Al & Katie's backpacking bonanza
About this blog
Welcome to Al & Katie's travelblog!
We hope that you enjoy reading about our adventures as we make our way around S.E. Asia, Australia & New Zealand and South America...
With a bit of luck we'll be visiting the following countries: Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay & Brazil.
Will Al be able to survive without Radio 5 Live or Match of the Day?! Will Katie be able to survive without 800 pairs of shoes and Pizza Express?!
Read on to find out...
Trip Start
Sep 02, 2007
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Trip End
May 01, 2008
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There are 243 entries in this blog
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Leaving the U.K. -
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Day 1 - London to Bangkok -
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Day 2 - Bangkok -
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Day 3 - Bangkok -
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Day 4 - Bangkok to Phitsanulok -
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Day 5 - Sukhothai historical park -
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Day 6 - Phitsanulok to Chiang Mai -
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Day 7 - Chiang Mai -
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Day 8 - Chiang Mai (rafting etc) -
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Day 9 - Chiang Mai to Huay Xai -
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Day 10 - Huay Xai to Luang Namtha -
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Day 11 - Luang Namtha trek (day 1) -
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Day 12 - Luang Namtha trek (day 2) -
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Day 13 - Luang Namtha to Nong Khiaw -
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Day 14 - Nong Khiaw -
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Day 15 - Nong Khiaw to Luang Prabang -
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Day 16 - Luang Prabang -
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Day 17 - Luang Prabang -
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Day 18 - Luang Prabang to Hanoi -
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Day 19 - Hanoi -
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Day 20 - Hanoi to Ha Long Bay -
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Day 21 - Ha Long Bay to Hue -
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Day 22 - Hue -
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Day 23 - Hue -
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Day 24 - Hue to Hoi An -
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Day 25 - Hoi An -
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Day 26 - Hoi An to Nha Trang -
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Day 27 - Nha Trang to Dalat -
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Day 28 - Dalat -
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Day 29 - Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City -
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Day 30 - HCMC to Mekong Delta -
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Day 31 - Mekong Delta to HCMC -
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Day 32 - Cu Chi tunnels & HCMC -
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Day 33 - HCMC to Phu Quoc island -
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Day 34 - Phu Quoc island -
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Day 35 - Phu Quoc island -
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Day 36 - Phu Quoc island -
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Day 37 - Phu Quoc island to HCMC -
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Day 38 - HCMC to Hong Kong -
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Day 39 - Hong Kong to London -
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Day 40 - London -
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Day 41 - London (Milly & Sven's wedding) -
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Day 42 - London to Hong Kong -
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Day 43 - Hong Kong to Bangkok -
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Day 44 - Bangkok to Phnom Penh -
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Day 45 - Phnom Penh -
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Day 46 - Phnom Penh -
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Day 47 - Phnom Penh to Battambang -
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Day 48 - Battambang to Siem Reap -
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Day 49 - Angkor Wat -
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Day 50 - Angkor Wat (sunrise) -
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Day 51 - Siem Reap to Bangkok -
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Day 52 - Bangkok to Ko Pha Ngan -
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Day 53 - Ko Pha Ngan -
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Day 54 - Ko Pha Ngan (Full Moon party) -
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Day 55 - Ko Pha Ngan to Krabi -
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Day 56 - Krabi to Railay bay -
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Day 57 - Railay bay -
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Day 58 - Railay bay -
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Day 59 - Railay bay > Ko Phi Phi > Singapore -
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Day 60 - Singapore -
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Day 61 - Singapore -
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Day 62 - Singapore to Perth -
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Day 63 - Perth to Busselton -
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Day 64 - Margaret River wine tour -
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Day 65 - Margaret River to Perth -
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Day 66 - Perth to Uluru (Ayers Rock) -
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Day 67 - Uluru (Ayers Rock) -
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Day 68 - Uluru (Ayers Rock) to Cairns -
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Day 69 - Cairns to Cape Tribulation -
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Day 70 - Cape Tribulation to Townsville -
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Day 71 - Townsville to Whitsunday Islands -
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Day 72 - Whitsunday Islands -
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Day 73 - Whitsunday Islands -
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Day 74 - Whitsunday Islands to Airlie Beach -
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Day 75 - Airlie Beach to Town of 1770 -
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Day 76 - Town of 1770/Agnes Water -
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Day 77 - Town of 1770 to Hervey Bay -
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Day 78 - Hervey Bay to Fraser Island -
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Day 79 - Fraser Island to Hervey Bay -
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Day 80 - Hervey Bay to Noosa -
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Day 81 - Noosa to Brisbane -
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Day 82 - Brisbane to Byron Bay -
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Day 83 - Byron Bay to Port Macquarie -
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Day 84 - Port Macquarie to Sydney -
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Day 85 - Sydney to the Blue Mountains -
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Day 86 - Blue Mountains to Sydney -
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Day 87 - Sydney -
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Day 88 - Sydney -
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Day 89 - Sydney -
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Day 90 - Sydney to Melbourne -
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Day 91 - Melbourne -
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Day 92 - Melbourne to Geelong -
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Day 93 - Geelong to Warnambool (Great Ocean Road) -
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Day 94 - Warnambool to Nuriootpa -
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Day 95 - Nuriootpa (Barossa Valley) -
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Day 96 - Nuriootpa to Auckland -
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Day 97 - Auckland to Rotorua -
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Day 98 - Rotorua to Lake Taupo -
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Day 99 - Lake Taupo to Turangi -
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Day 100 - Tongariro National Park -
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Day 101 - Wanganui to Wellington -
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Day 102 - Wellington to Blenheim -
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Day 103 - Blenheim to Kaikoura -
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Day 104 - Kaikoura to Franz Josef glacier -
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Day 105 - Franz Josef glacier to Wanaka -
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Day 106 - Wanaka -
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Day 107 - Wanaka -
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Day 108 - Wanaka to Queenstown -
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Day 109 - Queenstown to Te Anau -
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Day 110 - Te Anau to Milford Sound -
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Day 111 - Milford Sound to Queenstown -
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Day 112 - Queenstown to Mount Cook -
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Day 113 - Mount Cook to Christchurch -
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Day 114 - Christchurch (Xmas Day) -
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Day 115 - Christchurch -
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Day 116 - Christchurch to Russell -
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Day 117 - Russell (Bay of Islands) -
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Day 118 - Russell to Auckland -
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Day 119 - Auckland to Santiago -
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Day 120 - Santiago (New Year´s Eve) -
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Day 121 - Santiago -
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Day 122 - Santiago to Quito -
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Day 123 - Quito to Galapagos (Santa Cruz) -
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Day 124 - Galapagos Islands (Floreana) -
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Day 125 - Galapagos Islands (Española) -
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Day 126 - Galapagos Islands (Santa Fe) -
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Day 127 - Galapagos (North Seymour) to Quito -
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Day 128 - Quito -
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Day 129 - Quito -
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Day 130 - Quito -
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Day 131 - Quito -
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Day 132 - Quito to Lima -
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Day 133 - Lima to Arequipa -
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Day 134 - Arequipa -
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Day 135 - Arequipa to Colca Canyon -
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Day 136 - Colca Canyon -
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Day 137 - Colca Canyon to Arequipa -
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Day 138 - Arequipa to Cusco -
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Day 139 - Cusco -
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Day 140 - Cusco (Sacred Valley) -
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Day 141 - Cusco -
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Day 142 - Cusco to Ayapata (Inca Trail) -
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Day 143 - Ayapata to Chaquicocha (Inca Trail) -
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Day 144 - Chaquicocha to Wiñay Huayna (Inca Trail) -
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Day 145 - Wiñay Huayna to Cusco (Machu Picchu) -
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Day 146 - Cusco to Puno -
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Day 147 - Puno (Uros islands) -
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Day 148 - Puno to Copacabana -
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Day 149 - Isla del Sol (Lake Titicaca) -
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Day 150 - Copacabana to La Paz -
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Day 151 - La Paz -
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Day 152 - La Paz -
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Day 153 - Oruro (Carnaval) -
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Day 154 - La Paz -
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Day 155 - The Road of Death! -
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Day 156 - Coroico -
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Day 157 - Coroico to La Paz -
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Day 158 - La Paz to Sucre -
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Day 159 - Sucre -
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Day 160 - Sucre to Potosi -
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Day 161 - Potosi -
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Day 162 - Potosi (mine tour) -
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Day 163 - Potosi to Tupiza -
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Day 164 - Southwest Circuit (Day 1) -
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Day 165 - Southwest Circuit (Day 2) -
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Day 166 - Southwest Circuit (Day 3) -
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Day 167 - Southwest Circuit (Day 4) -
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Day 168 - Tupiza -
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Day 169 - Tupiza to La Quiaca -
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Day 170 - La Quiaca to Salta -
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Day 171 - Salta -
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Day 172 - Salta to Cafayate -
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Day 173 - Cafayate -
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Day 174 - Cafayate to Tucuman -
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Day 175 - Tucuman to Mendoza -
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Day 176 - Mendoza -
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Day 177 - Mendoza -
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Day 178 - Mendoza -
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Day 179 - Mendoza to Valparaiso -
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Day 180 - Valparaiso -
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Day 181 - Valparaiso to Pucon -
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Day 182 - Pucon to San Martin -
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Day 183 - San Martin to Bariloche -
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Day 184 - Bariloche -
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Day 185 - Bariloche to Perito Moreno -
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Day 186 - Perito Moreno to El Chalten -
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Day 187 - El Chalten -
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Day 188 - El Chalten -
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Day 189 - El Chalten to El Calafate -
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Day 190 - Moreno glacier -
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Day 191 - El Calafate to Puerto Natales -
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Day 192 - P.N. to Torres del Paine (Day 1) -
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Day 193 - Torres del Paine (Day 2) -
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Day 194 - Torres del Paine (Day 3) -
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Day 195 - Torres del Paine to P.N. (Day 4) -
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Day 196 - Puerto Natales -
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Day 197 - Puerto Natales to El Calafate -
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Day 198 - El Calafate to Buenos Aires -
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Day 199 - Buenos Aires -
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Day 200 - Buenos Aires -
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Day 201 - Buenos Aires -
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Day 202 - Buenos Aires -
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Day 203 - Buenos Aires (Boca game) -
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Day 204 - Buenos Aires to Colonia -
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Day 205 - Colonia to Puerto Iguazu -
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Day 206 - Puerto Igauzu -
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Day 207 - Puerto Iguazu to Foz de Iguacu -
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Day 208 - Foz de Iguacu to Dourados -
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Day 209 - Dourados to Bonito -
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Day 210 - Bonito -
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Day 211 - Bonito to Campo Grande -
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Day 212 - Campo Grande to Cuiaba -
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Day 213 - Pantanal trip -
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Day 214 - Pantanal trip -
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Day 215 - Pantanal trip -
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Day 216 - Cuiaba to Fortaleza -
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Day 217 - Fortaleza to Jericoacoara -
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Day 218 - Jericoacoara -
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Day 219 - Jericoacoara -
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Day 220 - Jericoacoara to Fortaleza -
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Day 221 - Fortaleza to Salvador -
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Day 222 - Salvador -
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Day 223 - Salvador to Morro de Sao Paulo -
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Day 224 - Morro de Sao Paulo -
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Day 225 - Morro de Sao Paulo -
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Day 226 - Morro de Sao Paulo to Itacare -
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Day 227 - Itacare -
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Day 228 - Itacare to Ilheus -
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Day 229 - Ilheus to Ouro Preto -
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Day 230 - Ouro Preto -
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Day 231 - Ouro Preto to Rio de Janeiro -
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Day 232 - Rio de Janeiro -
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Day 233 - Rio de Janeiro (favela tour) -
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Day 234 - Rio de Janeiro (Redeemer) -
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Day 235 - Rio de Janeiro (hang gliding) -
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Day 236 - Rio to Ilha Grande -
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Day 237 - Ilha Grande -
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Day 238 - Ilha Grande -
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Day 239 - Ilha Grande -
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Day 240 - Ilha Grande to Rio -
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Day 241 - Rio to Sao Paulo -
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Day 242 - Sao Paulo to London
