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Abel Tasman Coastal and Inland Track
The Abel Tasman Coastal Track in Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand's smallest national park, is the most popular of DOC's Eight 'Great Walks' - rugged granite headlands, sheltered coves, sweeping...
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Queen Charlotte Track
We caught an overnight bus from Auckland to Wellington then caught the 8:30am interisland ferry, Kaitaki, from Wellington across the Cook Straight and through Queen Charlotte Sound to Picton on New...
View ArticleGoodbye South America - Hello New Zealand
We've had a fantastic three and a half months in South America and visited some amazing places that we'll never forget, but we're not sorry to be leaving. We may be back again one day though as we...
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SAO PAULO
Our last morning in Rio, we had breakfast, packed then had a final wander and drink on Copacabana beach before catching a taxi to the airport to fly to Sao Paulo. Here we met up with a good Brazilian...
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BA - RIO Days 16&17 - RIO
Day 16: we left Ilha Grande in the morning at 9am, on a smaller boat this time rather than a big ferry, to the small port of Mangaratiba then had a, supposedly, two hour bus journey to Rio. The...
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BA - RIO Days 13-15 Ilha Grande
Day 13: in the morning we caught a 3 hour bus from Paraty heading north up the dramatic Brazilian coast, getting closer to Rio, followed by an hour and a half ferry ride to Ilha Grande. Ihla Grande...
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BA - RIO Days 11 & 12 - Paraty
Day 11: today was another drive day, our overnight bus from Foz do Iguazu arrived in Sao Paulo about 10am. We then had a two hour wait for our next bus to Paraty. The bus station was huge though,...
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BA - RIO Day 10 Paraguay
We had a bonus trip today to visit Paraguay, we didn't know it was included in the trip but Fernanda our guide likes to offer it as an option as Foz do Iguazu is just twenty minutes drive from...
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BA - RIO Day 8&9 Iguazu Falls
Day 8: Our overnight bus arrived in Puerto Iguazu, still in Argentina, at midday. We then got mini buses and transferred through the border to Brazil and to our hotel in Foz do Iguazu town, Brazil's...
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BA to RIO Days 4 - 7 Estancia Stay
Day 4: We caught a public bus again today from Montevideo, a five hour journey to Tacuarembo town in the heart of Uruguay. (The buses are very comfortable with lots of room and reclining seats). Here...
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BA to RIO Days 2 & 3
Day 2: We left Buenos Aires this morning and caught a ferry across the Rio de La Plata leaving Argentina to Colonia Del Sacramento, Uruguay. The colonial city of Colonia del Sacramento is the oldest...
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Buenos Aries/BA to RIO Day 1
We caught a 9am flight from Ushuaia to Buenos Aries arriving in BA at 12:30. Here we start the final leg of our South American adventure joining another trip tomorrow with Intrepid Travel where we...
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Ushuaia - Glacier Martial
Last night our B&B owner, Raul, entertained his guests playing Argentine tango music on his accordion. He also explained a bit about the history of the tango , in Spanish though so we couldn't...
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Ushuaia - Penguins!
We woke up to more snow again today, it was much colder too than yesterday - perfect weather for penquins! We joined a six hour trip ran by Piratours to visit Martillo Island, 90km from Ushuaia,...
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Ushuaia Maritime & Prison Museum
We woke up to a cold wet snowy day today in Ushuaia, it was forecast and is a normal spring day for the locals. From our b&b there are normally clear views of the harbour and bay, not today with...
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Ushuaia: Boat Trip to 'H' Island
Today we went on a four hour boat trip on the Beagle Channel booked through 'Tres Marias' to H Island, Argentina's southernmost island and a Natural Reserve. We had good views back to Ushuaia from the...
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South America Days 63 - 64
Day 63: The final full day of our 64 day overland trip with Dragoman and a free day in Ushuaia so everyone did their own thing during the day then we all met up for a farewell meal in the evening....
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South America Day 62
We left Torres del Paine National Park early this morning, 6:30am, as we had a long 600kms drive towards Tierra del Fuego and Ushuaia, the city at the end of the world! We definitely had the best of...
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South America Day 57 - 61 Torres Del Paine National Park
Day 57: We left El Calafate today and drove south again to Torres del Paine National Park where we are spending the next five days. We had to cross the border again from Argentina back into Chile, a...
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South America Day 56
Today we had a group tour to Perito Moreno Glacier, Argentina's most famous and third largest glacier at the west end of lake Argentino in Los Glaciares National Park. Perito Moreno Glacier is a...
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