side of Peru are clearly a bit out of control; but so is the tourist demand. Again I tried my trick of putting up a notice for the Salkantay trek, this time in the office of a place called South American Explorers - said to be a good [View Full Entry]

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The gringo trail
Cusco aerial
A temple at Pisac

By Bertie
August 30th 2006

Peru

 South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz
Happy campers
Happy campers
Derwell, Pierre, Me, Andre, Hans
Ahh the mountains. What is it about altitude and seeing jagged snowy peaks in the sky that gets me excited? I'm sitting here in Huaraz typing and habitually glancing out the window at Huascaran of the Cordillera Blanca. This is the mountain range I'd read about and which inspired me to make the RTW trip in the first place. It's an odd feeling to be here nearly 6 months on, still with twinges of the travel fatigue, still with excitement about further travel. Lima was a bit of a rude shock and not a place I felt inspired to spend more [View Full Entry]

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Not so happy campers
A section of the Pan-Am highway
Huaraz

When suffering a lack of energy after Europe, Rio is certainly one place to get a fresh dose! The place is for me a collision of Manila and Surfer's Paradise. An unhealthily large and economically imbalanced population, a pretty good beach, faded resort atmosphere, decaying suburbs, but with those famous beautiful granite peaks that make you pinch yourself as you bodysurf a wave to the Ipanema shoreline. Like most travellers, I had a fair bit of trepidation about venturing far from the gated and guarded hostal quarters, but managed the usual activities - of course the beach, the sugarloaf c [View Full Entry]

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Carolina 1
Carolina 2
Sanchez & Carolina

By Bertie
August 9th 2006

Adios Europa

 Europe » Spain » District of Madrid
Adios Europa
Adios Europa
Coast of Portugal
Apologies in advance for the slight soppiness or hippiness of the following entry.. Its been a really tough week, not in terms of travel, more my battle with the evils of travel fatigue. As much as I needed and cherished the time in Potsdam, it gave me a taste of a normal lifestyle for a while. This is important on a RTW trip I suppose, but leaving that normality and all the affection has left me feeling quite drained, and has provided me with some emotional baggage. Add to that the fact that it is now five months since leaving Aus, [View Full Entry]

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Madrid
The Ham Museum
Salamanca plaza major



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