Well - I am now safely home from yet another journey to far off distance lands - I have had a ball on this trip and hope you have all enjoyed reading about where I have been and what I have experienced. I got a huge welcome home from Cleo and she hasnt left my side since I got here but it's great to be home. I will sign off for yet another summer.......wait till the next Travelling girl installment.......you wont have to wait 12months this time only 5 months.........where to next? Phuket Thailand.....................Signing off - see you all again soon...... [View Full Entry]

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Well, I made it to Tahitit albeit 12 hours late but was promptly picked up by the Hostel owner along with a nice British couple (Deb and Tom) and taken to Fare Suisse. Now this accomodation was one of the cheapest I could find in Tahiti and it was fantastic (but still $70 a night) - Beni (the owner) actually gave me a private room for the first two nights and it was so clean and lovely. The temp in Tahiti was hot and muggy so a change from Sth America. After settling in I headed out to see a bit [View Full Entry]

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Hi All, Well after leaving BA and having a stop overin Santiago - where i caught up on some z's at the airport I arrived in Easter Island. Now this was to be a one hour stop over so a chance to get off the plane and at least take some photos of the aiport.....................well it turned out to be a 12 hour stop over where we were all sent to some place to lay our weary heads for the night.....I ended up in a room with two other guys (nice as it were), bed bugs and all but by 1.30am [View Full Entry]

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Hey - I made it to BA all on my own - lol. So glad I made the extra trip across to Argentina as Buenos Aires is a great place.......I have spent two days walking everywhere and even my new Havaianas (Thongs to those who dont know!) have given me blisters.......Anyway, yesterday I went to La Boca a surrounding suburb (I suppose you´d call it) - it has very colourful houses and lots of restaurants where you can give Tango a go (no I didnt - those of you whom remember my dancing days on any nightclub floor will know why [View Full Entry]

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Hey there, Well spent 1 and a bit days in Lima to finish the tour. We went to the nice area of Miraflores for dinner to say goodbye to those left on the tour. I then spent the next day walking around Lima and seeing the sites. I went to the San Francisco church which included the catacombs below - lots of femur bones and skulls (but have to say the catacombs in Paris were better!) They have a lot of plaza´s or squares so forgive me if i cannot rememebr which pic is which plaza....... After another day there I [View Full Entry]

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Hi All, Well I have made it tothe end of the tour and am now in Lima. Let me fill you in on whereI have been the last few days. After leaving Nazca we headed up north to Ica, here we spent the day (very hot day it was too) driving over someof the biggest sand dunes in the world - bloody hot sand - I burnt the bottoms of my toes :( The dune buggies were great and we also got a chance to slide down themon snow-type boards, i did the first two then that was my limít - [View Full Entry]

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Hi again, Well we left Arequipa after spending a lovely day there, lots to see, firstly Juanita wasnt there but there was another mummy there in her place - she´s off for safe keeping in Jan, but the museum was very interesting anyway (sorry werent allowed photos in the museum). I visited Catalina Convent - no way I am becoming a nun the beds were all about 4 foot long.........The next day, yet another early morning we set off for Puerto Inka, now this place wasnt in the Lonely Planet guide and when you see the photos you will know why, [View Full Entry]

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Here are my photos of the plane trip over the Nazca Lines - Yes Valerie, I agree, well worth it...... [View Full Entry]

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Hi all, Well left Cusco, pity really as I loved it.......but onwards to Arequipa. On the way we stopped at Colca Canyon to hopefully see the elusive (as its the rainy season here now) Condors........ (see pics)................Stayed in a lovely little hotel in Yanque for the night, nothing really to do except enjoy there dinner they put on for us and my first glass of red for the trip (finally my stomach could handle one - yey!). Again thanks to all who have left messages. Today a another free day (yey! this meant I could sleep in past 5am.....arh!) Spending it [View Full Entry]

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Hi all, Just got back from two days in the Amazon..........little disappointed that I didnt see more animals but it was an adventure. We flew to P.Maldonado and then took a boat 3hours down the river to the lodge we were to stay at. The first night there was NYE and it was a struggle to stay awake till 12am but a small group of us did...........Wow - NYE in the Amazon (probably wont do that again........) Next morning we went on a 10km round trip to a lake and took another boat ride, this time it was a canoe. Total [View Full Entry]

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