Today we had a visit to the island of Floreana, which is located south of Santa Cruz.
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Santa Cruz – Puerto Ayora & the Giant Turtles (Galapagos Islands)
Today we had to visit our 2nd Galapagos Island after San Cristobal: Santa Cruz. Already in the early morning at 7.15 am our ferry started from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno to Puerto Ayora, where we will spend the next 3 days.
» Read the full blog postSan Cristobal – Snorkeling at Kicker Rock (Galapagos Islands)
For our day on the island of San Cristobal a catamaran & snorkeling trip to Kicker Rock and the beach “Manglecito” was on the program.
» Read the full blog postSan Cristobal – Entry & Puerto Baquerizo Moreno (Galapagos Islands)
Today we were able to sleep a little more, because our flight from Guayaquil to the island of San Cristobal in the Galapagos Islands just started at 12 o’clock. The flight with LAN Airlines to San Cristobal took about 2 hours.
» Read the full blog postLima – Tourist Attractions, Things to Do & Photo Spots (Peru)
For Lima we had planned a full day to see the main sights of the city. That’s why we didn’t sleep too long today and made our way to the city around 9 a.m. Day 47 of our trip around the world Lima, the capital of Peru, is a must-see Lima is the capital of Peru and with a population of more than 10 million, by far the largest city in the country. The town is located on the river …
» Read the full blog postMachu Picchu – Historic Sanctuary of the Incan citadel (Peru)
Today the alarm clock rang just before 5 o’clock and we were looking forward to a very special highlight of our world rise: the visit to the ruined city of Machu Picchu. We really wanted to see the old city of the Incas in the Andes and it was one of the first places to plan our world trip 🙂
» Read the full blog postCusco – Tourist Attractions, Things to Do & Photo Spots (Peru)
After a late breakfast in our guesthouse we wanted to take a closer look at the city of Cusco. Cusco is a city in southeastern Peru near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region and of the Cusco Province. The city is the seventh most populous in Peru and had a population of 430.000. The city was the capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th century until the 16th-century Spanish …
» Read the full blog postIguazu Falls – The waterfalls on the Argentine side (Argentina)
After we had looked at the Brazilian part of the Iguazu waterfalls yesterday, the Argentine side was still on the agenda.
» Read the full blog postIguazu Falls – A helicopter tour over the waterfalls (Brazil)
After we had explored the Iguazu waterfalls on the Brazilian side on foot this morning, we wanted to see this natural wonder again with a helicopter tour from a bird’s eye view 🙂
» Read the full blog postIguazu Falls – The waterfalls on the Brazilian side (Brazil)
We were particularly looking forward to today. Today we wanted to visit the Iguazu waterfalls, which are located directly on the border between Brazil and Argentina and have been included in the list of the Seven Wonders of Nature since 2011.
» Read the full blog postRio de Janeiro – Copacabana, Ipanema & Cristo Redentor (Brazil)
Day 16 of our world tour took us to South America for the first time. Just in time at 7.27 in the morning, Rio de Janeiro has filled us today with bright blue skies, sun and… only ONE suitcase awaits 🙁
» Read the full blog postSan Juan – Tourist Attractions, Things to Do & Photo spots (Puerto Rico)
After 7 wonderful days in the Caribbean, our cruise with carnival Valor ended today again in San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico. Day 14 of our trip around the world Checking out at Carnival Valor The day before, an information sheet was distributed with the most important information on check-out. We opted for the Self-Assist variant and had to carry our luggage from the ship and check it out the morning after breakfast. But it all happened quite quickly. …
» Read the full blog postSaint Lucia – A tour of the island to the sulphur springs (St. Lucia)
The 4th island of our cruise with the Carnival Valor took us today to the Caribbean island of St. Lucia in the area of the West Indies.
» Read the full blog postGolden Circle Route – Thingvellir, Waterfalls & Geyser Strokkur (Iceland)
Today we set the alarm clock at 9 o’clock and outside it was still dark. In December, the sun does not rise until after 12 o’clock in Iceland and already at 4 p.m. again. Not really long to take the Golden Circle route with the Geysir Strokkur.
» Read the full blog postPrague – Tourist Attractions, Things to do & Photo spots (Czech Republic)
Over an extended Pentecost weekend, we wanted to take a closer look at the UNESCO World Heritage city of Prague.
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