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South America

a trip by John McCabe
From: January 30th 2008
Until: January 27th 2009
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Gloucester Road Tube station
January 30th 2008
In Gord's country

Including Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Argentina again, with stopovers in Indonesia and the US at the beginning, and the US again at the end
Trip Length: 12 months
Blog Entries: 59
Photos: 2028
Words: 58244

Blog Entries

Date Blog Title Location
January 30th 2008 In Gord's country Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London
February 29th 2008 Ubs - I did it again Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Ubud
March 5th 2008 Marconi plays the mamba North America » United States » California » San Francisco
March 12th 2008 The chance of a lifetime to see new horizons North America » United States » New York » New York
March 17th 2008 Beef encounter South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires
March 23rd 2008 Something frigid this way comes (and it's the size of Buenos Aires) South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » El Calafate
March 29th 2008 Peak viewing time South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » El Chaltén
April 1st 2008 Large igloos destroyed here? (3,8) South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » Río Gallegos
May 4th 2008 Sometimes it snows in April South America » Argentina » Tierra del Fuego » Ushuaia
May 8th 2008 Give me Shackleton every time South America » Chile » Magallanes » Punta Arenas
May 9th 2008 Rio Gallegos reconsidered South America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » Río Gallegos
May 15th 2008 Rare Welsh bit South America » Argentina » Chubut » Puerto Madryn
May 31st 2008 Hitting a sweet spot South America » Argentina » Río Negro » San Carlos de Bariloche
June 6th 2008 German bight South America » Chile » Los Lagos » Puerto Varas
June 11th 2008 The beard of the watery autumn grows long South America » Chile » Los Lagos » Chiloé Island
June 13th 2008 Valdilluvia South America » Chile » Los Ríos » Valdivia
June 16th 2008 Under the volcano South America » Chile » Araucanía » Pucón
June 25th 2008 Rapa's delight South America » Chile » Easter Island » Hanga Roa
June 29th 2008 City of dog South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Santiago
July 1st 2008 South American graffiti South America » Chile » Valparaíso Region » Valparaíso
July 2nd 2008 At the end of the armies South America » Argentina » Mendoza » Mendoza
July 6th 2008 Triassic park South America » Argentina » San Juan » San Agustín del Valle Fértil
July 7th 2008 Son John in San Juan South America » Argentina » San Juan » San Juan
July 11th 2008 City arrived at by reading atlas backwards? (5) South America » Argentina » Salta » Salta
July 13th 2008 Getting some perspective South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Uyuni
July 15th 2008 No silver lining South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Potosi
July 20th 2008 White city South America » Bolivia » Chuquisaca Department » Sucre
July 25th 2008 Best seen from a distance South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz
August 5th 2008 Expeditions from the navel base South America » Peru » Cusco » Cusco
August 7th 2008 Station to station South America » Peru » Cusco » Ollantaytambo
August 9th 2008 Something the Spanish missed South America » Peru » Cusco » Aguas Calientes
August 13th 2008 The woman from Atlanta South America » Peru » Cusco » Cusco
August 15th 2008 Supporting the lakers South America » Peru » Puno » Puno
August 22nd 2008 Blister factory South America » Peru » Arequipa » Colca Canyon
August 24th 2008 Southern charm South America » Peru » Arequipa » Arequipa
August 26th 2008 Drawing the lines South America » Peru » Ica » Nazca
August 29th 2008 Lima - been South America » Peru » Lima » Lima
September 4th 2008 So why is it called 69? South America » Peru » Ancash » Yungay
September 8th 2008 It's only mountains - there's nothing greater South America » Peru » Ancash » Huaraz
September 14th 2008 I am left distraught here? (4) South America » Peru » Lima » Lima
September 22nd 2008 Death of a continent South America » Peru » Cajamarca » Cajamarca
September 23rd 2008 The first Spanish city in Peru South America » Peru » Piura » Piura
September 25th 2008 Dame tu mano y venga conmigo! South America » Ecuador » South » Loja
September 29th 2008 Architecture and sobriety South America » Ecuador » South » Cuenca
October 10th 2008 Green land South America » Ecuador » East » El Coca
October 18th 2008 It seems to be a little world within itself South America » Ecuador » Galápagos
October 25th 2008 An unnatural selection South America » Ecuador » Galápagos
October 26th 2008 A little unpleasantness in Quito South America » Ecuador » North » Quito
October 28th 2008 Perhaps a stop in southern Colombia? (5) South America » Colombia » Pasto
November 5th 2008 Pre-Columbian Colombia - minding one's o's and u's South America » Colombia » San Agustin
November 8th 2008 The one that's an episode of friends South America » Colombia » Tierradentro
November 11th 2008 White city number 4,739 South America » Colombia » Popayan
November 15th 2008 Raining champion South America » Colombia » Quindío » Salento
November 22nd 2008 Killing Pablo's reputation South America » Colombia » Medellin
November 26th 2008 Everything gold can stay South America » Colombia » Bogota
December 2nd 2008 The greatest flow on Earth South America » Argentina » Misiones » Puerto Iguazú
December 15th 2008 So many adventures couldn't happen today South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires
December 22nd 2008 A brief return to life on the red line North America » United States » New York » New York
January 27th 2009 Teesside time-out Europe » United Kingdom » England » North Yorkshire » Saltburn-by-the-Sea
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I quit the rat race in 2005, after working as an IT project manager for over a decade. I then travelled around the world for 4 years, a period of my life which is covered by this blog. After finishing my trip, I wrote a book about my dissatisfaction with my career, my reasons for quitting my job, life as a first-time thirtysomething backpacker, and finally the lessons learned from being exposed to experiences and people that I would never have encountered if I'd stayed in my office. The book is called "Out Of Office Male" and is available at all the usual eBook outlets. I took a ... full info
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