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BnDxplore2006 - Bronia & Dave

We’re a couple in our 30's who met working for the same company in Chelmsford, Essex in the UK. Bronia is a Canadian/British hippychick hailing from Vancouver who loves the outdoors. Dave grew up in Billericay, Essex and loves his sport, music and the odd ale with the requisite "doner kebab".

In 2005 we decided we'd had enough of narrow-minded corporate nonsense and became determined to change our current view on the world by travelling to see it. We are taking this trip to enjoy life, open our minds, feed our souls and learn as much as we can. Join us on our journey.....

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January 29th 2007

Day 355 to 365 (Jan 19 - 29) Our final 10 days in western Europe Europe » Spain » District of Madrid

Day 1 of 3 days of travel as we leave South America, fly over the Andes & head homeward bound
Staring down at a glacier

blog by Bronia & Dave REMINDER: Every blog has between 40-80 pictures yet usually only 20 are displayed on the first page. To see them all - make sure you click the "NEXT" button at the bottom of the page. Alternatively double-click on a picture to see the slideshow. To all you readers that have followed our journey around the world over the last year you will have probably realised that Jan 29th we flew back to England and ended our world trip. But you may have also noticed that we haven't finished our blogs. So here is our penultimate blog [View Full Entry]

The Monument to Alfonso XII in Retiro Park at night

The Atocha Station and the site where the 4 bombs went off in 2004

Cherub fountain with autumnal leaves on Paseo del Prado

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January 18th 2007

Day 347 to 354 (Jan 11 - 18) Argentina South America » Argentina

The winding road we climb to 3000m to pass from Chile to Argentina
Chilean side of border

blog by Dave Mendoza After figuring out a rough schedule for the remainder of our rapidly diminishing time, we established that our first port of call in Argentina would be Mendoza, which is Argentina's 4th largest city with 22 million inhabitants. This is a city that sits in the shadow of Aconcagua, the highest peak of the Andes range at 6960m, but yet the dry climate provides the ideal conditions for wine production all year round. In fact, Mendoza province produces 70% of the country's entire wine supply. There is an intricate irri [View Full Entry]

Us and all the other buses waiting for in the 4hr queue at the border of Chile & Argentina

More stunning scenery as we descend from the border pass into Argentina

Beautiful shaded streets of Mendoza - a life saver from the heat

By BnDxplore2006
January 10th 2007

Day 333 to 346 (Dec 28 - Jan 10) Chile & Patagonia South America » Chile

Flying over the north of Chile and the Atacama Desert - said to be the driest in the world
Iquique, Chile

blog by Bronia Happy New Year to all ! With Christmas now behind us and 2007 having well and truly begun, the countdown is on for our return home to London. We entered Chile with 32 days left of our trip. Not much time to see Chile and Argentina and then travel home via a stop off in Portugal but we daren't complain to you all as we've already been spoilt with a complete year off to wander as we please. Travel books, tour guides and apparently even Chileans them [View Full Entry]

The desolate beach and dockyards at Punta Arenas

One of the main streets - note the attire of the residents

More incredible scenery across Sound of Last Hope to Andes

By BnDxplore2006
December 27th 2006

Day 324 to 332 (Dec 19 - 27) Bolivia South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz

Going cross country across fields on our bus due to road strikes
Heading towards Copacabana, Bolivia

blog by Dave BOLIVIA We had no idea what to expect from Bolivia. It was one of those countries that we had pencilled in to our world trip whilst looking at the map without much thought really. It made a convenient short break en route between the mountains, ruins, adventures and exertions of Peru, and the spectacular geography we would experience in southern Chile. There was a touch of the unknown about it which attracted us. Having left Puno by bus, we only had a couple of hour drive until we reached the border crossing point, or so we th [View Full Entry]

The ancient Inca stair case on Isla del Sol

The gorgeous view of the lake from southern Isla del Sol

By BnDxplore2006
December 18th 2006

Day 309 to 323 (Dec 4 - 18) - Peru South America » Peru

The front of our hostal in Miraflores, colonial & baroque art everywhere
Lima, Peru

blog by Bronia Lima We arrived in Lima just for a short visit before we would have to fly on further south to Arequipa. We had arranged it that way as we'd heard that Lima was big, dangerous and there was not much to see or do - as said by our Rough Guide/Lonely Planet and a few travellers. So, with only had 2 weeks to see Peru's highlights we thought it best to not stay too long. We booked a room in an old Spanish colonial mansion in the Miraflores district of Lima as our flight landed at 10:30pm at [View Full Entry]

The colonial architecture of the Old City Bank

The Cathedral in the Plaza Central, very Trafalgar

By BnDxplore2006
December 3rd 2006

Day 295 to 308 (Nov 20 - Dec 3) - The Galapagos Islands South America » Ecuador » Galápagos

Map of the Galapagos - Isabella is where we stayed for 2wks
The Galapagos Islands

blog by Dave NOTE: If you want to see all the pics we've taken, you're best bet is to double click on any pic and from there you can get a slideshow through them all. Galapagos Islands When I was a little lad, I used to be obsessed by wildlife programs. So much so that my family still think I missed my calling as the next David Attenborough. On demand, I could name any animal that appeared on screen, such was my fixation with the natural world. There was one particular place that especially captivated me with its mysterious creatures found [View Full Entry]

A Galapagos Flycatcher posing for the camera

One of the thousands of Lava Lizards on the island

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November 19th 2006

Day 280 to 294 (Nov 5 - 19) Ecuador South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

Flying over the Andes into Quito
Quito, Ecuador

blog by Bronia Quito With our easy 2 months of travel in Canada and the USA followed by a week of R&R in the Caribbean now over, Dave and I sat on the three hour flight from Miami to Quito and braced ourselves for a renewed stint of 'proper' travel for the next three months before we fly home to London. We speculated about the types of things we might be expecting to experience again on this portion of the trip: long bumpy bus rides, toilets that don't work, having to drink bottled water and use it for brushing your teeth, [View Full Entry]

Central Quito and its sprawl. Here you can see how narrow and long it is.

By BnDxplore2006
November 4th 2006

Day 265 to 279 (Oct 21 - Nov 4) - USA Part 2 - New York, Miami & St Lucia North America » United States

There seem to be a couple of people here, Giants Stadium car park
New York, USA

blog by Bronia... so grab a cup of tea/coffee cos you know it's going to be a long one... New York Where on earth do you begin describing a city like New York? Famed all over the world, the winter-summer-anytime-of-year destination for thousands, the "city that never sleeps", the "big apple" etc. etc. To try and describe New York would be to simply repeat the words that you've probably heard a thousand times, so I won't even attempt to as I'll end up making clichés. What I can say, is that everyone who comes here will have a d [View Full Entry]

Some of the action as the NY Jets take on the Detroit Lions

Times Square as night falls in the Big Apple

By BnDxplore2006
October 20th 2006

Day 252 to 264 (Oct 8 - 20) - Canada Part 2 - Toronto, Quebec & Montreal North America » Canada » Quebec

A converted car in Kensington, might have been there a while
Toronto

blog by Dave Toronto We were both very much looking forward to our excursion back into Canada, this time the eastern side, as even Bronia had never been this far across the country. Toronto - the largest city in the country, lying in the southern part of the province of Ontario - would be our first stop. In 1998, Greater Toronto was created from an amalgamation of five smaller cities, thus creating the fifth biggest city (in size, not population) in the whole of North America. We couldn't hope to see it all, but were optimistic that [View Full Entry]

Part of the University of Toronto campus

By BnDxplore2006
October 7th 2006

Day 245 to 251 (Oct 1 - 7) - USA Part 1 - Seattle, Chicago North America » United States » Washington » Seattle

Pike Place market where we watched fish being tossed with fat dungeness crab fresh for the buying
Seattle, Washington, USA

blog by Bronia Please note: this site keeps changing it's format (it's not us -we promise!) so further pictures/text may sometimes be hidden - look for arrows or signs indicating 'next' to guide you. Seattle Going to Seattle signified for us being on the move again. Vancouver had been part of our trip, but it had been a sort of 'trip hiatus' or luxurious break as staying with family and friends had been just like being home again with all the home comforts. So as we packed our bags and said goodbye from Vancouver it signaled the second a [View Full Entry]

One of the historical buildings in Seattle Public Market

Oliver, Lisa & sleeping Marley who drove us down to Seattle

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