http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/HenC/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from HenC en-us Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:05:17 +0000 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:05:17 +0000 Some nice photos from my weekend in the picturesque ZillertalTyrol. Zillertal is probably one of the most beautiful valleys in AustriaEurope...I was staying in Ried im Zillertal at the nice Gstehaus Flrl which is really recommendable Climbing the Gerlossteinwand was really exciting well a bit dangerous though. However we still had ropes for security... 1 hour climbing steep upwards was http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Tyrol/Zell-am-Ziller/blog-440783.html I left Mexico City on Monday 24th August with mixed feelings. Actually I was not only leaving Mexico I was leaving beloved Latin America with tears in my eyes. But I was acutally also going to finish one round around the planet. And I was also looking forward to see all my people in Austria my family my friends.Tired from the flight I arrived in London on Tuesday 25th around midday and there I http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/blog-435466.html I arrived in Mexico City on Thursday August 20th. After checking in in Stefan's House the nice austrian guy I could stay at his house thx I started exploring the city. There are loads of things to see in Mexico City. Distances are far in a metropole like this so it needs a lot of time...Well after visiting the centro historico and the Torre Latinoamerica on day one I had a look at the sec http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Distrito-Federal/Mexico-City/blog-430873.html On Monday 10 Aug I left Habana and flew in into the USlike touristmekka of Cancun which was kind of another culture shock...After spending a day organising some things I did a day trip to the famous Maya ruins of Chichen Itza definitely worth seeing but due to the loads of people and the little time I had a busy thing.From there I went straight on south to Tulum a nice little town with a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Yucat%E1n/blog-429569.html So we left Habana on Monday morning and went westwards along the coast. We stopped shortly for lunch in the nicely prepared but rather unspectacular National Park Las Terazzas and made it to the nice little town of Vinales until Monday evening. The beautiful landscape consists of karstic outcrops that range out of the soil.On day two we went on along the coast driving on bumpy and only hardly fr http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/blog-427994.html We arrived in La Habana on Thursday 23rd of July late at night. So we had stepped from USimpacted Costa Rica into the very different world of cummunistic Cuba.Used to but also kind of tired of our usual accomodation in the hostels we were really amazed by the friendly welcome at midnight in the beautiful casa particolar Casa Dulce situated in an old and nicely clean prepared colonial house in H http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Cuba/Oeste/La-Habana/blog-427967.html From Bocas del Toro in Panama it was only a short trip of no more than 4 hours with boattaxibustaxiboarder crossingbus to Cahuita.Cahuita is a lovely little village on the Caribbean Cost of Costa Rica and has a really laidback atmosphere. There are some Cabanas Hotels and basic style but really good restaurants around. The village is sourrounded by a national park beaches and jungle wh http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/blog-421346.html On Saturday we arrived on the mainland of Panama in Corti from where it is another 2hrs 4WDtaxiride to Panama City.Panama City is quite interesting. Especially the Old town has a very certain flair with all its rundown colonial buildings. The contrast to the historic part of the town is situated right on the other side of the bay with numerous skyscrapers shimmering in the water like the sky i http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Panama/blog-421234.html July 7th 2009 10am Boarding... time to leave ColumbiaSouth America... if I have not been leaving to the Caribbean I definitely would have decided to stay But I am prepared for some nice relaxing days in the Caribbean Sea and so nothing could prevent me from enjoying a nice trip.Just on the open sea for the first two days surrounded by the about 20m high waves of the blue caribbean waters http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Panama/Kuna-Yala/Archipielago-de-San-Blas/blog-420788.html On Thursday 2nd July we left beloved Bogota and went on to the Caribbean Coast. After a 24hrs busride we arrived in the charming old town of Cartagena de Indias.The historic city that has also been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site is one of Columbias biggest cities and comes up with a really nice carribean flair. The old city is surrounded by thick walls and comprises numerous colorful http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Cartagena/blog-419545.html So on Friday 26th June we went into Colombia really being amazed from the friendliness of the people from the very first moment on. First we made a stop in the City of Cali which is said to be the salsamekka of Columbia. Indeed it has a sprawling nightlife and people love to dance. And the really can dance which would have required more salsaskills from us. However we did our best and had a lot http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Bogota/blog-417820.html After we left Cusco we went on to head further north. A 20 Hours busride brought us first to Peru's Capital Lima situated in the desert on the west coast. The city doesn't have much to offer but really crazy heavy traffic and a rather unspectacular old town. One of the most worth seeing sights there is the waterpark that is colorfully illuminated in the evening.So only some 24hrs after we arrived http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Lima/Lima/blog-417759.html Finally I managed it to reupload the lost photos of Bolivia one...Ok we left Sao Paulo on the 22nd of June and went on 20hrs busride to Corumba at the boarder to Bolivia. The border crossing was literally like stepping into another world. I never experienced a difference like that between two neighbour countries before as we suddenly found ourselves in a much poorer country with a significantly http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/blog-415476.html We went from Lake Titicaca to Cusco on Wednesday 11 May. From there we started the Inka Jungle Tour to Machu Picchu. It is an alternative tour to the overrun Inka Trail that leads through the really stunning jungle landscape around Machu Picchu...On the first day we went down a really scenic road per Mountainbike. Day 2 lead us on a nice 8hrs walk through jungle and canyons. On day 3 we went on t http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Cusco/Machu-Picchu/blog-414907.html We just spent a night in Copacabana after arriving and got up early the next day to catch the 8.30 boat to Isla del Sol. This little Island in the huge lake Titicaka is really very nice Landscape is really beautiful just have a look at the pictures.We did the nice oneday walk from the northern end of the island to the southern end. It is not really a long one and even though the Lake and the I http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/Lake-Titicaca/blog-412337.html We arrived in La Paz on July 4th not having seen the saltflats due to the roadblocks.The city of La Paz is quite nice and interesting. I was pretty impressed when we went the way down from the nearby city El Alto having a great view over the whole city situated in a bowl surrounded by a stunning landscape.Life in La Paz is quite vivacious with a variety of cultural offer and lots of markets. On Sa http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/La-Paz/blog-412311.html Sao PauloSo on Friday 22 May we went on from Rio to Sao Paulo via a daytrip to Ilha Grande photos to be provided later. We arrived then in Sao Paulo on Saturday morning where we first had a sleep after a busride that was not too comfortable.Some people might not tell the best stories about Sao Paulo as it is somehow said to be a just a big businesscity in which everyone is in a hurry all th http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Sao-Paulo/S-o-Paulo/blog-406692.html Rio a really cool city in a beautiful landscapeWe arrived in Rio on May 12th 2009 checked in into the really nice and cool Barao Copa Hostel in Copacabana so our life in Rio could start Rio has a lot to offer so we spent 10 days there Spending some nice relaxing time on the beaches. Exploring the City Corcovado Sugar Loaf Mountain etc. Exploring the nightlife and enjoying amazing b http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/blog-404419.html The Iguazu FallsSome of them say they are marvellous... some of them say they are just another bunch of waterfalls.I have seen a lot of waterfalls so far on my travels and before I got to Iguazu I was not sure how impressive this would be gonna be.Actually it is another bunch of waterfalls. But it is a bunch that big that it really impressed me a lot. It is like a whole landscape of waterfalls s http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Misiones/Iguazu-National-Park/blog-403030.html Buenos Aires a cool city We arrived in Buenos Aires on 29th of April in the Morning.Buenos Aires has a lot to offer and it never gets boring there. The city is really huge what makes you spend a lot of time travelling in local busses or the metros. The city is composed of several barrios districts that could be their own cities as well from the point of size and their different styles as w http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-400676.html