South America 2005
From Worldtraveller
After my trip to China in 2002, I didn't go on any major journeys for a while. Finishing my PhD took priority over travel, and after I'd finished it my battered finances needed repairing. It wasn't until late 2005 that I was able to make it away, to the last continent except for Antarctica that I hadn't yet visited. So on 18 October 2005 I flew via New York to Buenos Aires, with the aim of visiting as much of South America as I could in the following four months. The journey took me from the very southern tip of the continent up to the Equator, taking in extremes of heat and cold, wilderness, cities, ancient cultures, and erupting volcanoes. My account and photos start here.
