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Similar to Guayaquil, I had heard quite daunting warnings about the safety concerns in Quito…so I was similarly unexcited to visit this city. I had booked a hotel shuttle to pick me up, because the warnings were to not take …

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Ever since I can remember, the Galapagos Islands were this amazing location that, although I thought it would be interesting to visit, it never seemed like a destination I would ever actually make. I’m thrilled to report as part of …

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I had been warned much about Guayaquil, and how unsafe this city was…which just made me overjoyed with excitement for the visit (read: sarcasm). Thankfully, my sister was arriving the same day I was, so would not be left out …

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I can’t wait for the Galapagos posts – hurry up! :) Glad everything... more
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Near the beginning of my trip I had the pleasure of visiting Victoria Falls (in Africa, boarding Zimbabwe and Zambia), which has the largest curtain of falls in the world at over 1600 meters…and it was quite impressive!  Now that …

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Rio De Janeiro (3/18 – 3/21)

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I’ve been struggling on this post for several days, and not sure where to start.   I was at first very excited to experience Rio, with all the hype and romantic ideas in my head of this mysterious and wonderful …

 

El Chalten (3/13-3/16)

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My last stop in Patagonia was El Chalten, located 220km north of El Calafate and the north end of the Parque Nacional Los Glaciares.  In Calafate I did glacier trekking, but El Chalten is known for their ice climbing and …

 

Perito Moreno Glacier – El Calafate (3/10-3/13)

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After two weeks in Antarctica, I had one day in Ushuaia, followed by a 20 hour bus ride up to El Calafate (which passed through the Straights of Magellan, which was pretty awesome!).  I arrived at El Calafate around 1am …

 

Antarctica (2/27 – 3/9)

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Antarctica, the Final Frontier.  The Great White Continent.  The Icy Wilderness.  Call it what you will, I finally embarked on my much anticipated journey to Antarctica on 27 February. Everybody that knows me is aware of how excited I was …

 

Ushuaia to Antarctica: The Drake Passage

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Welcome to the Plancius, my home for the next two weeks!!! We were allowed to board the ship starting at 4pm on 27 February, which I promptly did.  My bags were taken by the crew to be later delivered to …

 

Antarctica Part 1

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The anticipation had mounted as much as possible.  I knew I was going to Antarctica as soon as I decided to take the trip (over two years ago).  I had booked my boat to Antarctica in October.  And now I …