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Friday, November 06, 2009

I love NZ mentality


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In which South American country would you prefer me to live in?

Where am I now?

I am home now since mi december 2010.
Still a few articles to come....


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My songs of South America

In the past months I have always heard these songs and whatever I think of them they represent this continent for me. Put them on youtube while you have a look at my blog, please do not watch the videoclips, I never did and don´t want to

Llamada de emergencia - Daddy Yankee
Niña Bonita - Chino y Nacho
Que tengo que hacer - Daddy Yankee
Grupo 5 - Te Vas
Aventura - Dile Al Amor
Tony Dize - El Doctorado
Luis Henrique - Yo no se mañana
Marta Sanchez - colgando en tus manos
Dilbert Aguilar - agonia de amor
Eusebio hato Grados - anciones de Oro Pio Pio
Tommy Portugal - Me gusta
Aullagas - Linda Morenita
Yolanda Ve Cool vs DCup - We No Speak Americano

And to finish one song from Laos and Thailand I heard millions of times last year, even the clip is fun

Peru

My visit of peru is scheduled to be split in two.
The first part I visit mostly the coast of the country and the north with the exception of Arequipa and Lima.
In the north Trujillo and Chiclayo are on the coast while Cajarmarca and Chachapoyas (with great ruins) are inland.

Second visit to Peru with a trekking spree near Huaraz (trek of the Huayhash), el Choquequirao and the Ausangate.
The famous Machu Picchu and Cusco and its region (soon).
My visit to the family of Susan who owns the restaurant Muña in the sacred valley near Cusco, and the oasis of Huacachina.

More on the region of Cusco with Moray, the two sides of Cusco (turistic and genuine), Maras where I teach.

Finally one album for the moment of Bolivia where I spent less than two days but they were worth it.

Colombia

My pictures of Colombia from South to North, most of the time with Sam and Vinc.
My trip started in the white city Popayan and went on to the tumbs of an old unknown civilization in Tierradentro.
From there, I continued to the zona cafetera, Medellin and Bogota for 2 wonderful weeks, with a small detour in Boyaca.
I then went to the Carribean Coast to visit la ciudad perdida, el parque Tayrona and Cartagena for a lot of heat (and mosquitos).

Ecuador

Like Peru I will visit Ecuador in two times.
After a slow start in Cuenca, I went ahead to Baños before my highlight of this country, the Quilotoa loop.
I then went to hide in Quito for the Easter week end before stopping in Otavalo, my last stop before Colombia.
On my way back south, I made stops in Mindo, the rainy forest, Crucita on the coast and Vilcabamba the former relaxed town invaded by old people and hippies.

My time in Chile

It starts with Santiago, then I headed South to the region of the lakes with stops in Pucón, Valdivia and Puerto Varas before contuing to Chiloe where I have spent Christmas.

But the real adventure in Chile begun when I started the carretera austral and got into Patagonia. It took me approximately 2.5 weeks to get from Chaiten to Villa O Higgins, 1,000 kms south.
After Chaiten, the ghost town after a volcano carpeted it with ashes, I went to Coyhaique, Cochrane and Tortel to finally get to Villa O Higgins.
it was then time to do a small shortcut to Argentina after crossing the border on foot and see the Fitz Roy and the Perito Moreno.
My last stop in Patagonia was the popular Torres del Paine for a demanding 6 days trek.

After a stop in Santiago to get some energy and see some friends with whom I went to Valparaiso, I started to go north with two stops in La Serena and San Pedro de Atacama before crossing into Peru

New Caledonia

All my pictures of New Caledonia in one album

New Zealand

I start with the Southern Island:
My favourite place in the Southern Island: Wanaka wonderful its lake and Mt Aspiring not far.

The high peaks of the Southern Island in Lake Tekapo and Mt Cook.
Arthur's Pass where I did two really good treks
Kaikora (Seals) and Christchurch
Akaroa, a French settlement now a quiet tourist destination.
Abel Tasman NP, near Nelson where I did a multi-day trek
Franz Joseph glacier, my first glacier ever
Te Anau: The doubtful sound (it is a fjord) and views from the hill on the lake

And here are the three albums of the Northern Island. Not as many pictures because the weather was not as nice and I did fewer places.
First the North of Auckland with the Bay of Island and the Cape Rienga (Top North of NZ).
Then Taupo and the Tongariro Crossing (as much as I could see).
And to finish the Coromandel Peninsula where the fun was finally back



Australia

The visit of Liolio

My time in Sydney

This is what I did on the East Coast:
Cairns (1st time)
Cairns to Brisbane
Byron Bay
Yamba

Japan

These are all the photo albums of Japan with comments.
The best-of walks you through my 3.5 weeks and why I love Japan

South East Asia


Laos
Thailand
Bangkok
Thai islands
Kanchanauri
East Cambodia
Angkor
Battambang
Phnom Penh
Saigon & Mekong delta
Easyriders
Jungle Beach
Getting into Vietnam
Vietnam: Hanoi and Halong Bay
Departure with friends