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South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department July 23rd 2012

Heya everyone ! So I have finally left the crap Internet signal and arrived here in sucre! I finished my trip in potosI by going down a working Bolvian mine. It was amazing, for some reason I thought it would be an old mine that wasn't used however it was quite the opposite! We got to see all the men at work and also got to see them loading some dinomite into the wall and then movingblack to hear and feel it! Got somevideos but they wOnt upload onto my blog from my phone. The conditions were awful that they living and at some points only the little ones - like me!! Couldgift through the holes to get to the other mines! After leaving the mine we had a last night in potosi as then headed ... read more
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South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department July 20th 2012

Hey guys here are the photos from salt flats and uyuni havnt had a chance to do them so far due to wifi but luckily came across this little place with wifi Love you all Xxxxxxxxx... read more
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South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Uyuni July 20th 2012

Heya guys! Sorry I haven't been in contact for ages when I left San Pedro I also appear to have left phone signal Internet and general civerlisation! We left sunny San Pedro to head for the other side of a mountain that separates Chillie and Bolivia. When we crossed the boarder for Bolivia we gradually reached higher altitides to get to boarder control. Very different from our boarder control. Bolivian boarder control consisted of a hut with a desk and two people stamping people in and out of the country. I got a headache as soon as we got there and new it would just be down hill from then. We moved all our belongings into 4x4 trucks - they are the only things that can cross the dessert and salt flats because it is literally ... read more

South America » Chile July 16th 2012

HOla from my faveorite stop so far!Still in the little town of San pedro. Today we went sand boarding it was amazing. I couldn't stop the first time so screamed the whole way down until I landed flat on my bum! There are some funny photos but they are on a cd and cameras. So can't upload them until I'm home! (incase anyone was wondering sand boarding is snowboarding down a sand dune on a big board that your feet are strapped to. After an energetic 2 and a half hours doing that - and a tiny bit of sun bathing on the dune we headed back. Tried a local Ice cream today was amazing ! Defo need after lack of food previous days! Would recommend it and bring some out but it's a bit far ... read more
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South America » Chile July 15th 2012

Hello everyone!! On Friday on our last day in la serena we went to a little museum which had one of the only statues taken off Easter island in it, its prettyannexing how huge it is - I put a picture up but wasn't allowed to stand next to it to show how huge it was! They also had a few mummified bodies from inca times and shrunken heads. The others didn't believe they were real heads but I assured them they were as good old pit rivers museum taught me! We left la serena on a night bus - which was already delayed 1 hour. The bus was ment to be 17 hours however we broke downjust outside the town where the minors were saved a couple of years ago. After getting back on the ... read more
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South America » Chile July 12th 2012

Hello home! Hope you are all ok! Early night last after a couple of pisco sours and a warming beef soup it was off to bed for me at 10.30!pisco sours is a local cocktail, pisco is the popular spirt which was origInally made in Peru. Pisco sours is made with pisco, lime juice, sugar and sometimes egg white! It was up early today to go and see some penguins! He drove through parts of the desert which had amazing views. We got to the little fishing village and took a boat to the islandwhere we saw penguins, seals and diving birds. Whenit's not so windy you can normally see dolphins. Your not aloud on the island with them as its a untouched habitat for them. We thenstopped off at next island for a swim! Howevever ... read more
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South America » Chile July 12th 2012

Hey guys think I worked out how to put pictures up here are the ones so far... read more
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South America July 11th 2012

H. Guys! Hope the weather is getting better back at home in the UK!? It's really sunny here so I go outside expecting it to be really hot and it's really not CHILLIE IS CHILLY!! Me being me packed 3 pairs of shorts, maxi dress, play suit, 3bikinis and 3 pairs of shoes. So the leggins and hoodie are out and sadly all my lovely summery clothes are in the backpack untouched! planning on going to the beach at some point and scaring the locals with my pasty body and being typically British and ignoring the cold! So anyway sorry for not blogging yesterday not too much to report. We had a freeday to explore more of santiago, we went to a couple of meseaums the first was about the chillien civil war which happened in ... read more

South America » Chile July 9th 2012

Hi everyone! So after an emotional bye at the airport and getting teary on the plane because I couldn't swap flights I then realised it was a 14 hour flight! So a couple of awful hours of sleep and three films later I arrived at Santiago airport in chillie. Then had to get a taxi on my own to the hotel. I was terrified and got teary again because I couldn't find anyone at the hotel who was doing the same as me. However after a minute they introduced themselves and asked if I was Emma on the trip. After that they took me around the citylee went to local markets food places and finally walked up a massive hill with amazing views! While climbing up the hill we meet some more locals - humming birds! ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom July 2nd 2012

Hello everyone! Only a few days to go so I thought I would test out the blog! Bit scared about the planes as many of you will no I hate planes! But so excited about getting over there! Found out the weathers not going to be really hot so no sun tan for me ;) anyway love to everyone and I hope you enjoy reading about my travels :) xxxxxxxxx... read more




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