Hola! Bienvienido en South America :)

Hey friends!

Yes i made it to South America! It's the first time i am getting online from here from my Laptop. The WiFi Points here are rare and internet cafe are not ideal to go online with your notebook.

The Latest is the following:

Right now i am logged on from my laptop on Cuenca airport, ECUADOR! waiting for my Aerogal Flight 043 to Quito - The Capital of Ecuador.

Summery from the past 10 days

1. I took a long flight from Auckland, NZ across the pacific ocean to Santiago, Chile.
2. I had no Visa for Chile and they didn't allow me to go to Santiago city so i had to spend a day in Santiago airport because my next flight to Lima, Peru was next morning.
3. There was a bit of a drama to check-in for me flight to Lima because there was no check-in desk inside the transit area and i had no visa to go out and get myself checked-in for my flight but at the last moment, i got a seat in the plane :) (otherwise i would have lost 500+ USD & time!)
4. I stayed two nights in Lima to adjust myself to South America and get use to it. Travelling in South America is sooo much different than in Aus & NZ.
5. The more i got use to Peru, the more i enjoyed Peru! Finally i took a 21.5 hrs over night bus from Lima to Cuzco - which is historical capital of Peru.
6. I was also among many who get a severe headache as soon as they arrive in Cuzco coz of its altitude 3300 m! but then i had a Coca Tea - made of Cocaine leaves and it was soooooooo good! headache gone!
7. The next day i was suppose to go to Machu Picchu but there was another big drama waiting for me. In the end, i got my 100 USD back from the travel agency after some fight through the Tourist police and so on ;-) but i missed M-P!
8. I decided not to take the bus back to Lima instead i paid 88 USD and took a plane. From Lima, i took another plane to Piura, which is close to the Ecuadorian border in the north of Peru. After arriving in Piura, i took a bus to Loja, Ecuador - 8 hrs ride 7 USD!
9. Around mid-night i entered Ecuador, after crossing a small river full of mosquitoes of very small size. The welcome to Ecuador sign showed that Ecuador looked more properous than Peru ;-)
10. I took another bus (5 hrs) from Loja to 3rd largest city of Ecuador called 'Cuenca'. It is nice with its old colonial times architecture, cathedral and scenic beauty but i think Cuzco in Peru was better!
11. Now i am waiting for my flight out of Cuenca to Quito :-)