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South and North America in 11 Minutes

August 9, 2016by Michael Finch Leave a comment

It’s been a long time coming, but I’ve finally got round to making a basic video with a selection of our favourite photos during our 8 months away. Enjoy The […]

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General, North America, South America

What happened in Vegas….

September 11, 2014by Michael Finch 1 Comment

Vegas Trip Review Sleeping So after leaving our beautiful campsite in Zion National Park it was a bit of a shock to turn up to the concrete jungle that is […]

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USA
Inca Ruins

Review – 7 Day Salkantay and Inca Trail Trek

August 28, 2014by Michael Finch Leave a comment

Originally posted on Trekking to Machu Picchu – Alpaca Expeditions:
We have been so lucky to have so many of our clients post amazing reviews about their experiences with us…

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Inca Trail

Up and Down – Grand Canyon and Zion National Park

July 29, 2014by Michael Finch Leave a comment

Leaving LA at rush hour was a bit of a mistake – we were caught in traffic within just a few minutes of driving. However we plodded through and were […]

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USA
Universal Studies, LA

Malibu, Minions and The City of Angels

July 18, 2014by Michael Finch Leave a comment

Leaving the Big Sur bought a huge change in scenery. The further south we traveled, the less open space and more built up area there was, the more accessible but […]

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USA
The Big Sur

California Dreaming – The BIG Sur

June 9, 2014by Michael Finch 1 Comment

Monterey and Carmel After crashing for the night at Half Moon Bay’s dodgy marina car park (seaside views included), we woke early for a stroll along the beach to check […]

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USA
Yosemite National Park

The Great Outdoors – Yosemite and Lake Tahoe

June 1, 2014by Michael Finch 1 Comment

Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park is perhaps the most treasured National Park in the US. With over 4 million visitors a year it helps sustain all other NP’s in […]

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USA
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco

One of the greats………….San Francisco

May 31, 2014by Michael Finch 2 Comments

After an extremely windy but beautiful drive on highway 1 and a much needed coffee stop (complete with picturesque riverside views) we arrived at the famous Golden Gate Bridge- gateway […]

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USA
Bainbridge Island- Seattle

I can see the sea!

May 20, 2014by Michael Finch 2 Comments

Seattle We broke up our National Park hopping session with a visit to Seattle, home of the ferry boats. In fact the first thing we did upon entering the city […]

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General

The Wild West

April 28, 2014by Michael Finch 1 Comment

Badlands, Yellow Stone and Glacier National Park So since our last blog our camping situation has improved drastically. We have replaced car parks with national parks and instead of views […]

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USA
Cloud Gate/ The Bean, Chicago

On the road again

April 13, 2014by Michael Finch Leave a comment

Niagara Falls, Chicago and searching for Beavers….. Our adventures in Winnie (our camper) So far campervanning in the US has been a slightly different experience to campervanning in Patagonia but […]

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Canada, USA

Living the high life in NYC

April 5, 2014by Michael Finch 1 Comment

Arriving in NYC We arrived in NYC excited if not a little pooped. It had taken us the grand total of 35 hours to get from Cumbuco to New York […]

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USA
Cumbuco

Lets go fly a kite………or not!

April 2, 2014by Michael Finch 1 Comment

Our plane landed at 4am- not ideal-but as soon as we arrived in Cumbuco the rest and relaxation began as did our carnival detox. Cumbuco is a world renowned kitesurfing […]

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Brazil
Sambadrome Rio Carnival

CARNIVAL!!!

March 27, 2014by Michael Finch Leave a comment

Where to begin…Rio, more specifically Carnival, was CRAZY!!! If there is anything our little blog won’t be able to do justice it would be Carnival, but we will give it […]

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Brazil
Iguacu from the Brazilian side

Two Countries, One Waterfall – Iguaçu Falls

March 19, 2014by Michael Finch Leave a comment

Argentinian Side We arrived early in the morning to a small town called Puerto Iguaçu following our 17 hour bus ride from BA, although tired and hungry we decided to […]

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Argentina, Brazil

Eating, Drinking and Dancing our way through Buenos Aires

March 14, 2014by Michael Finch Leave a comment

We arrived late to BA and pretty much started our trip as we meant to carry on; with great food, great drink and great music. We ate at a fab […]

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Argentina

The End of the World

March 10, 2014by Michael Finch 1 Comment

On our rather dull 11 hour bus ride to Ushuaia we had to cross over from the main land to the island Tierra del Fuego. This too would have been […]

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Argentina

A Whole Lot of Ice

February 17, 2014by Michael Finch 2 Comments

Our route South started in normal fashion for Patagonia, on a bum numbing drive with incredible scenery. We were taking the famous Ruta 40 South, destination El Chalten – the […]

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Argentina, Chile

Off the Beaten Track

February 6, 2014by Michael Finch 4 Comments

On this leg of the journey we have really taken advantage of the camper and got off the gringo trail. It’s been a bit of an adventure, driving on dirt […]

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Argentina, Chile

Happy Campers

January 27, 2014by Michael Finch 6 Comments

Finally! After a week of waiting we got to pick up our camper. It was worth the wait. Thankfully for Mike the design on our van is more butch than […]

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Argentina, Chile

Fireworks, Earthquakes and a Toilet Experience to Remember

January 16, 2014by Michael Finch 1 Comment

Santiago Again our bus journey was pretty epic; entering Chile from Argentina involves crossing the Andes which makes for some incredible views and super windy roads. We also passed through […]

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Chile

Christmas Time, no Mistletoe but Wine

January 8, 2014by Michael Finch Leave a comment

Salta After one of the most spectacular bus journey’s to date Grace, Catherine (Irish girl we met on the salt flat tour) and I arrived in Salta. After dropping our […]

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Argentina

From the Moon to Mars- Salt Flats and the Atacama Dessert

January 8, 2014by Michael Finch 4 Comments

Salar de Uyuni  is the world’s largest salt flat at 12,106 square kilometres and, even more impressive, it is at an altitude of 3653m. It was once part of a […]

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Bolivia, Chile

Bumbling around Sucre and Potosi

January 6, 2014by Michael Finch 2 Comments

Sucre The bus from La Paz to Sucre was actually probably one of our best so far – we had front row seats on the top deck, so had great […]

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Bolivia

Riding the World’s Most Dangerous Road and La Paz

January 4, 2014by Michael Finch 6 Comments

La Paz Getting off the plane in La Paz we were hit by lovely cool dry air (a welcome relief from the heat of the jungle) due to the increase […]

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Bolivia

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