World trip 2008/9 - Africa, India and South America

a trip by Wendy Smyth

From: August 1st 2008
Until: September 30th 2009

Trip Length: 14 months
Blog Entries: 39
Photos: 1664
Words: 58068
Blog Entries
August 30th 2008Xhosa villages, whales and wine tasting.... a week in South AfricaAfrica » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Coffee Bay
September 5th 2008It is a truck, not a bus! Overlanding NamibiaAfrica » Namibia » Etosha National Park
September 10th 2008Charged by African Buffalo and other random wildlife encounters in Botswana Africa » Botswana » Ghanzi District
September 15th 2008Finding God in Zambia and where did all the water go?!Africa » Zambia » Livingstone
September 25th 2008Meeting King Solomon and killer elephants - adventures in MalawiAfrica » Malawi » Lake Malawi » Chitimba Beach
October 10th 2008First class travel on the Tazara Express and biting ants in the Usambara Mountains - Tanzania part 1Africa » Tanzania » East » Lushoto
October 15th 2008Hanging out with Simba and friends - on Safari in the SerengetiAfrica » Tanzania » North » Serengeti National Park
October 25th 2008Rwanda and the genocideAfrica » Rwanda » Ville de Kigali » Kigali
October 31st 2008Rwanda and the mountain gorillasAfrica » Rwanda » Province du Nord » Parc National des Volcans
November 17th 2008Lions, waterfalls and UgandaAfrica » Uganda » Western Region » Lake Bunyonyi
November 22nd 2008Kolkata, or is that Calcutta? First impressions of IndiaAsia » India » West Bengal » Kolkata
December 5th 2008Cow poo, cow poo and more…. walking the streets of Varanasi... carefully Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Varanasi
December 12th 2008Forts, palaces, temples and a marraige proposal - a week in Madhya PradeshAsia » India » Madhya Pradesh » Khajuraho
December 22nd 2008Delhi Asia » India » National Capital Territory » Delhi
December 27th 2008Smuggling contrabanned into the Taj MahalAsia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Agra
December 31st 2008The Pink City, Bollywood and banglesAsia » India » Rajasthan » Jaipur
January 5th 2009UdaipurAsia » India » Rajasthan » Udaipur
January 10th 2009Turbans and trains: Bundi to MumbaiAsia » India » Rajasthan » Bundi
January 21st 2009Riding the Gringo trail: From Goa to Hampi by trainAsia » India » Karnataka » Hampi
January 31st 2009Teapots, beaches and the end of my India adventuresAsia » India » Kerala » Kochi
February 3rd 2009Yikes there’s someone in my bed! Travelling by train in IndiaAsia » India » Sikkim » Pelling
February 10th 2009Four days in Buenos AriesSouth America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires
February 15th 2009Antartica part 1: Rock and roll on the Drake ShakeAntarctica
February 20th 2009Antarctica Part 2 - Walking, sliding and falling on the white continentAntarctica » Antarctica
February 25th 2009Antarctica part 3: Leopard seals, icebergs and back to UshuaiaAntarctica » Antarctica
March 5th 2009The highs and lows of hiking Torres Del PaineSouth America » Chile » Magallanes » Torres del Paine
March 8th 2009Watching, falling and drinking on glaciers... a week in Southern PatagoniaSouth America » Argentina » Santa Cruz » Los Glaciares National Park
March 20th 2009Argentina - Orcas, Swiss Cholocate and the bike ride that nearly killed meSouth America
March 30th 2009Is that Easter Island, Rapa Nui or Isla de Pascua?!South America » Chile » Easter Island
April 4th 2009Street art or graffiti??! Valparaiso and the way northSouth America » Chile » Valparaíso Region » Valparaíso
April 11th 2009Flamingo's, salt flats and a change of plan...South America » Chile » Atacama
April 17th 2009Ghost towns, beaches and goodbye ChileSouth America » Chile » Tarapacá » Iquique
April 20th 2009The amazing Bolivia, part 1: Cholita's, altiplano and pre-colombian ruinsSouth America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Tiwanaku
April 22nd 2009How 10 hours became 23... the joys of travelling Bolivia by bus!South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Tupiza
April 30th 2009Looking for Max, breaking down (again...) and other Salar adventuresSouth America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Salar de Uyuni
May 11th 2009Moon rising over Lake TiticacaSouth America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Sorata
May 16th 2009From colonial architecture to condors and the climb that nearly killed me - a week in Arequipa!South America » Peru » Arequipa » Colca Canyon
May 20th 2009Return to Lake Titicaca.... again!South America » Peru » Puno » Lake Titicaca
May 25th 2009The Sacred Valley part 1: Inca ruins, colourful markets and stubborn llamasSouth America » Peru » Cusco » Cusco » Cusco



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