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Day 43 – Santiago to Sydney

Saturday 19th May, 2012 2 Comments

One final early start this morning – up, finish packing, get the kids ready, take them down stairs for breakfast, back to the room and finish getting ready to leave. We had a driver picking us up from the airport at 9:30am, so we had to get our bags downstairs and checked out of the … [Read More »]

Day 42 – Australian Embassy

Friday 18th May, 2012 Leave a Comment

Up early this morning – which was difficult after our late night the night before. It took quite a bit of effort to wake Andres up and he was very grumpy after we did. When we had emailed Patti at the Australian Embassy the previous week, she had let us know that visa hours were … [Read More »]

Day 41 – Bogota to Santiago

Thursday 17th May, 2012 Leave a Comment

Up very early this morning to finish the packing and lug our bags downstairs ready to head to the airport. Fortunately our flight wasn’t until after lunch, so we didn’t need to rush off. Patricia picked us up mid-morning and we managed to squeeze all of our bags (and us!) into her little car. We … [Read More »]

Day 40 – Artesanias Maku Bogota

Wednesday 16th May, 2012 1 Comment

Our last full day in Bogota today – we started tidying up ready to get stuck into the packing and preparing for our long trip home. We did do one activity today though, Patricia picked us up mid-morning and drove us to Artesanias Maku, a large handicraft and souvenir store not that far from the hotel. … [Read More »]

Day 39 – Zipaquira Salt Cathedral

Tuesday 15th May, 2012 2 Comments

Up early this morning to prepare for our outing. Jorge picked us up around 9:30am to take us to the Zipaquira Salt Cathedral. The drive was relatively uneventful – traffic wasn’t too heavy. We headed north and turned off the main road just out of Bogota. We stopped at the town square in a small … [Read More »]

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Simon Hampel

Welcome to my personal blog about life, family, work, travel, technology and such.

Trip Journals

  • Colombia 2012
  • Little Desert NP Road Trip 2010
  • Adelaide Road Trip Christmas 2009
  • Colombia 2009
  • South America 2008
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  • Perth 2004
  • Hong Kong 2003
  • Adelaide Road Trip 2003
  • Olympic Dam 1994
  • Roxby Downs 1993

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