Adventures in Latin America & Europe 2006

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Welcome.

This is a travelogue of my 6 month voyage around the globe from Dec 2005 to June 2006.

The trip will encompass: * 3 months in South America (Chile, Argentina, Peru, Bolivia & Brazil) * 1 month in Mexico and Cuba, and * 2 months in Europe (UK, Spain, Italy, Greece, Croatia)

Photos, stories and anecdotes will be posted up here as I backpack around the globe.

If keen, you can subscribe to the travelogue and be notified via email after every update. You can also post on a guestbook.

Enjoy.

Tom

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  The big plan.   Melbourne, Australia on Sep 12, 2005 1 picture 1 comment
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  Llegó a Santiago   Santiago, Chile on Dec 7, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Walkin' round Santiago   Santiago, Chile on Dec 9, 2005 6 pictures 2 comments
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  Beach time with Neil Cannon   Viña del Mar, Chile on Dec 10, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  When it´s time to party we will party hard   Valparaiso, Chile on Dec 15, 2005 7 pictures 2 comments
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  Beaches, Baby, Jazz, and Carretes   Santiago, Chile on Dec 18, 2005 5 pictures 4 comments
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  Lake Villarrica   Villarrica, Chile on Dec 21, 2005 2 pictures 1 comment
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  Adventure in Pucón   Pucón, Chile on Dec 23, 2005 11 pictures 1 comment
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  Merry Xmas   Curico, Chile on Dec 27, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Final days in Santiago   Santiago, Chile on Dec 29, 2005 5 pictures 1 comment
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  Coastal partying   Valparaiso, Chile on Jan 2, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Land of the Incas   Cusco, Peru on Jan 7, 2006 11 pictures 1 comment
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  Inca Trail to Machu Picchu   Machu Picchu, Peru on Jan 10, 2006 23 pictures 2 comments
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  Lago Titicaca   Isla del Sol, Bolivia on Jan 12, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  A truly South American capital city   La Paz, Bolivia on Jan 14, 2006 1 picture 0 comments
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  Salt plains, Bubbling geysers and midsummer snow   Uyuni, Bolivia on Jan 18, 2006 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Transit in Sucre   Sucre, Bolivia on Jan 19, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Tropical Summer   Santa Cruz, Bolivia on Jan 23, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Pantanal Wetlands - with a few million mozzies   Corumbá, Brazil on Jan 27, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Spectacular Iguazu Falls   Foz do Iguacu, Brazil on Jan 30, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Random side trip to Uruguay   Montevideo, Uruguay on Feb 1, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Steak, tango, and fútbol   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Feb 9, 2006 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Brief stopover in quaint little ex-smuggling port   Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay on Feb 10, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Finally, some proper beaches!   Punta del Este, Uruguay on Feb 11, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Tiny fishing village, miles of beaches   Punta del Diablo, Uruguay on Feb 13, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Brazil's Beautiful Beaches   Florianópolis, Brazil on Feb 17, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Cidade Maravilhosa   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Feb 22, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Carnaval!!!!!   Salvador, Brazil on Mar 3, 2006 13 pictures 0 comments
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  More fun in Rio   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Mar 6, 2006 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Tacos, Pyramids and more futbol!   Mexico City, Mexico on Mar 10, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Hustlers, History and Harmonies in Havana   La Habana, Cuba on Mar 14, 2006 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Scenic overload   Viñales, Cuba on Mar 15, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Remote beach on the Caribbean Sea   Maria la Gorda, Cuba on Mar 17, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Transit back to Havana, and Baseball   La Habana, Cuba on Mar 18, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Colonial Town, and more Caribbean beaches!   Trinidad, Cuba on Mar 22, 2006 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Last day in Cuba   La Habana, Cuba on Mar 23, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  "Riviera Maya", it could be a US state   Playa del Carmen, Mexico on Mar 27, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Mayan ruins and underwater cave systems   Cobá, Mexico on Mar 28, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Chicken Schnitzel?   Chichén Itzá, Mexico on Mar 29, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  3rd day of continuous ruins   Uxmal, Mexico on Mar 31, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Mexican Tropical Jungle Stuff   Palenque, Mexico on Apr 1, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Crocodiles and Reggae Music   San Cristóbal, Mexico on Apr 4, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Crazy "Mexican Pipeline" surf beach   Puerto Escondido, Mexico on Apr 6, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Turtle-watching and more tropical beach   Mazunte, Mexico on Apr 7, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Back amongst 25 million   Mexico City, Mexico on Apr 10, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  London is cool   London, United Kingdom on Apr 16, 2006 12 pictures 1 comment
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  Contemporary art and pintxos   Bilbao, Spain on Apr 17, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Mullets galore amid Basque nationalism   San Sebastián, Spain on Apr 19, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Large beers and flamenco in Madrid   Madrid, Spain on Apr 21, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Walled city of Toledo   Toledo, Spain on Apr 22, 2006 5 pictures 1 comment
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  Bon Jovi, ACDC, and Real Madrid   Madrid, Spain on Apr 24, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Flamenco, bullfights, and very large fiesta   Sevilla, Spain on Apr 27, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  A totally different world - Arabic Africa!   Marrakesh, Morocco on Apr 29, 2006 10 pictures 1 comment
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  Snapshot of a moment of delirium   Tangier, Morocco on Apr 30, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Classic Andalucia   Granada, Spain on May 2, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  The Catalan city of Gaudí   Barcelona, Spain on May 5, 2006 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Transit somewhere in France   Somewhere in the south-east of France, France on May 6, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Transit in Milan   Milano, Italy on May 6, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Gondolas, glass making and those crazy canals   Venezia, Italy on May 7, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Home of FERRARI !!!!!   Maranello, Italy on May 7, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Florence - Renaissance Glory   Firenze, Italy on May 9, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Leaning Tower   Pisa, Italy on May 10, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Hiking in Cinque Terre   Riomaggiore (Cinque Terre), Italy on May 11, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Sights around every corner, and 3 big nights   Roma, Italy on May 14, 2006 15 pictures 1 comment
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  Napoli / Pompeii / Ischia   Napoli, Italy on May 17, 2006 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Amalfi Coast   Amalfi, Italy on May 20, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  The Acropolis, that's it.   Athens, Greece on May 22, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Greek Island hopping, that's right.   Santorini, Greece on May 26, 2006 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Naxos   Naxos, Greece on May 28, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Paros   Paros, Greece on May 30, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Back in Leaning Tower Land   Pisa, Italy on Jun 1, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Whistlestop walk around Lucca   Lucca, Italy on Jun 1, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Michelangelo's Marble Quarries   Carrara, Italy on Jun 2, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Viareggio   Viareggio, Italy on Jun 5, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  "Pearl of the Adriatic"   Dubrovnik, Croatia on Jun 6, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  A day in Montenegro   Kotor, Serbia and Montenegro on Jun 8, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Dubrovnik again   Dubrovnik, Croatia on Jun 9, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Split, Brac, and Hvar   Split, Croatia on Jun 14, 2006 9 pictures 0 comments
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  The home straight back in London   London, United Kingdom on Jun 16, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Home at last   Melbourne, Australia on Jun 18, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments