http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Yorkie/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Yorkie en-us Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:18:52 BST Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:18:52 BST San Pedro de Atacama was the first stop after we said good bye to Salar de Uyuni desert.It is small charming town located in the driest desert in the world the Atacama Desert.The average altitude of the town is 2450m which is not as bad as in the Uyuni desert.I couldn't miss astronomical observatory. The Atacama Desert sky is one of the clearest skies on the planet which creates the heaven for http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Arequipa/blog-277435.html There is no other way like 13 hours bus ride if you want to get to Uyuni from La Paz.It wouldnt be even so bad if there was a pavement to Uyuni.Last 5 hours was horrible jumpy and nobody was able to sleep.We arrived to Uyuni at 8am very tired and shocked as the temperature was about zero degrees.Uyuni is located in the middle of nowhere in 3675m above see level.The main reason tourists go there http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Salar-de-Uyuni/blog-271973.html One of the top tourist destination in Lake titicaca area are unique Islas Flotanes. lake Titicca peruvian siteThen Uros people choose to live on the islands build using many layers of the totora reeds that grow in the shalows of Lake Titicaca.The reason they started their floating existance centures ago was to isolate themselves from Incas and Collas .One of the Uros Island we visited is very sm http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/La-Paz-Department/La-Paz/blog-270036.html We said good by to Amazon Jungle and arrived to Cuzco.Each year Cuzco city attract hundrets of thousantstourists. Cuzco is on altitude 3326m above see level which means everyone who arrives there from the lower altitude are out of breath. The altitude sickness side effects can be very unpleasant strong headaches dizzines bleading nose even vomiting.Cuzco was once the foremost city of the Inca e http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Cusco/Machu-Picchu/blog-268050.html From Santiago we took a flight to Puerto Maldonaldo in Amazon Basin in Peru.We had to change our flight twice so by the time we got there we didnt know our names...Following the Madre Dios river from Puerto Maldonado we found the best setting to enjoy the beauty of the jungle of the southern Peru.Corto Maltes Inn where we were staying creates relax and enjoyable atmosphere. We were spoiled by he http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Madre-de-Dios/Puerto-Maldonado/Amazon-Rainforest/blog-267483.html We safely arrived in Chile Santiago. We spend there 2 days and decided to head south to see Lake District and part of Patagonia.We signed up for similar bus tour like we had in New Zealand. This time only for a week. It was much smaler bus with about 8 amazing individuals...but about them I will write later.One of the most interesting thing we had ambitious to sign up for was to climb Villarica http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Magallanes/blog-261620.html I am already in South America Chile but I wanted to upload few more pictures from South and North Island in New Zealand.I will add a text as soon as I can..Jestem juz w Poludniowej Ameryce Chile ale chcialam dodac jeszcze pare zdjec z Nowej Zelandii.Tekst dolacze tak szybko jak bede mogla... http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/blog-259738.html The Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers South Westland are an impresive sight and may even seems a little odd that glacial ice exist alongside rainforest.Above both glaciers stands a chain of spectacular peaks over 300m high including the highest inNew Zealand Aoraki Mt Cook 3754m high.The glacier front is very unstable area the ice constantly moving and colapsing. Heavy rain may cause tunnels to col http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/Franz-Josef/blog-253179.html There is quite a lot to say what I have done in the Nothern Island.Notice that there are two pages of this blog entry...Just few words about pictures..First three pictures are taken at the top of the long Peninsula Cape Reinga. Standing at the windswept Cape Reinga lighthouse and looking out over the endless ocean on the right hand side and Tasman Sea on the left has a real end of the world fe http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/New-Zealand/South-Island/blog-251502.html This is a Fiji time. First of all I wanted to thank you everyone who follows my trip and send me some comments. We went for a week to Fiji. I didn't plan anything there so I din't know what to expect. First day in the morning we overslept for breakfast. It was about noon when we went on the beach hoping to find someting to eat. We met this guy. No we are no cannibals neither he was but he was the http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Yasawa-Islands/Naviti-Island/blog-248830.html Hey hey from Manly in Sydney....Manly is one of the most beautiful part of Sydney. This is where we are staying in our friend's house.Our oryginal plan was to stay in Cairns fly to Brisbaine and to Fiji from there. Instead as I said before in my other blog entry we came back to Sydney from Cairns.I love to go with the flow and be flexible with our plans as there is always room for surprisesAs I http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/Manly/blog-245438.html Here we are....Surprise surprise surprise.. I am again in Sydney Is was surprise even for me. Since we returned our car and since Peter came back to London we were pretty bored. We've seen most of Cairns and the area around and there was nothing more to see apart of snorekling in the Great Barrier Reef but the weather wasn't great either. We received email from our friends in Sydney and they http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/Manly/blog-242634.html Few more http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Cairns/Cairns-City/blog-241294.html We are already in Cairns.The first picture was taken in Rockhampton the best place to eat a steak. It was served raw on the stone heated to 400 C. and it was up to the individual how you cook it. The trick was to cut one piece at the time when you felt it is ready for meat to not to loose moisture. The meat was seasoned only with salt and it tasted the best ever. Pierwsze zdjecie bylo zrobione w http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Cairns/Inn-The-Tropics/blog-239245.html We are already in Cairns. Sorry for delay in updating but there were no good computers around to download pictures..One of the best way to travel in Australia is by campervan. We have Toyota Hiacynt and it is suitable for max 3 people. It is equiped with everything we need sleeping area kitchen and fridge kitchen equipment even microwaveThis way you can plan your trip and see whatever you wan http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Whitsundays/blog-235415.html In the area of Glass Mountains near Landsborough there is Australian Zoo the place of Crocodile hunter. It was own by Steve and Terri Irwin but after unexpected death of Steve Terri is the only owner and director of the zoo.Steve is known as a hero and icon to Australians for his passion and dedication to preserve wild life.He made a lot of programs for Animal Planet which are still showing. T http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Australia-Zoo/blog-234507.html Sorry for delays with pictures but to find fast copmuters it is a miracle.. Z Adelaide dotarlysmy do Sydney samolotem bardzo wczesnie rano 30.12.07.Nie zdazylysmy sie jeszcze rozpakowac jak Ilona dostala telefon ze jestesmy zaproszone na lodke. chcialysmy sie nieco przygotowac i odpoczac niestety zostalysmy poinformowane ze jest to 9 milionowa lodka i nikt na nikogo nie bedzie czekal Lodk http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/Manly/blog-232971.html We are currently in Sydney...But this is a story about our trip via Great Ocean Road.We flew to Melbourne and spent there two days discovering garden city. My friend from Poland who lives in Sydney joined us on the second day. We stayed in the backpackers place which we called Hilton. We had great laugh as it was a total opposite to it.Then in the evening Ilona's friend priest from Adelaidejoin http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Sydney/Manly/blog-231850.html Hey Hey everyoneJust let you know I am ok in few hours flying out from Singapore.Last week in Thailand was great although I was a little sick...I had dizziness and stomach upseting caused by antibiotics for malaria. So I stopped taking them and now I feel greatPhukett is a holiday place to be with family. We didn't choose Patong to stay in Phukett as it is very busy place and we wanted to chill http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Bugis-Village/blog-230212.html I am already in Bangkok but this is just quick entry and pictures from Agra Taj Mahal.This is a beautiful monumet which was built by some guy who loved his wife so much and when she died he decided to built it in her memory.City agra is 4 hours drive in the South if Delhi. There is nothing interesting in Agra apart of Taj Mahal. Delhi dissapointed me so much so maybe that's why I sterted to fee http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/Central/Bangkok/blog-227748.html