2008
May 22nd Budget busting in Buenos Aires Argentina » Buenos Aires
May 23rd Water Water Everywhere Argentina » Misiones » Iguazú National Park
May 24th Border hopping Argentina » Misiones » Puerto Iguazú
May 27th The long haul to Mendoza Argentina » Santa Fe » Rosario
May 28th Mendoza Argentina » Mendoza
May 29th The Andes at last Argentina » Mendoza » Uspallata
May 30th Adios Argentina, Hola Chile Argentina » Mendoza » Uspallata
June 1st Vina del Mar & Valparaiso Chile » Valparaíso Region » Viña del Mar
June 3rd Copiapo Chile » Atacama » Copiapó
June 9th San Pedro – An oasis in the desert Chile » Antofagasta Region » San Pedro de Atacama
June 10th Desert dentists – not one for the squeamish Chile » Antofagasta Region » San Pedro de Atacama
June 13th Finally – Adios San Pedro! Chile » Antofagasta Region » San Pedro de Atacama
June 16th Bolivia! 4WD tour of High Andes & Salar de Uyuni Bolivia » Potosí Department » Salar de Uyuni
June 21st Uyuni & Tupiza – Isolated towns in South West Bolivia Bolivia » Potosí Department » Tupiza
June 23rd Oruro Bolivia » Oruro
June 28th Cochabamba Bolivia » Cochabamba
June 29th Walking in dinosaurs footprints – Torotoro National Park Bolivia » Cochabamba
July 4th La Paz – Shoe shine boys and traffic chaos Bolivia » La Paz
July 6th Bolivian Lake Titicaca – Copacabana & Isla del Sol Bolivia » La Paz Department » Isla del Sol
July 7th Hola Peru! Puno (and Sillustani) Peru » Puno » Lake Titicaca
July 9th Peruvian Lake Titicaca – Islas Flotantes, Amantani and Taquile Peru » Puno » Lake Titicaca
July 14th Civilisation & Condors – Arequipa & Colca Canyon Peru » Arequipa
July 16th Cuzco – The Halfway point 😦 Peru » Cusco
July 17th Machu Picchu – One of the seven wonders of the world Peru » Cusco » Machu Picchu
July 19th Sacred Valley – Ollantaytambo & Pisac Peru » Cusco » Sacred Valley
July 22nd Lima Peru » Lima
July 25th Huanchaco (Chan Chan & Trujillo) Peru » La Libertad » Huanchaco
July 28th Adios Peru Peru » Piura
July 30th Hola Ecuador! Macara & Loja Ecuador » South » Loja
August 1st Cucena – Panama hat shopping Ecuador » South » Cuenca
August 7th In the jungle with the Shuar Ecuador » South » Macas
August 10th Hunting for humpbacks in Puerto Lopez Ecuador » West » Puerto López
August 13th Quito – Colonial Splendour Ecuador » Quito
August 14th Adios Ecuador – last stop Otavalo Ecuador » North » Otavalo
August 17th Hola Colombia! Pasto & Popayan Colombia » Pasto
August 19th Armenia & Ibague – hopping to Bogota Colombia » Tolima » Ibagué
August 22nd Beautiful Bogota Colombia » Bogota
August 24th Walking in the Colombian Countryside – Villa de Leyva Colombia » Villa de Leyva
August 26th Still in the Colombian Highlands – San Gil & Barichara Colombia » San Gil
August 28th Bucaramanga & Giron – last of the Colombian highlands Colombia » Santander » Giron
August 30th Hot in Cartagena Colombia » Cartagena
September 1st Taganga – now we’re in the Caribbean Colombia » Taganga
September 3rd Tayrona National Park – paradise in a hammock Colombia » Santa Marta » Parque Nacional Tayrona
September 4th Adios Colombia – what they say & what we found
September 4th Crossing the border – Maicao, Colombia to Maracaibo, Venezuela Venezuela » Zulian » Maracaibo
September 10th Exploring the Venezuelan Andes Venezuela » Andes
September 11th Last stop – Caracas Venezuela » Caracas
September 12th 116 days later… South America