The road through the Atacama

April 14th 2011
Another day, another country. And we had done this trip before, 4 years ago. A short stop in Arica while we waited for a bus connection, and it was back on the bus, through the driest desert in the world – the Atacama. A place where no actual rain has been recorded in places, and it looked that way. The place was dry – no vegetation, none at all. Not even little saltbush plants, or spinifex ... read more

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Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more

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Klaire and Adam

Welcome to Coles’ New World - the amazingly imaginative titled account of the Coles’ trip to...the New World. And the Old World. And a bit of Asia. If, like us, you’ve read any other travel blogs, you’ll know that we’re supposed to “quit our jobs!!!” and “all our friends told us we were crazy!!” and “my mom was crying and saying we’d have our faces sewn onto a soccerball in Mexico..” Well, not for Aussies. Not uncommon, actually (although we’re not doing the year in the UK thing). Klaire’s a lawyer, so will get a new job no dramas (probably her old one back), I... full info

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