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Post by chech on Nov 20, 2014 18:33:14 GMT
The last day is up.
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Post by tiffany on Nov 21, 2014 12:49:12 GMT
I'm home now. I was able to pop my ears before I got on the flights, so other than a bit of dizziness, that didn't slow me down. I was so happy I had the overnight at TO. And a later flight next morning. It would have been brutal to hit that flight home that doesn't get in till 3 am. Now I have nothing scheduled till Monday so me and the cat are on the couch catching up with all the recorded shows I missed I’m glad you made it home and hope you feel better soon. It sucks being sick when you’re travelling. I usually get sick on the last day of my tour, or soon after I get home, but I did get a throat infection when I was in Germany which made my trip less enjoyable. Not much you can do about it though. I’m looking forward to reading about the last few days of your tour.
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Post by purvis on Nov 21, 2014 17:39:48 GMT
Hi: Chech: Glad you made it home safely . Enjoyed your tour tale. Since my travelling days are very likely over I will be travelling through others tour tales . Looking forward to your next tour to the far east. Welcome home to snow and ice. Canada with it's cold winter weather is still the best country on earth. No matter where we roam in this world home is still the best place. As the song goes "You travel far over land and sea then one day it's as plain as can be the longest mile you'll ever roam is the last mile home". Welcome home. Purvis
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Post by chech on Nov 22, 2014 14:58:24 GMT
After experiencing the Cartagena heat, I'll take Canadian cold any day. The cold virus that still has me on the couch is another story. LOL
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Post by Oz-T on Dec 4, 2014 0:45:55 GMT
Well, I have finally been able to dedicate the time to read this travel tale and it was definitely worth it, Chech. Panama and the surrounding region of Central America are incredibly distant destinations for anyone here in Australia and I don't think I personally know anybody here who has a plan to visit, much less been there. Congratulations on a vivid description of the tour and the splendid photos that capture the experience so well for others to enjoy.
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Post by chech on Dec 4, 2014 13:54:02 GMT
Glad you liked it. Central America would be a neat stop for Australians...they could do Copper Canyon, Costa Rica and Panama...and the Yucatan....each are a week or so long so it would be a month long adventure!
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Post by Oz-T on Dec 4, 2014 23:01:40 GMT
Yeah, maybe I need to plan that sort of trip after I retire; that way I won't need to cram too much into a four-week period and probably miss things.
These types of destinations don't automatically appeal to Mrs Oz - she loves holidays, but is more focussed on sights she knows about. Having said that, I've managed to persuade her with places like Eastern Europe and Egypt and she's loved it all (as long as she doesn't get too bombarded with history - that's more my thing).
The heat wouldn't worry us too much with Central America as we're fairly used to it here.
Would it sound a bit difficult to string together your Panama/Catagena tour with Peru? How many weeks would all that be?
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Post by chech on Dec 5, 2014 0:23:36 GMT
It would be very easy to put Peru and Panama together. There are several Peru tours of varying lengths. They all cover Machu Picchu. The others vary with Lake Titicaca and Nazca Lines. The altitude in Machu Picchu isn't too bad (10,000 or so in Cusco, 8000 at MP). Lake Titicaca goes up to 13,500 (but one is acclimatized by then). The longest Peru tour is about 12 days I think....so stringing the two together would be about 24 days. A shorter Peru tour would shorten that of course.
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