This time three years ago, I was on a plane heading to Peru. That nine weeks in the Americas turned out to be the best and worst of my life. Ness got sick (in a med-evac by the Peruvian Air Force kind of a way) and I got to be grateful that Guatemalan bathrooms are so small that you can (MASSIVE OVERSHARE!) puke into the shower while sitting on the loo. But I got to see some of the most amazing historic sites in the world, and I met people on that trip who've become some of my best friends.
Anyway, seeing as the trip was in my pre-blogging days, I now present the highlights of nine weeks in the Americas!
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| Arequipa, Peru |
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| En route to Colca Canyon, Peru (complete with alpaca!) |
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| Sunset over Lake Titicaca, Peru |
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| Saqsaywaman, just outside Cusco, Peru |
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| Ollantaytambo, Peru |
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| Inca Trail Day 1, Peru |
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| The best rock on Earth, Inca Trail Day 3, Peru |
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| Inca Trail Day 3, Peru |
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| Machu Picchu, Peru |
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| Group 'Hurrah, We Did It!' photo at Machu Picchu |
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| Machu Picchu from the adjacent mountain, Peru |
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| Standing on the equator, near Quito, Ecuador |
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| Giant tortoises, Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands |
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| Fur seals on Santiago, Galapagos Islands |
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| Bartolome, Galapagos Islands |
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| Sombrero Chino, Galapagos Islands |
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| Sealions, Sombrero Chino, Galapagos Islands |
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| Frigate Bird, North Seymour, Galapagos Islands |
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| Blue footed booby (snigger), North Seymour, Galapagos Islands |
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| Antigua, Guatemala |
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| Flores, Guatemala |
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| Tikal, Guatemala |
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| Achtun Tunichil Muknal caves, Belize |
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| Chichen Itza, Mexico |
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| Swimming in cenotes near Merida, Mexico |
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| Palenque, Mexico |
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| San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico |
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| Cramming nine people in a tuktuk, Panajachel, Guatemala. Sara was on the parcel shelf! |
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| Lake Atitlan, Guatemala |
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| Teotihuacan, Mexico |
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| The biggest flag I've ever seen, Mexico City, Mexico |
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| Grand Canyon from a helicopter, USA |
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| The ridiculousness that is The Luxor, Las Vegas, USA |
Also, I REALLY wish I could show you the quarantine video that was screened on the way into New Zealand. The woman pulled a massive salami, an entire wheel of cheese and a WHOLE PINEAPPLE OUT OF HER HAND LUGGAGE. It was the greatest thing I've ever seen. Sadly, it doesn't seem to be available online anywhere, so you'll just have to imagine it!
K xx
