Blogs from Temp, Antarctica - page 7

Joskus on vain annettava periksi... Esimerkiksi sille, etta itse pelkaa hullun lailla jotain maata, koska on kuullut siita pelottavia, vaikkakin myos positiivisia kokemuksia, mutta kun insinoori haluaa uusia kokemuksia niin ei se auta. On lahdettava paivaksi Paraguayhin. Hotelli Residencia Colonin (yosijamme taalla Posadassa) omistaja rouva, jonka englanninkielentaito on tuonut meille monta ilon hetkea, saattoi meidat itse aamulla pysakille, josta saimme paikallisbussin rajan yli Paraguayhin. Bussi oli yllatykseksemme tupaten taynna vaikka oli sunnuntai-aamu, mutta olimme kylla kuulleetkin, etta Argentiinalaiset kayvat vahan valia hamstraamassa elektroniikkaa ja taloustavaroita naapuriomaasta, koska hintaerot ovat melkoiset. Matkakaverimme olivat todella ystavallisia kun kuulivat minne olemme matkalla ja useampi alkoi sopimaan kuka auttaa meidat oikealle pysakille ja kuka tulee mukaa... read more

Mercredi, embarquement pour Ilha Grande, Etat de Rio de Janeiro, 3 000 habitants. Un petit bout de paradis posé sur l´océan, envahi par la forêt tropicale et bordé de plus de 100 plages. Vu qu´on est supposé être en hiver en ce moment, c´est la saison creuse, donc pas beaucoup de touristes et des plages désertes avec un grand allemand en maillot de bain qui marche avec son masque et son tuba sur la tête. Nous ne pouvons pas passer inapperçus sur cette île, Pat est le plus grand et je suis la seule asiatique. On est la curiosité des locaux ce qui est plutôt sympa. Même si la conversation en portugais n´est pas très élaborée de notre côté, on ne manque pas de faire des rencontres aussi bien avec des jeunes que des vieux. Le ... read more

Organised a trip to Peru, Machu Picchu... 4 days.... well I think i have made this trip to short but will see how it pans out... leave Quito 15:30 monday afternoon and will be back in Quito thursday at 13:30 thursday afternoon...sounds crazy thats because it is..... arrive in Lima... hotel... sleeep 11pm up at 4am to catch flght to Cuzco.. got to Cuuzco at 7am and was to late for the train to Machu Picchu.. met a tour operator and organised a taxi to catch the narrow gauge train that goes to Machu Picchu... in the mountains driving like a crazy man in the moutain passes.. ... read more

Well its looks like I finally have some time to write to you all. Made it to Buenos Aires ok. Is a long time travelling to get here- 27 hours in total- but flights were good. Had two days to wander aroung the city and now i know why they call it the Paris of the americas- i think this place is the same size as France!Oh my god - definitely glad i have lots of time to see the place. Met the group for the trip south and all seem really nice. Flight down to Ushuaia was really scenic as we stopped in El Calafate on the way so the views of the glacier were really great. And on to the ship! Quick tour of the national park before we got on the boat and ... read more

Well we arrived late the other night from Sao Paulo to a really nice hostel just over the border in Argentina. We lucked out getting a ride here and whizzed through the border after skipping a huge line of people and cars, passport stamped we checked into our room (thankfully we reserved in advance). The hostel here is pretty cool, reminds us of a summer camp with a huge common area containing pool tables, table tennis (I beat Jacky twice, she is not very good at table tennis at all) and chess. A huge pool, nice bar and questionable restaurant round off the delightful paradise just outside of Puerto Iguazu. Yesterday we visited the falls, which were quite breathtaking, the hikes got me excited since I need to get ready for Patagonia, but unfortunately they were ... read more