Stories from a year of traveling
When we left Denmark almost 11 months ago we had one single wish for South America: We wanted to see Patagonia! So even though we ran really short on time, we simply had to go. We caught a plane down to Santiago, and after sampling the local wine we continued down to Punta Arenas to …
Our second big adventure while in Bolivia also centred around amazing nature. This time we were guaranteed very few animals, as our goal was the huge salt flat near Uyuni and the surrounding desert. Once again we found ourselves on a night bus, and early morning we arrived in the desert town of Uyuni. With …
Our next stop was troubled little Bolivia. We started out in breathtaking La Paz — breathtaking mainly due to the altitude and the heavy pollution from traffic. 😉 It took only a day before we were ready for our first adventure in the amazing, contrasting nature of Bolivia. First stop: The Amazon. Very high on …
As Gitte had already been to Peru some years ago, we decided on a few top things to do, and then intended to continue to Bolivia as soon as we could. However, as Peru is a big country — we travelled more than 3500 km by bus — it ended up taking us a while …
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Back in Quito we met with our Danish friends Tine and Frederik after weeks of travelling on the same route slightly ahead of them. It was lovely to get some company, and perfect timing as their first day in Quito coincided with Ulrik’s birthday. We spent Ulrik’s birthday exchanging travel stories and by going to …
Our first time in Ecuador ended up having a very specific theme: Volcanoes. Ecuador consists of three different climate zones: The coastal lowlands to the west down to the pacific coast, the mountainous highlands in the middle, and the Amazon area to the east. The highland is dominated by a number of active and inactive …
Already on our way to Honduras we got a taste of how it would be like: Endless, delayed bus rides. Our tourist shuttle from Antigua, Guatemala to Copán, Honduras was first postponed 8 hours due to demonstrations in Guatemala City, and thereafter 1.5 hour delayed due to a traffic accident. But that is just Central …
Crossing the border to Guatemala was at the same time exciting and scaring. Like Mexico, Guatemala does not have a good reputation, and even though we were just a few meters from English-speaking Belize we were now back to relying on Ulrik’s Spanish and Gittte’s lively gestures. However, we had done our research and easily …
After exploring gigantic Mexico we headed for a much smaller destination: Belize. With only 387,000 people, an area of 23,000 km2, their Caribbean English, and many ethnic groups it felt like another world. We left Mexico by bus from Tulum. A very touristed place, with loads of tour companies and the like. We arrived in …
Our African adventures came to an end, and our next stop included visitors from home: We went to Mexico to have two weeks of vacation with Gitte’s sister Rikke and her friend Sylvia. We all met in Mexico City which, despite being among the world’s biggest cities, was surprisingly welcoming and friendly. As we came …
World Nature on a Shoestring 