http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/solosister/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from solosister en-us Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:04:10 BST Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:04:10 BST Beaches and Ball in Brazil Next stop after Rio was Ilha Grande. Our first full day in Ilha Grande was spent on an awesome all day boat tour. It was a fantastically sunny day and we all just hung out on the boat music blasting basking in the sun. We were served water and Caprhinias all day. We got to stop at different beaches around the Island and go swimming and snorkling and the crew cook http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Ilha-Grande/blog-285188.html Picture Perfect Rio is somewhere that definitely stands out for me of all the places I saw in South America. Arriving in Rio was such a relief for me. As the plane touched down I felt a weight lift from my shoulders I had made it to the last section of my trip I was very excited that the next plane I had to get on would be the plane sending my back to North America. My time in Rio was s http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Ipanema/blog-284572.html First of all I have to apologize to everyone for not having done any updates in the last month of my travels. I am now home safe and sound and in one piece and experiencing the culture shock of returning home. The final month of my South American adventure was jam packed with amazing sights sounds tastes and experiences. I learned what it is truly like to be living out of a backpack jumpin http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Bahia/Salvador/blog-284565.html Despedidas DAY 1The morning after our sad farewells at the school and with the team Kate Kate and I hoped on a plane that landed us in La Paz Bolivia. From the airport we made our way to the bus station and Kate and I went on a wild goose chase to try to find the place where we needed to pick up the bus tickets we had arranged. Seeing as it was a public holiday everything was closed everyw http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Salar-de-Uyuni/blog-274261.html Go Go Go My oh my have I been slacking on my blogs In truth I actually just havent had a moment to take the time to shoot one off until now. I am currently in Santiago but I have lots to catch you all up on. The last two weeks with Perus Challenge were super jam packed. Selvy and Jane arrived back from their trip to Australia and the ball really got rolling on things. At the schoo http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Cusco/Inca-Trail/blog-274242.html Flying High and Bailing Out BoatsI canrsquot believe that has been over a month now that I have been living in Cusco. I have had heaps of incredible experiences and I have a few more to add to the list. April Foolrsquos Day this year was very special for me not because someone pulled an amazing prank but because I spent the day hurling myself off a cliff and flying high above Sacred Va http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Madre-de-Dios/Puerto-Maldonado/Amazon-Rainforest/blog-266095.html Big Blue Beautiful....and Burnt to a Crisp At 430 this morning eight of us fumbled back into the volunteer house and flopped into bed after a long but fantastic journey to Lake Titicaca. The adventure started at 630 on Thursday morning when we were picked up from the house and taken to the First Class bus terminal. For the next ten hours we were students to ourb friendly yet annoyin http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Puno/Lake-Titicaca-/blog-258992.html It's all part of the experience Where do I even start The past few days have been a whirlwind of great terrible amazing and eyeopening experiences. We'll start with the bad news...Unfortunately the night before leaving for Sacred Valley I got very very sick. It was one of the worst feelings I have ever experienced in my life but fortunately it passed very quickly. The doctor arrived http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Cusco/Cusco/Cusco/blog-257434.html Heights History and Hail I can't believe that a week has already gone by but I also can't believe that it has only been one week I guess when you have been in three different countries and four different cities within seven days your sense of time gets a little bit skewed. I have seen a lot of incredible things even just within the past 78 hours.During the day on Sunday Alvin Linda Tara http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Cusco/Cusco/Cusco/blog-255253.html Landing in Lima Hey everyone I have finally arrived in South America. After my dad left me at the Seattle airport I had my doubts whether I could actually do this alone but since landing in Peru my anxiety has been replaced with excitement. After searching for my name among the sea of signs at the airport in Lima I found my ride to the hotel in Miraflores. I soon learned that the speed l http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Lima/Lima/Miraflores/blog-253845.html