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Yosemite From
daveamerica
in Dave in America
(1569 days old)
Had the best time in Yosemite national park. Its a stunningly beautiful area with impressive granite rock formations and masses of pine forest. We got out and did a few walks, one on the 'mist trail',… more
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Los Angeles From
daveamerica
in Dave in America
(1569 days old)
LA was loads of fun. A very touristy experience, we visited Hollywood, and got very excited about the names of stars in the pavement, and their footprints in the concrete. We also spent a day at unive… more
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Sedona From
daveamerica
in Dave in America
(1577 days old)
Although the Grand Canyon was amazing, the real highlight of the time in Flagstaff was visiting the nearby state park of Sedona. This is an area of amazing red sandstone and green forests, and we spen… more
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Grand Canyon From
daveamerica
in Dave in America
(1577 days old)
The point of going to Flagstaff was as a base to visit the Grand Canyon, which was awesome! We went on a tour with the hostel, and stopped at various points around the canyon to admire the view, which… more
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Greyhound 2 From
daveamerica
in Dave in America
(1577 days old)
Getting from Albuquerque to our next destination, Flagstaff, was again a nightmare, huge delays with no explanation as to what was going on. The busses are driving us crazy!… more
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Albuquerque From
daveamerica
in Dave in America
(1581 days old)
Albuquerque was lots of fun. The town itself isn't that exciting, but the surrounding landscape is very impressive. We hired a car and drove around visiting extinct volcanoes surrounded by huge craggy… more
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Greyhound From
daveamerica
in Dave in America
(1581 days old)
Whenever I have met Americans on this trip and told them I waa going to be travelling around the states on the Greyhound busses, they have looked kind of horrified and asked me why on earth I would wa… more
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Austin From
daveamerica
in Dave in America
(1582 days old)
Austin was cool, a friendly, attractive city with lots of fun stuff to do. A highlight was heading down to the river a sunset to see 1.5 million Mexican Free Tailed bats fly out from under a bridge to… more
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New Orleans From
daveamerica
in Dave in America
(1589 days old)
On Sunday arrived in New Orleans to begin the North American section of the trip. Met up with Matt and Beth in the hostel, was great to see them, and catch up on all the news from home. As much as I e… more
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Buenos Aires 3 From
daveamerica
in Dave in America
(1596 days old)
Back in Buenos Aires, still having tons of fun. Have had a lot of good nights out, there seems to be an inexhaustable range of places to go in the evenings, restaurants, bars, clubs, live music. Conse… more
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The Iguazu Falls From
daveamerica
in Dave in America
(1602 days old)
Not really sure where to start writing about Iguazu- I think the falls must be the most spectacular things I have ever seen. They are huge, and the water tumbles over the cliffs impossibly quickly. Wa… more
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Buenos Aires again From
daveamerica
in Dave in America
(1602 days old)
Spent another cool weekend in Buenos Aires, theres just so much to do here. Went on a tour of the Teatro Colon, which is an incredibly ornate, ostentatious and impressive opera house, also went to a G… more
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Whales From
daveamerica
in Dave in America
(1609 days old)
Spending some time in southern Argentina on the Peninsula Valdes, which is basically a massive wildlife reserve. Hired a car with some friends yesterday and drove around, saw some really cool stuff- m… more
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Same old Arsenal From
daveamerica
in Dave in America
(1613 days old)
Last night I decided to go to the football, went to see Boca Juniors, who randomly enough were playing a team called Arsenal. (No relation to the English team apparently). It was a pretty average matc… more
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Buenas Aires From
daveamerica
in Dave in America
(1613 days old)
Currently in Buenas Aires which is an absolutely incredible city! Its big and old, with impressive buildings and leafy plazas. There are tons of museums and galleries, and on the weekends there are hu… more
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Atacama From
daveamerica
in Dave in America
(1619 days old)
Just back from 5 days treking in the atacama desert which was absolutely amazing! The place itself is out of this world, hot and dry, rocky and dusty, most of the time we were walking in a river valle… more
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Atacama From
daveamerica
in Dave in America
(1624 days old)
Currently in San Pedro de Atacama, which is an oasis in the middle of the atacama dessert. The desert is very hot and very dry, and also very rocky and sandy. It may sound like a stupid idea, but tomo… more
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Family From
daveamerica
in Dave in America
(1629 days old)
My parents and sister arrived safely this morning. It meant an early start for me, but I impressed them by arriving on time and having organised transportation back to the city. This has exhausted all… more
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Santiago again From
daveamerica
in Dave in America
(1629 days old)
Back in Santiago, again. This is my fifth time here, which owes more to a lack of planning and a really random route than any particular desire to keep coming back to the city- this is the first time … more
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Champions League From
daveamerica
in Dave in America
(1629 days old)
Watched the game in a grubby cafe with a half Hungarian, half Romanian Milan supporter. Not many of them about.… more
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FA cup From
daveamerica
in Dave in America
(1633 days old)
Didn't see the game, but from what I hear it was a 9 goal thriller!… more
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Communist night From
daveamerica
in Dave in America
(1633 days old)
Currently back in Chile, got the bus from Mendoza to Santiago, and then immediately headed on down to Concepcion where I am staying with a contact I have been given out here. Had a very interesting… more
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Mendoza From
daveamerica
in Dave in America
(1634 days old)
Sick of the cold, I decided to head north to the warmer climes of Mendoza (Argentina still). This involved a 19 hour bus journey, bit of an epic, but not too bad- the busses here are amazing, big, com… more
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Barriloche 2 From
daveamerica
in Dave in America
(1639 days old)
Had a really good time in Barriloche overall. Managed to get out for a bike ride and a run while the weather stayed nice, and had a really good evening on saturday when everyone in the hostel cooked s… more
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Fiat Uno Adventures.... From
daveamerica
in Dave in America
(1639 days old)
Today I thought it would be a good idea to hire a car with some friends from the hostel and head out to explore some of the scenery of the Argentine lakes district. A 10 year old fiat uno into which w… more
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Barriloche From
daveamerica
in Dave in America
(1639 days old)
So, sick of the weather in Chile, I decided it was time to hop over the Andes into Argentina. I ended up in a place called Barriloche, where I was very excited to find my first bit of blue sky for 5 d… more
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Rain From
daveamerica
in Dave in America
(1642 days old)
So overall, Valdivia and Puerto Varas were a bit of a wash out. Still managed to have fun though. The highlight of Valdivia was seeing the sealions at the fish market- they are massive, tame and lazy,… more
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Puerto Varas From
daveamerica
in Dave in America
(1642 days old)
Just rain.… more
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Valdivia From
daveamerica
in Dave in America
(1642 days old)
Rain and sealions.… more
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Pucon 3 From
daveamerica
in Dave in America
(1646 days old)
All in all, Pucon was loads of fun. I was lucky to meet a group of really cool people there, I had great weather, and I really like the town, mainly because there were lots of good places to eat! Next… more