Itinerary

This page is updated as plans are made. Last update: 09.05.13

(click on a pin to see when we were there or are planning to go)

27.11 – 6.12: Mexico

6.12 – 25.12: Cuba

06.12: Havana (Alex Casa Habana), walking the streets of old town and Malecon, museums
11.12: Viñales (Casa Julio Rivera y Miky), cigar plantations, beautiful nature
13.12: Cienfuegos (Casa Ana Maria), beautiful colonial town
14.12: Trinidad (Casa Bombino), beach, salsa at Casa de la Musica, museums
22.12: Havana (Casa Orchidea), Cuban christmas!

26.12 – 20.01: Guatemala

26.12: Flores (Hotel Mesa de los Mayas), Tikal ruins
28.12: Antigua (Villa Esthela), celebrating new years, learning Spanish (Sevilla Language School), beautiful colonial town and ruins
09.01: Santa Cruz by Lago Atitlan (Villa Eggedal), chilling by the lake, checking out small towns around the lake
12.01: Quetzaltenango (Xela) (Black Cat Hostel), climbing Santa Maria volcano (Overnight trip with Altiplanos)
14.01: Guatemala City (Mercure Casa Veranda Guatemala Hotel), s break in the big city
16.01: Semuc Champey (Utopia Eco Hotel), caves, hikes and natural pools
19.01: Flores (Hospedaje Yaxha)

20.01 – 28.01: Belize

20.01: Caye Caulker (M&N Hotel), diving, taning, enjoying the excuisite Belizian BBQ
25.01: 3 day 2 night Raggamuffin sailing tour from Caye Caulker to Placencia
27.01: Placencia

28.01 – 21.02: Nicaragua

29.01: Little Corn Island (Gracie’s place), relaxorama at the beach, diving, eating lobster
10.02: Granada (Hostal El Momento + La Siesta), nice colonial town with houses in all colors
12.02: Isla Ometepe (La Omaja), chilling by the pool and watching volcanoes, waterfall hike, nature walks
15.02: San Juan del Sur (Bueno Onda Backpackers), surfing and beach-bumming

22.02 – 28.02: Panama

22.02: Panama City (Los Mostros Hostel), Panama Canal, old town, long lost friends
25.02: San Blas Islands (Isla Iguana), remote paradise islands, snorkeling, chillaxing and taning

28.02 – 22.03: Columbia

28.02: Taganga (Divanga B&B), relaxing fishing village, Tayrona national park
05.03: Cartagena (Hotel La Magdalena), beautiful old town and city wall, fort, museum and delicious ice cream
08.03: Santa Cruz de Mompox (Casa Amarilla), off the beaten track, a laid-back colonial town in the middle of Magdalena river
10.03: Medellin (Arcadia Hostel), big city life, museums, parks, culture and history, daytrip to Guatapé
15.03: Santa Rosa de Cabal (Coffe Town Hostel), coffee region, hot springs
17.03: Salento (La Floresta Hostel), coffee region, coffee finca, nature hikes
18.03: Bogota (Hostal Sue Candelaria), big city with culture and history, biking trip

22.3 – 8.4: Ecuador

22.03: Galapagos Islands (G Adventures tour booked through Kilroy), boat trip starting on San Cristobal visiting Santa Fe, South Plazas, Genovesa, Santiago and Rabida ending in Baltra
27.03: Quito (Hilton Colon Quito Hotel + Hostel Quito Cultural)
31.03: Chugchilan (Cloud Forest Hostel), hiking Laguna Quilotoa
02.04: Baños (Princesa Maria), thermal baths, canyoning
05.04: Cuenca (Hostal Villa del Rosario), colonial town

7.4 – 28.4 Peru

07.04: Mancora (Don Giovanni Balinese Suites + Las Olas de Mancora), beach and surfing
12.04: Lima (Youth Hostel Malka), malecon, big city
13.04: Huacachina (Hotel Curasi), oasis, sand dunes, sandboarding, dune buggies
16.04: Cusco (Samay Wasi Youth Hostel + Hostal El Labrador), Inca city
19.04: Aguas Calientes (Hostal El Inca II), Machu Picchu
22.04: Arequipa (Amazing Home Hostal), colonial town
24.04: Chivay (Hotel Kero’s), tour of Colca Valley and Colca Canyon
25.04: Puno (Quechuas Backpackers), Lake Titicaca

28.4 – 13.5: Bolivia

28.04: La Paz (Hostal Estrella Andina)
02.05: Rurrenabaque (Hotel Oriental) in the Bolivian Amazon, we’re doing two 3D/2N tours with Mashaquipe, one of the pampas and one of the jungle
07.05: La Paz (Hotel Milton)
10.05: Uyuni, 3D/2N tour with Red Planet Expeditions of the Uyuni salt flats, flamingos, geysirs and much more

14.05 – 15.06: Argentina

14.05: Mendoza, wine and nature
17.05: Buenos Aires, big city life, eat beef, maybe rent an apartment, volunteering?, tango/salsa
13.06: Iguazu Falls, grand waterfalls

15.06-01.07: Brazil

15.06: Buzius, beach life, Mathias’ whole family is joining us!
25.06: Rio de Janeiro, Copacabana and Ipanema, Sugar Loaf Mountain, Christ the Redeemer

02.07: Oslo, Norway

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