South America The Inca Trek & Machu Picchu, Peru Up at 3:30am, picked up at 4:30am. Courtney feeling stunning and ready for action.... We drive 2 and a half hours to point 82 km. This included a hairy moment where the road had half collapsed into the river. We (including the driver) weren't sure if
South America Cusco, Peru We arrive into Cusco around 2pm. We go for a wander with our backpacks on. Not really sure where the hostel is, since we don't have a map or internet. We are a little nervous about the altitude. Cusco is at 3500 meters and can take your breath
South America Lima, Peru We get the red eye to Lima and sleep through most o the short 5 hour plane ride. We cab it to the hostel (we are now more scared of taxis than flying), note that they brew their own beer and head off for a bite and some exploring. Keeping
South America Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 22 hours on a bus later and we arrive at Rio at about 5pm. A short cab ride to Copacabana and we are some where in the vicinity of our accommodation. The cab driver is a little confused by the address, and rightly so. We are staying in a favela
South America Foz Do Iguaçu, Brazil Breakfast and a dip done, we decided to not bother with the Brazilian side of the falls. It was more expensive and basically just different views of the same falls. So we headed for the bus terminal. We are itching to get to Rio. Unfortunately we have a 6 hour
South America Iguazu Falls, Argentina Arrived into Iguazu around 10am, both feeling pretty good. Had some breakfast, dropped our bags in a locker and jumped on the first bus headed to the falls (the Argentina side). We were there shortly after and hiked it straight to the main attraction. Our first sights of the falls
South America Buenos Aires, Agrentina The bus rolled in around 11. We both slept like babies so feeling pretty good. Decided to trek all the way across town to our hostel. Probably about 5kms straight down the main street. This city is very cool. So European. Lots of cafes. Hostel was a little difficult to
South America Mendoza, Argentina Walked back to the Valparaiso terminal and got on the bus for Mendoza, which is just over the border in Argentina. The border happens to be the Andes ranges. 7000km long, 500km wide. The bus over these mountains was incredible. The road was either still being built in places, or
South America Valparaíso, Chile Rocking about 4 hours sleep we got up and checked out. Caught a taxi to the bus terminal and got our tickets to Valparaiso (Valpo), an old port town with tonnes of "culture". The trip took 2 hours. Valpo is a very tired looking town. Much more run
South America Santiago, Chile Woke up feeling a million bucks at 6am. Too bad Santiago doesn't really wake up till 9 or 10 though. We strolled around the empty streets and grabbed a coffee from the only place that was open. Climbed up Cerro Santa Lucia which was right near our apartment.