It is the last day of an amazing tour. Fell in love over and over again. With an aching broken heart, I say that I am not ready to leave yet. But I must as I need ti save fir my next adventure.
South America and Central America, what a wrog impression you had given to the world? If one follows the rules, not into illegal thrill seeking, not stupid to accept any overly cheap offers, strong enough to say NO courteously and use commonsense then this is as safe as any other so called "safe to travel" countries.
South and Central America has a character, a rich history and heaps of resources. In my opinion exploitation, bullying, discrimination and slavery that had happened historically has a negative effect on these nations to date. Good to see how they try to standup on their own but heaps more to do.
All that had happened within last 43 days in this continent stays in this continent and in my memory forever. What one needs to know are shared in social media....
My effort was to make others to be aware of this amazing continent and assist as much as I could in planning their future travels.
Met some great people. Lack of my language skills had restricted me from getting to know this continent better. Markets, local food, random walks too made this an exiting experience.
Seven countries 19 flights, a 10 hour bus ride, a 3 day cruise, a few boat rides, countless number of car rides and the first two border crossings over the land, three out of seven wonders of the world. There is not much I can ask for from a tour.
All the effort I had put in to make this trip a reality (endless number of phone calls, emails, research, dealing with tour companies, constant trouble shooting, comparing itineraries and pricing, decision making, etc) during a whole year was worth it. Funnily enough, by the time I finalised it alll, the tour company was bought by Flight Centre.....
Thank you my Facebook friends for putting up with my endless updates, photos and support. Sorry for being a nuisance if it was too much. This probably will be my last update on this tour.
ARE YOU SAFE IN SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA?
YES YES and YES
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