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#121 of 158 general tips & advice in South America
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swade1980 says:
A packing list will greatly vary depending on what you are doing and where you are going. If you are simply touring some major cities you can try any number of web sites by searching "travel Packing lists." Onebag.com; http://www.onebag.com/popups/what2pack.pdf has an extensive list... But they a...
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#122 of 158 general tips & advice in South America
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jlstephensnyu says:
Most travel guides still say it's $100 U.S. to enter Chile as a U.S. citizen, but that is wrong now. You really pay $131. Just a heads up, it was an annoying surprise for me.
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#123 of 158 general tips & advice in South America
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Laurabob says:
We flew Quantas from Auckland to Santiago, it was fine, although the jet lag was a nightmare. It was part of our round the world ticket. Perhaps you could fly to Santiago and get an extra flight to BA.
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#124 of 158 general tips & advice in South America
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Marejka says:
If you're planning on doing a trip to Rio Caura, you've probably already packed what your tour operator advices you to bring. Anyhow, here's some more useful tips of things to bring and to be aware of:
1. Bring your own water bottles. Even though water/softdrinks are included on the tours, you ne...
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#125 of 158 general tips & advice in South America
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maudemolay says:
Located in a majestic valley where the Velhas and the Sabará Rivers meet, this beautiful city in Minas Gerais emerged from the 18th Century gold rush. Few cities were able to keep their architecture virtually intact like Sabará, so much so that the entire history of an era can be told just by walk...
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#126 of 158 general tips & advice in South America
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searchin4sabatini says:
Just about 1000kms from Antartica lies Ushuaia, the southern-most city in the world and obviously, Argentina.
I spent a week kicking about Ushuaia in April 2006 and here were my blog entries from the time:
- Southern Exposure -
It´s just stopped snowing and we´ve gotten in 2 hours late a...
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#127 of 158 general tips & advice in South America
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jmauver says:
I was looking for information about car hire companies in Natal when I found this web site that altough there is no review of anything, it provides addresses and contact details for many business in Natal.
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#128 of 158 general tips & advice in South America
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nikana says:
I always had a great time strolling around the small shops at the Santa Lucia market. They have a lot of silver and stone jewellery (made in Mexico), and if you speak spanish the prices drop quickly :-) Also the usual latin american craftswork, bolivian blankets, wood carvings and things like that -...
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#129 of 158 general tips & advice in South America
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EricaDawn says:
make sure you go to the panama hat factory and buy at least one.
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#130 of 158 general tips & advice in South America
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Stagechick says:
When going to Colombia or traveling within the country DO NOT fly Avianca! Their prices seem to be lower, until they start to bog you down with fees. Then find out that their customer service is non-existent. We had all sorts of problems with them every leg of our vacation, with everything from wr...
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#131 of 158 general tips & advice in South America
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kerryandandrei says:
ANDREI - Sào Joào del Rei is quite picturesque when you get down to street level, it has the usual smattering of churches and a mini Christ the Redeemer ("Senhor dos Montes") overlooking the town. However, Lonely Planet´s and Footprint´s South America books don´t give much detail about the pla...
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#132 of 158 general tips & advice in South America
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jendara says:
Is the travel agency recommended that we chose for the tour to “Las Pampas” in Yacuma River and is located in Rurrenabaque, the place from where depart this tour, or you can also hire in the city of La Paz on travel agents who work as their correspondents.
One of the reasons why we chose this ...
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#133 of 158 general tips & advice in South America
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aliciamay1704 says:
For 6 months I had the amazing opportunity to work and live in Buenos Aires. I gained valuable work experience as well as was able to practice my spanish! I lived in the west of Grand Buenos Aires in a pretty surburb called Ramos Mejia. The great thing about Ramos Mejia was that there weren’t many...
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#134 of 158 general tips & advice in South America
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yadilitta says:
Well, for us - I mean Peruvian - Buenos Aires is well known as a great Shopping destination. The prices are similar to ours, but the fashion is great!
You can't miss the Leather: jackets, boots, shoes, handbags, gloves, you name it you get it. Also the cashmere is nice. Clothes in general - they ...
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#135 of 158 general tips & advice in South America
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ratu says:
I was there 3 years ago, this is my mini-review:
Fernando de Noronha is an small island in front of Natal(400km aprox).
Its a natural reserve, thats why only 125 people(tourist) can be each day on the island.
Hotels: There are a lot of Pousadas on the island the best is ZeMaria, I was on the ...
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