Across the Americas

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Covers my 1.5 years in the Americas. I bought the cheapest flight over the Atlantic (to Toronto), crossed the USA coast to coast, studied Spanish for 2 months in Guatemala, travelled through Central America, over to Colombia and worked my way down to Ushuaia at the very south of Argentina.

Along the way i´ve volunteered at a hippie place, climbed 6000m mountains, walked pumas, participated in a shamanic ceremony, drank and partied (amongst other things) ... and generally had an awesome time :-)

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  The beginning   Northampton, United Kingdom on Aug 6, 2008 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Edinburgh   Edinburgh, United Kingdom on Aug 6, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
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  Blogging? Pahhh.... Introduction   Hamilton, Canada on Aug 7, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Niagara   Niagara Falls, Canada on Aug 9, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
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  Toronto   Toronto, Canada on Aug 10, 2008 1 picture 0 comments
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  Ottawa   Ottawa, Canada on Aug 12, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Montreal   Montreal, Canada on Aug 18, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Washington DC   Washington, DistrictofColumbia on Aug 21, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Boston   Boston, MA on Aug 24, 2008 2 pictures 0 comments
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  The Big Apple   New York City, NY on Aug 31, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  GT - First Stop   Washington DC, DistrictofColumbia on Sep 1, 2008 1 picture 2 comments
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  Green Tortoise tour   San Francisco, CA on Sep 13, 2008 29 pictures 0 comments
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  San Francisco   San Francisco, CA on Sep 20, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Yosemite   Yosemite National Park, CA on Sep 21, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  San Diego   San Diego, CA on Oct 3, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Tijuana - again   Tijuana, Mexico on Oct 4, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Tapachula   Tapachula, Mexico on Oct 5, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Quetzaltenango (Xela), Guatemala - finally here!   Quetzaltenango, Guatemala on Oct 6, 2008 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Shabbat, Lago de Atitlan, school and salsa   Quetzaltenango, Guatemala on Oct 27, 2008 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Day of the Dead, beaches and volcanos   Quetzaltenango, Guatemala on Nov 17, 2008 24 pictures 0 comments
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  End of an era...leaving Xela   Quetzaltenango, Guatemala on Dec 12, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Best hostel ever?   Lanquin, Guatemala on Dec 12, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Semuc Champey   Semuc Champey, Guatemala on Dec 13, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Noooothing to do   Rio Dulce, Guatemala on Dec 14, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Garifuna territory   Livingston, Guatemala, Guatemala on Dec 18, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Off to Belize   Placencia, Belize on Dec 18, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sun, sea, sand.... Xmas!   Caye Caulker, Belize on Dec 26, 2008 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Tourist hell...   Flores, Guatemala on Dec 27, 2008 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Tourist central...Tikal   Tikal National Park, Guatemala on Dec 28, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  El Mirador - the 6 day jungle trek   El Mirador, Guatemala on Dec 30, 2008 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Pacaya and Antigua   Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala on Jan 5, 2009 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Most dangerous country in Central?   Santa Ana, El Salvador on Jan 8, 2009 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Frog for lunch   Juayua, El Salvador on Jan 9, 2009 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Only white man in town   San Salvador, El Salvador on Jan 11, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  F*cking taxi drivers...   Choluteca, Honduras on Jan 14, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Volcano boarding on the cheap   Leon, Nicaragua on Jan 15, 2009 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Stopover   Managua, Nicaragua on Jan 20, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Halfway to...   Bluefields, Nicaragua on Jan 20, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  ....the ferry ride(s) from hell   Little Corn Island, Nicaragua on Jan 21, 2009 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Most tourisy city yet...   Granada, Nicaragua on Jan 25, 2009 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Twin volcanos rising from the lake   Moyagalpa, Nicaragua on Jan 28, 2009 4 pictures 0 comments
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  El Zopilote   Balque, Nicaragua on Jan 29, 2009 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Wind wind wind wind   San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua on Feb 8, 2009 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Shoe shopping   San Jose, Costa Rica on Feb 12, 2009 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Refugee Camp   Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica on Feb 12, 2009 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Dragon, Wizard and Red Frog   Bocas del Toro, Costa Rica on Feb 13, 2009 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Hats, canals, carnival...and shoes   Panama City, Panama on Feb 18, 2009 5 pictures 2 comments
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  Finally off to S. America!   Cartagena, Colombia on Feb 22, 2009 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Party? What Party?   Santa Marta, Colombia on Feb 25, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Beaches, jungle and cooking   Taganga, Colombia on Feb 27, 2009 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Luuuuuuuxury bus and the Platypus   Bogota, Colombia on Mar 2, 2009 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Narrowly missed being shot...damn!   Bogota, Colombia on Mar 6, 2009 12 pictures 0 comments
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  The coffee region   Manizales, Colombia on Mar 7, 2009 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Jurassic Park   Salento, Colombia on Mar 9, 2009 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Little statues, lots of ´em   San Agustine, Colombia on Mar 12, 2009 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Salsa and silicon   Cali, Colombia on Mar 15, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
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  First Latin American `railway`   San Cipriano, Colombia on Mar 17, 2009 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Onwards, to the border!   Ipiales, Colombia on Mar 19, 2009 2 pictures 0 comments
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  A new country!   Quito, Ecuador on Mar 20, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Rain rain rain rain...   Quito, Ecuador on Mar 21, 2009 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Hippies   Quito, Ecuador on Apr 6, 2009 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Shamanic Ceremony at the farm   Quito, Ecuador on May 7, 2009 22 pictures 0 comments
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  The Quilatoa Loop   Latacunga, Ecuador on May 20, 2009 13 pictures 0 comments
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  White water and steam boxes   Banos, Ecuador on May 25, 2009 10 pictures 0 comments
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  River dolphins   Lago Agrio, Ecuador on Jun 2, 2009 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Ecuador : 2 - Argentina : 0   Quito, Ecuador on Jun 10, 2009 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Rain rain rain. Time to leave Ecuador.   Cuenca, Ecuador on Jun 12, 2009 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Northern Peru, through a bus window.   Trujillo, Peru on Jun 13, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Switzerland. Kind of...   Huaraz, Peru on Jun 14, 2009 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Trekking - Santa Cruz and Laguna 69   Huaraz, Peru on Jun 20, 2009 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Alpamayo base-camp   Huaraz, Peru on Jun 29, 2009 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Over 6000m in the Andes and 2am starts   Huaraz, Peru on Jul 18, 2009 30 pictures 0 comments
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  Just passing through, looking for a Hep B shot...   Lima, Peru on Aug 1, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
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  The deepest canyon in the world (well, almost...)   Arequipa, Peru on Aug 4, 2009 6 pictures 0 comments
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  One year on the road - Machu Picchu   Cuzco, Peru on Aug 7, 2009 8 pictures 1 comment
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  Isla del Sol   Copacabana, Bolivia on Aug 10, 2009 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Highest ´capital´ in the world.   La Paz, Bolivia on Aug 11, 2009 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Death Road   Coroico, Bolivia on Aug 14, 2009 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Cholita Wrestling   La Paz, Bolivia on Aug 16, 2009 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Huayna Potosi   La Paz, Bolivia on Aug 22, 2009 23 pictures 0 comments
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  Inti Wara Yassi - takin` the puma for a walk...   Santa Cruz, Bolivia on Sep 26, 2009 34 pictures 0 comments
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  The Mines   Potosi, Bolivia on Oct 1, 2009 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Heading South   Tupiza, Bolivia on Oct 2, 2009 1 picture 0 comments
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  The Salt Flats et al   Uyuni, Bolivia on Oct 5, 2009 26 pictures 0 comments
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  Cowboy country   Tupiza, Bolivia on Oct 7, 2009 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Steaktime!   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Oct 10, 2009 12 pictures 0 comments
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  At the end of the world (well, almost...)   Ushuaia, Argentina on Oct 16, 2009 7 pictures 0 comments
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  3rd biggest glaciar in the world   El Calafate, Argentina on Oct 17, 2009 6 pictures 0 comments
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  That elusive Fitzroy...   El Chalten, Argentina on Oct 27, 2009 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Chile!   Puerto Natales, Chile on Oct 29, 2009 3 pictures 0 comments
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  La Zona Franka. And pengins.   Punta Arenas, Chile on Oct 31, 2009 5 pictures 0 comments
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  The ´W´   Torres del Paine, Chile on Nov 9, 2009 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Going north by Navimag   Puerto Montt, Chile on Nov 13, 2009 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Beer and Ice Cream   San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina on Nov 15, 2009 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Wine country   Mendoza, Argentina on Nov 24, 2009 3 pictures 0 comments
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  The mother of all waterfalls   Puerto Iguazu, Argentina on Dec 2, 2009 8 pictures 0 comments
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  DAMN! I never found that Dam...   Ciudad Del Este, Paraguay on Dec 3, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Rio!   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Dec 5, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Back home   Northampton, United Kingdom on Dec 10, 2009 0 pictures 0 comments