Before I started this trip, I was sure that I wanted to see Machu Picchu and do the Inca trail, but there is a 3 months in advance reservation required. After further investigations I decided to join a tour for 3 weeks, so that I was sure to do the Inca Trail and have some company for a while. Even though I must say it is very easy to travel around Southamerica alone, I always meet people heading the same direction. So there we go, a group of 7 meet in Lima to join this 3 weeks tour through Peru to [View Full Entry]

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Quite, nesteled between Volcanos and Mountains with a elevation of nearly 3000m, is not only an amazing city but also the exit point for many tours. Again there are so many options and too little time to do everything so that I had to decide on only one trip. As time did not allow to see the Galapagos Island (I need to come back for this...) I decided to do a trip to the Amazon. I soon found the perfect trip and was sitting in a bus the same evening to get to Lago Agrio, where I will be picked up [View Full Entry]

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I decided to stay a couple of days in Bogota not only to catch up with emails and blog entries, but also to meet a friend who was on business in Bogota. The first day I spent more or less in the internet cafe and in the evening we discovered the night life of Bogota, going to the Zona Rosa for dinner. I felt save in Bogota, against all the stories I heard before, because at any corner there was a police man or military guy. I really enjoy the city even though it was high up and I needed to [View Full Entry]

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It has been a while since the last blog but time flies by so fast when travelling! Finally it was time to move around in Southamerica and discover this beautiful place! I started off with a flight from Rio to Caracas. It was such an amazing flight, as I saw Rio from above by night, which was very impressive. After a stop over in Sao Paulo I landed in time in Caracas at 4.30 am in the morning. I have booked a trip to Los Roques and it was now the advanture to find the domestic airport to catch my flight [View Full Entry]

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After the 2 weeks in Florianopolis, a rather sleepy town, it was time to see the famouse places of Rio! I was looking forward to Ipanema, Copacabana, the Christ and many more. But first I stopped at Sao Paulo, as it would have been a 18 hours journey going direct to Rio. Sao Paulo was really just a stop over, it is an industrial city and not much to see. Also it was time to adjust to higher prices again, it seems nearly as expensive as in Switzerland! I just stayed for one night and wasn't too sad to leave the [View Full Entry]

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After 5 weeks in Buenos Aires and some cold weather, I was ready for sunshine and an increase in temperature! I left Buenos Aires on an overnight coach to Foz de Iguazu, the famouse waterfalls on the border to Brazil and Paraguay. The bus journey was actually very comfortable as the seats were nearly as a seat in the first class compartment in a plane! So I kind of arrived relaxed and with enough sleep in Port de Iguazu, where sun was shining and 25 C welcomed me, dropped off the luaggage in the hostel I stayed for the night and [View Full Entry]

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It has been a while since my last blog entry and in the meantime I have started the volunteer programm. After enjoying 3 weeks of the touristy side of BsAs, I was about to learn a different side of this city. I have been travelling through many countries in this world and have seen a lot of poverty. Most of the time you just see the poor people on the street but not what is happening behind these streets. This time I got the opportunity not only to better understand and learn what actully is done (or not) to help the [View Full Entry]

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It is already more than a week since I have arrived in Buenos Aires and I really enjoy my time here, even tough it is winter and unusual cold, brrr..... As I started right away with my Spanish lessons there was not much of sightseeing done so far. Still, I walk by some famouse places and roads every day on the way to my school, such as the Obelisco, Avenida de Mayo, Casa Rosada and Calle Florida. The Microcentro (kind of downtown as it is called here) is quite impressive with its old european buildings and the busy streets. On the [View Full Entry]

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After a long and bumpy flight I finally arrived in Buenos Aires (Argentina), the place where my journey begins! As it is winter now here, it is cold and was rainy the first day, but as I left Switzerland with the same weather, it did not really matter :-) I spent the first day discovering the city, walking through famouse avenues and streets, passed some monuments and tasted local food (empanadas). Also I had my first encounter with Tango, the national dance. It is amazing to watch, forget about to try with my two left feet :-) Today (Monday) I started [View Full Entry]

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After more than a week in Switzerland I was looking for some first travel adventure and decided to visit my friend Sin Mei in France. So I hopped on a train to Paris and started one of my first trips of many to come this year! We spend the weekend in Paris, enjoying the sights such as Notre Dame, Arc de Triomphe and of course the Eiffel Tower and spend the nights partying away! I've been to Paris many years ago but must say, I like this city, its cafe, the people and just the lifestyle. As we were planning a [View Full Entry]

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