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Posted by Lina and/or Bob on Jun 2, 2012

The not so standard Australia

After my hospitalization in Tahiti, we had to book out some flights. During booking at a travel agent in town I wasn’t completely walking straight up yet, so Air New Zealand wanted to make sure I could fly according the doctors. Now we had to go back to the clinic and ask for permission. The surgeon was coincidentally available to examine the wound. The stitches had been inflamed, so he cleaned the...

Posted by Lina and/or Bob on May 25, 2012

Leave nothing but footsteps behind! Not for Bob

Tahiti Sad to leave Easter Island we left late at night to catch a flight to Tahiti. Marcello, our hotel owner dropped us of and gave us a little goodbye gift. A Necklace with the image of the famous statues of the island. We had a great time on Easter Island even though it is a small island but a very welcome break from South America. So different, so relaxed, so islandish. I remember Lina saying how can...

Posted by Lina and/or Bob on Apr 29, 2012

Easter Island

I am so excited to visit Easter Island. As a little boy heard from this mysterieus island discovered by a Dutch discoverer. He discovered this Island in isolation on Easter Sunday and the name was born. In history class they had stories about this trip and my imagination went wild and I fantasised what it would be like. I made a promise to myself right there and than that I would visit once. I wanted to...

Posted by Lina and/or Bob on Apr 27, 2012

Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu “Old Peak” With help of Wikipedia here are some facts. The pre colombian 15th-century Inca site located 2,430 metres asl. Machu Picchu is located in the Cusco Region of Peru, South America. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru. 80 km northwest of Cusco. Often referred to as the “Lost City of the Incas”, it is perhaps the most...

Posted by Lina and/or Bob on Apr 10, 2012

A Long Walk through the Colca Canyon

After a long travel day from La Paz – Copacabana (Lake Titicaca) we arrived in Puno to stay overnight, so we could catch a bus the next straight to Arequipa. Driving into Arequipa was an adventure on itself. We never saw so many bad accidents in our life, and the drive in is not very clean. As we drove into the city we saw a similar bus completely smashed at the seats were we were sitting, and a...

Posted by Lina and/or Bob on Mar 15, 2012

The Road of Death – La Paz, Bolivia

Death Road The city of La Paz is in itself an attraction. All the traditional costumes the women wear is fantastic. The markets, the streets are super busy and traffic jams everywhere. You can’t say this city is not lively. Especially during carnival. The top attraction here in La Paz is the death road. road snakes through the Andes mountains and is just wide enough for two cars (4,5m). On one site the...

Posted by Lina and/or Bob on Mar 12, 2012

Day 1 of Heaven on Earth – Uyuni, Bolivia

Uyuni We took a local bus for about 7 hours to Uyuni. This place is famous for it’s endless salt flats and it’s amazing landscape. As we arrived in town the city was filled with backpackers and the gas station was lined up. More than in any other town we had seen before. After checking into our hotel we tried to book a tour. Most people book a three day tour over the salt flats and surrounding area. As...

Posted by Lina and/or Bob on Mar 10, 2012

Beauty and Danger in the Pantanal

We arrived at a intersection were all cars were parked in the middle to meet the tourists. Just the middle of the highway? Is this it? Sure is! We loaded into the back of a pick up truck and we were on our way again and arrived shortly after to our home for the next few nights. It was a rustic place that reminded me a lot of what summer camp must be like. The best thing of course was that the...