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Forum: South America
May 7th, 2014, 10:37 AM
Replies: 231
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Posted By crellston

Hi Kangagirl. We spent around a month in Quito...

Hi Kangagirl. We spent around a month in Quito and used public transport exclusively. The only taxi we took was from the airport to the South Amarica explorers club where we were staying. The ...
Forum: South America
Apr 23rd, 2014, 09:46 PM
Replies: 231
Views: 10,889
Posted By crellston

You are very welcome macboo. Glad you found my...

You are very welcome macboo. Glad you found my scribblings helpful.
Forum: South America
Apr 18th, 2014, 12:08 PM
Replies: 231
Views: 10,889
Posted By crellston

We arrived in early May and really didn't have a...

We arrived in early May and really didn't have a problem. All the schools we looked at had places and we could have started at any of them. This does of course make one wonder about the quality and...
Forum: South America
Apr 12th, 2014, 11:43 PM
Replies: 231
Views: 10,889
Posted By crellston

Kangagirl80 - live 42 has summed it up very well...

Kangagirl80 - live 42 has summed it up very well as have you in your descriptions of. Cuenca and. Quito.

Much as we liked Quito it is a bit dirty and chaotic at times but on the plus side it has...
Forum: South America
Apr 12th, 2014, 11:19 PM
Replies: 231
Views: 10,889
Posted By crellston

Greens - so sorry but I have only just come...

Greens - so sorry but I have only just come across your post and it is probably too late. All I will say here ( for obvious reasons) is that the money exchangers hang out on Espana St close to the...
Forum: South America
Dec 20th, 2013, 10:50 AM
Replies: 231
Views: 10,889
Posted By crellston

How dare you Thursdaysd!!! I am Cornish!! Lol I...

How dare you Thursdaysd!!! I am Cornish!! Lol I love my ipad apart from the spellcheck...
Forum: South America
Dec 19th, 2013, 11:52 PM
Replies: 231
Views: 10,889
Posted By crellston

US Dollars are easily obtained from ATMs in Peru...

US Dollars are easily obtained from ATMs in Peru and Bolivia so it was relatively straightforward to work out how much we would need and withdraw sufficient for our needs in Argentina and exchange on...
Forum: South America
Dec 18th, 2013, 07:32 AM
Replies: 231
Views: 10,889
Posted By crellston

We did indeed stay at SA Explorers Club. I would...

We did indeed stay at SA Explorers Club. I would not recommend it unless you like roughing it and sharing a house with some "characters". They usually on let rooms for a min of a month, sometimes a...
Forum: South America
Nov 1st, 2013, 07:38 AM
Replies: 231
Views: 10,889
Posted By crellston

Not the first time that has been said mlgb! I...

Not the first time that has been said mlgb! I arrived in Thailand the day before the Tsuamami, in Sri Lanka in the middle of the worst flood in decades. I am only surprised the Arequipa earthquake...
Forum: South America
Oct 31st, 2013, 06:42 AM
Replies: 231
Views: 10,889
Posted By crellston

AYACUCHO Ayacucho We debated whether to...

AYACUCHO
Ayacucho

We debated whether to get the 1 hour flight from Lima or the 11 hour overnight bus journey. Eventually the bus won, partly because of cost ( a quarter of the airfare ) but also...
Forum: South America
Oct 29th, 2013, 03:48 AM
Replies: 231
Views: 10,889
Posted By crellston

We are still in Lima having returned from a...

We are still in Lima having returned from a midweek visit to ayacucho which was also great. Enjoyed Ayacucho a lot despite the very long times to get there and back. We leave next week for London....
Forum: South America
Oct 27th, 2013, 07:58 AM
Replies: 231
Views: 10,889
Posted By crellston

BARRANCO Five years ago our first taste of...

BARRANCO

Five years ago our first taste of South America was in Barranco after a very long flight from New Zealand via Santiago. We loved it the first time and, having stayed in Miraflores a few...
Forum: South America
Oct 27th, 2013, 07:56 AM
Replies: 231
Views: 10,889
Posted By crellston

We were going to fly to Ayacucho mlgb but after a...

We were going to fly to Ayacucho mlgb but after a cost/ benefit analysis i.e. the flights leave at 7.00am meaning leaving at 5 we opted for the bus!
Forum: South America
Oct 22nd, 2013, 12:43 PM
Replies: 231
Views: 10,889
Posted By crellston

Been to Balta station many times but have not...

Been to Balta station many times but have not noticed any carts! Will keep an eye open for them next time.

Arrived in Ayacucho this morning exhausted after very little sleep despite travelling...
Forum: South America
Oct 9th, 2013, 05:40 AM
Replies: 231
Views: 10,889
Posted By crellston

Glad you are enjoying the TR yestravel as I did...

Glad you are enjoying the TR yestravel as I did yours around SE Asia. Time does indeed fly ever more quickly!

Mlgb, I think I did cry when we did the hike around Mojanda lakes which is in the...
Forum: South America
Oct 8th, 2013, 03:27 AM
Replies: 231
Views: 10,889
Posted By crellston

UP to date at last! I am posting aboard an...

UP to date at last! I am posting aboard an Oltursa bus from Arequipa to Lima ( and it works!)

AREQUIPA

The bus ride from the border was not the best we have had so we were relieved to finally...
Forum: South America
Oct 5th, 2013, 03:11 AM
Replies: 231
Views: 10,889
Posted By crellston

Huentutu, Thanks for correcting my...

Huentutu, Thanks for correcting my misunderstanding re Fiesta Patrias. It makes a bit more sense of the celebrations now. The "army day" particularly when we saw a huge variety of armed forces, many...
Forum: South America
Oct 2nd, 2013, 05:56 AM
Replies: 231
Views: 10,889
Posted By crellston

A FLEETING TRIP THROUGH NOTHERN CHILE An...

A FLEETING TRIP THROUGH NOTHERN CHILE

An early start to get the bus from the station in Salta to our next destination of San Pedro de Atacama. Fingers crossed that the passes have remained open. ...
Forum: South America
Oct 1st, 2013, 05:03 AM
Replies: 231
Views: 10,889
Posted By crellston

We must be on the same wavelength mlgb, just this...

We must be on the same wavelength mlgb, just this minute finished! Yes still in Arequipa and loving it!

Avrooster, no not kidnapped but did serious think about staying around to search for...
Forum: South America
Sep 24th, 2013, 05:05 AM
Replies: 231
Views: 10,889
Posted By crellston

UYUNI Day 4 We get up at 5.00 am and leave...

UYUNI Day 4

We get up at 5.00 am and leave the Salt. Hotel to drive out on to the salt flat just as the night sky, almost imperceptibly, starts to change colour. After driving for about an hour...
Forum: South America
Sep 23rd, 2013, 03:34 AM
Replies: 231
Views: 10,889
Posted By crellston

UYUNI DAY 3 After another very cold night (...

UYUNI DAY 3

After another very cold night ( -18c) another early start as we head of to the Piedra de Arbol, not so much a petrified forest as a lot of stone columns carved into some impossible...
Forum: South America
Sep 21st, 2013, 02:50 AM
Replies: 231
Views: 10,889
Posted By crellston

Marnie, you are too kind ( but maybe Fodors...

Marnie, you are too kind ( but maybe Fodors editors will read your comment and offer me a job!)

Susan, the guy was French Canadian, not sure if that makes a difference!

You area welcome glover...
Forum: South America
Sep 20th, 2013, 04:20 AM
Replies: 231
Views: 10,889
Posted By crellston

UYUNI DAY TWO We woke early, partly because of...

UYUNI DAY TWO
We woke early, partly because of the cold and the altitude but mainly because at 5.30am on the dot, some lunatic started playing Amazing Grace over the village public address system....
Forum: South America
Sep 20th, 2013, 03:21 AM
Replies: 231
Views: 10,889
Posted By crellston

Your post is very timely mlgb. We find ourselves...

Your post is very timely mlgb. We find ourselves with some time to fill between Arequipa and Lima and I was just looking at options today! I was thinking of maybe flying up to Columbia for a week or...
Forum: South America
Sep 16th, 2013, 12:08 PM
Replies: 231
Views: 10,889
Posted By crellston

I am still alive mlgb. I have been too busy...

I am still alive mlgb. I have been too busy eating steak in Argentina and be amazed at the high prices in Chile to post much np but am now getting back on track!

Monstrous is now on the list!...
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