Tommo`s Brazilian and South American Adventure, October 2004-May 2005

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My first travelling experience took me to seven South American countries in seven months. Using the "excuse" of watching the Brazilian GP as a start- off, I moved to Rio for a month to get to grips with Portuguese, before spending a further two months in the great country. Visiting Argentina, Paraguay (briefly), Bolivia, Peru, Chile and Uruguay followed afterwards. It is, without doubt, the best thing I've ever done, and included many good (and some bad) experiences...

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  Leaving Home   Hull, United Kingdom on Oct 17, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Leaving the UK   Manchester, United Kingdom on Oct 17, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Arrival in South America   São Paulo, Brazil on Oct 24, 2004 2 pictures 0 comments
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  The Costa Verde   Paraty, Brazil on Oct 28, 2004 1 picture 0 comments
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  Pirate Lair   Ilha Grande, Brazil on Oct 31, 2004 3 pictures 0 comments
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  My Home in South America   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Nov 29, 2004 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Chic Resort   Buzios, Brazil on Dec 4, 2004 1 picture 0 comments
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  The most boring city on earth!   Vitoria, Brazil on Dec 7, 2004 2 pictures 1 comment
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  Quiet Beach Town   Conceição da Barra, Brazil on Dec 10, 2004 1 picture 0 comments
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  African Soul   Salvador da Bahia, Brazil on Dec 15, 2004 4 pictures 0 comments
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  A Tad Boring!   Aracaju, Brazil on Dec 17, 2004 3 pictures 1 comment
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  The Best of the Northeast   Recife/Olinda, Brazil on Dec 21, 2004 2 pictures 0 comments
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  The Middle of Nowhere   Brasilia, Brazil on Dec 24, 2004 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Christmas Away from Home   Belo Horizonte, Brazil on Dec 30, 2004 1 picture 0 comments
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  A Brazilian Highlight   Ouro Preto, Brazil on Dec 30, 2004 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Reveillion no Rio   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Jan 7, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  A Taste of Europe   Curitiba, Brazil on Jan 11, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Leaving Brazil the Spectacular Way!   Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil on Jan 15, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  The Jesus Company   Posadas, Argentina on Jan 17, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  A Quick Taste of Paraguay   Encarnacion, Paraguay on Jan 19, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  The Brazilian Colony   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Jan 24, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Transport Frustration   San Luis, Argentina on Jan 30, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Dull City   San Juan, Argentina on Feb 2, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  The Birthplace of Argentina   Tucuman, Argentina on Feb 7, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  A Nice Place to Chill   Cafayate, Argentina on Feb 11, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Why Do People Love Salta?   Salta, Argentina on Feb 15, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  The Colourful Northwest   Tilcara, Argentina on Feb 18, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  The Wild West!   Tupiza, Bolivia on Feb 21, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  The World's Highest City   Potosi, Bolivia on Feb 24, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Chilled Capital   Sucre, Bolivia on Feb 27, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  The beauty of the Altiplano   Uyuni, Bolivia on Mar 5, 2005 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to Civilisation   Oruro, Bolivia on Mar 7, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Unstable Politics   La Paz, Bolivia on Mar 11, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  The Sacred Lake   Copacabana, Bolivia on Mar 15, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Reeds, Burial Grounds and British Iron   Puno, Peru on Mar 18, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Incan Capital, Lost to the Gringoes   Cuzco, Peru on Mar 22, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Undoubted Highlight   Machu Picchu, Peru on Mar 24, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  More Gringo Time!   Cuzco, Peru on Mar 28, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Cuzco's Rival?   Arequipa, Peru on Mar 31, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Beach in the Desert   Arica, Chile on Apr 3, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Two Ghost Towns   Iquique, Chile on Apr 5, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  "Probably the Driest Place in the World!"   Calama, Chile on Apr 7, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Chilean Low   La Serena/Coquimbo, Chile on Apr 11, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  More like the Chile I had hoped for   Valparaíso/Viña del Mar, Chile on Apr 14, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Mini Buenos Aires   Santiago, Chile on Apr 17, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Conquering the Volcano   Pucon, Chile on Apr 20, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to Argentina   Mendoza, Argentina on Apr 24, 2005 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Flu and the city   Cordoba, Argentina on Apr 27, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  In Search of Che's beginnings   Rosario, Argentina on Apr 29, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Shabby but with Soul   Montevideo, Uruguay on May 3, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Smuggling Colony   Colonia del Sacramiento, Uruguay on May 5, 2005 2 pictures 0 comments
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  A Week with Friends   Buenos Aires, Argentina on May 12, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  An Eventful Journey Home!   Hull, United Kingdom on May 14, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments