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Good bye my journey, you were an incredible experience

Posted on October 10, 2017October 10, 2017

I took part in a journey that sent me much further than I hoped. Now, my head is full of souvenirs, my heart is full of friendships. Yes a page has been written, but a page worth to be written.

A journey where I traveled…

Across all(most) South America

South America map with my itinerary — Click to discover my itinerary

8 Countries

Argentina flag — Argentina

Uruguay

Chile flag — Chile

Brazil flag — Brazil

Bolivia flag — Bolivia

Peru

Ecuador

Colombia flag — Colombia

Facts

Bus to Los Angeles — Bus to Los Angeles… In Chile

15798 kms
298 days on the road
56 beds I slept in
70 articles written

Amazing places

Capurgana

Machu Picchu

Me being balanced in front of the Perito Moreno — El Perito Moreno

Laguna Kollpa — Uyuni

A rock that looks like a mushroom in Ischigualasto Park — Ischigualasto park

Grey and white marble over the water — Marble Cave

Desierto de Tatacoa

First view of the lake — Otavalo

Overview of the Ingapirca ruin — Ingapirca ruin

Typical house, it reminded me the South of France — Taquile Island

Sunset on a beach — Punta del Diablo

A road and mountains. — The Andes mountains close to Mendoza

Man’s constructions

The church in the main square — Mongui

A white building — Popayan

The church by night — Quito

Cuenca

The cathedral of Cusco

Church of San Javier

Typical building style in Sucre, here the university. — Sucre

The cathedral of Porto Alegre

A yellow church — The main church of Castro

A journey, where I met…

Locals

Yerko and his family — Yerko and his family in Santiago

The whole team — Trekking team in Cali

With my couchsurfing host in Montevideo

With my friend Ericka — In Bogota

At Plaza Foch — In Quito

Me with José, the 94 years-old man — With brother José in Porto Alegre

Travelers

Horse ridding with Guillaume — With Guillaume, we traveled 2 months together

The complete tour team — Our team in Uyuni salt flat

Four people on a boat well covered against the cold and the water — On a boat when raining

5 people warming up for surfing — Surfing in Pichelimu

Me and 3 friends in front of the glacier — El Perito Moreno

The trekking team — The trekking team in Toro Toro

A journey, where I discovered…

Culture

Me with a Murga performer — Carnaval in Montevideo

Eastern in front of the cathedral — Eastern in Santa Cruz

Parade of the women from La Paz — National day in Bolivia

Parades at the main square — National day in Peru

Dance performance — Andean dance in Ecuador

Folklore dance performance — Bolivian dance

Food

Pitaya

A beverage with cooked wheat, peaches and the juice. — Mote con Huesillo

Caipina: Caipirinha with pineapple — Caipirinha with pineapple

Charquekan

Saltena

Salpicon

A journey, where I experienced…

Diving

Let's go diving — Enjoying in Capurgana

Open Water done! — Open Water done in Puerto Lopez

Under the water

Hiking

View from the summit — Huyana Potosi: 6088 meters !!

Climbing

Climbing at the mountains over Sucre — In Sucre

Doing rock climbing — In Chaiten

Ice climbing

Bouldering — Bouldering in Quito

Me climbing on a boulder — Bouldering in Chaiten

Trekking

In front of Quilotoa lake — Quilotoa

The crest of a mountain with a valley on both side of the mountain. — Around San Juan

A high mountain with snow in gthe background, and smaller ones closer to the foreground. — Aconcagua

Being in balanced with the Fitz Roy behind — Fitz Roy

The Cerro Castillo in the background with the lake in front of. — Cerro Castillo

Me in front of the overview of the valley and the villarica volcano — Villarrica volcano in Pucon

Mountain bike

Everything is fine — Death Road

Into the wild — Chimborazo

Dancing

A couple of dancer doing a tango performance — Mendoza

A dance floor with tango dancers — Buenos Aires

A dancefloor in a club with dancers — Santiago

Dancing salsa in La Topa — Cali

Wine tasting

I am in front of two barrels bigger than me. — In winery Lagarde

A man in front of tabla doing a wine tasting. — Tasting in Luján de Cuyo

A man in front of a vineayrd — In the vineyard

My tasting at Emiliana Winery — Tasting at Emiliana Winery

Me in front of a vineyard — The vineyard in Cousiño Macul winery

Tasting of wine pairing with chees — My tasting in a winery

A journey, where I learned…

A new language

The first day in Buenos Aires I was not able to speak

1 month after, I spoke a little

3 months after, I am speaking with a Chilean family

5 months after, I went to Brazil with a correct Spanish level

6 months after, I arrived in Bolivia and discovered again Spanish

9 months after, In Cali I was able to speak fluently…

About myself

From Panecillo hill with Guillaume — Freedom…

Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends, but is played out over and over again in the quietest chambers. The mind can never break off from the journey.
— Pat Conroy

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