Biosfera Mariposa: For their heroics
Wandering wings, coniferous slopes & the final throes of a mighty migration.
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Paranal & Pan de Azúcar: The frontier
A brief insight into the chaotic and hopelessly uninformed way in which these tails are brought to you. In truth the only reason I had come to Chile was to establish why I had placed two little stars on the map of the country an indeterminable time ago, the first was Chuquicamata which I had
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Chuquicamata: Mobile megaliths
Travelling through the vast swathes of desert in Chile, one thing becomes apparent. The rate at which the country is extracting resource from the Earth is an order of magnitude greater than its neighbours. Copper, Sulphur, Nitrates (and bird shit) the industrial mining capabilities of this long narrow and unlikely nation, it seems at first
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San Pedro de Atacama: Four legged disciples
After the Argentinian odyssey that was Salta and Jujuy, arriving into San Pedro was somewhat of a surprise, this tiny desert oasis I would soon learn, has become the epicentre of tourism in Northern Chile. For me it was simply the shortest and most convenient route into the country but the passage from Argentina takes
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Provincias de Salta & Jujuy: Enough to feel awed
Inspiring.Unforgiving.Memorable After an early start from Aunsuncion, I hopped on a local bus heading to the sprawling mercado cuatro where seemingly a thousand buses pass every minute. I managed to flag down my next hourly bus to the border, walk over the frontier bridge, gather my exit and entry stamps just in time to hop
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Asunción: My half million
Friendly.Expressive.Empty Asunción is a strange kind of capital, but then Paraguay is a strange sort of country. Arriving in after a comfortable six hour coach journey where I managed to snatch the top floor front seat on the coach, something akin to getting the front seats on the DLR. To make another London comparison, walking
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Encarnación: Banished from the land!
Driven.Derelict.Deranged I’d read some accounts of crossing the border into Paraguay as a little on the sketchy side from previous travellers’ accounts. With the city of Cuidad Del Este forming the gateway into the vast jungles of Paraguay. Known for its discounted goods, it’s a well established haven for Brazilian shoppers doing the equivalent of
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Cabo Polonio: Festival spirit
What.A.Gem Sometimes exploring a new continent can be daunting, sometimes it can be exciting and sometimes it can absolute bliss, spending time in Cabo Polonio fits into the latter of these categories. This delightful little village on the Uruguayan Atlantic coast is accessed off the main road by an impressive off road camión ride through
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Buenos Aires: Unapologetically Classical
First visit to the good breeze
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Portland: No Hassle
Laid back Port Antonio and the beaches of Portland.
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The Blue Mountains: Vibrations from the valley
Drinking, smoking and trekking in the sanctuary that is the Blue Mountains.
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Santo Domingo: Bolivar, Churchill & Kennedy
Historical capital of the Latin Empire.
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Samana Peninsula: Hallowed Sands
Exploring the Samana peninsula
on the road, through the forests and on the beaches.
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Ile a Vache: A little gem
Paradise island off the south coast off Haiti with welcoming islanders and beautiful beaches.
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Kenscoff to Jacmel – Parc National La Visite
Tranquil.Languid.Refreshing I really love walking. Which is strange because in London I hate it, if I have to move more than three or fours metres it is on two wheels, and anything less than that feels slow and tedious. Yet take me out of the city and away from a bike and my desire
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Port-au-Prince: Little middle ground
Dense.Seething.Raw Travelling to countries that conventional wisdom tells you are dangerous and should be avoided is always interesting. Mainly because it reinforces the opinion that conventional wisdom is usually wrong. Sometimes based on opinions of people that have not experienced the very thing they are expounding their wisdom on. Yes, Haiti is the poorest in
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Pico Duarte: Soaring Pines
First.Big.Climb This first post from the Dominican Republic is coming from it’s highest point, and the tallest peak in the Caribbean, Pico Duarte. So named after arguably the Dominican’s most famous founding father Juan Pablo Duarte (the mountain was previously named after it’s slightly less popular former leader Rafael Trujillo who selflessly named the mountain
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Back on the road: Part II
After a thoroughly enjoyable two years back in the UK it’s time to make a break again, and this time I am looking for something more sustainable. Here I will document my attempt, successful or not, to live and work on the go. Exploring a new continent, learning a new language, trying to make a
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Sumatra: Big Orange Beard
On arrival into Medan airport we planned on getting aboard a bus which would take us to the main bus terminal for the city and from there get onward transport to Bukit Lawang where we would fit in our last three days in Indonesia. As we made our way out of the airport we were
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