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November 10, 2018July 16, 2019Emily Pippard1 Comment on Day One in Latin America! | Casco Viejo, Panama City

Day One in Latin America! | Casco Viejo, Panama City

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Pompeii amazed me. I didn’t expect it to be anywhere as big as it was - it’s absolutely huge. The eruption of Vesuvius in 2079 buried the city under 6 metres of ash and pumice. Amazingly this preserved bodies, animals so well you can almost see their faces. Just bizarre. 🏛 . Another thing that wowed me was how forward thinking the Romans were - the roads all had drainage, there were stepping stones for people to cross over the road that were wide enough for wheels to pass through like modern day speed bumps. In their houses/ bathrooms there were ventilation systems and ways to get the best light - they thought of everything! 🏛

There are no cars on the island of Capri, everyone walks everywhere. Can you see the stone walkway that takes people down to the little village just ahead? It started halfway up the cliff - walking down would be okay but you wouldn’t want to walk back up again! ⛰🇮🇹

Right first stop on this whistle-stop tour I’ve just come back from: Capri! 🇮🇹 Somewhere I’ve wanted to visit since I was very young because one of my favourite books was set on the island. It lived up to my expectations - such a pretty, colourful place. Would have loved to spend longer there (but probably couldn’t afford it!🙈😂)

Been a little while since my last post- time flies!🤪 (Just realises the last photo of myself I’m doing the exact same pose as this one- clearly one of my faves😂) . Interrupting my South American series (which I wasn’t doing a very good job keeping up with anyway😂) with photos from my most recent trip in Europe, which I’ve just returned from. 🎒 . It was 10 day cruise around the coastal cities in the Balkans, Europe! We started in Italy, then spent time in Montenegro, Croatia and Slovenia which were amazing! 💕 📷 Taken on the island in the middle of Lake Bled looking towards the castle. 📆 Oct 19 📍Lake Bled, Slovenia

Happy Independence Day Chile! 🇨🇱 Every September, Chile celebrate Independence from Spain, which they officially gained in 1818. The official day was yesterday the 18th but Chileans celebrate with a week of fiestas. 🎉 . . Photos of the amazing city of Santiago - I wasn’t expecting to like the city but I actually really liked it! There was lots going on, lots to do, it felt safe. 🏙

Some jagged peaks and blue skies making an eight hour bus journey from Mendoza to Santiago much more bearable! 🏔 Weird to think that those little blue buildings are ski schools in the winter! ⛷

I wrote the below passage a few months ago for a website that asked me why I love to travel. 📝 ‘I love travelling because ultimately, it makes me feel so alive. Each day can bring a range of emotions; excitement, nerves, wonder, panic, curiosity... Every day is a new adventure; each minute is filled with the new sights, smells, music, food, culture of somewhere far (or not so far) from home. You’re never clock watching, wasting time for the sake of it; home routine goes out the window but in comes a new routine of hostels, research, day trips, trying new things and visiting new places. Each day/ week feels longer because you’re actually LIVING in each and every minute. 🙏🏼 . One of the things I love most when travelling is the huge sense of achievement I often feel; from navigating successfully a difficult public transport system in a foreign country; to ticking off a lifelong dream; to little things like starting conversation with strangers who then become friends. I love that I am learning all the time, about languages, about cultures, history, the land, trying local food, meeting local people; I find it so fascinating. I love the surreal feeling of researching a place and planning a trip, and then seeing my notes and dreams come to life. 🌎 I could easily list more- travelling has become my passion. My trips are my biggest achievements and where I have had my best experiences. I’ve been to some incredible places, and done some really amazing things. It’s become my biggest interest and a massive part of who I am’.❤️ . Why do you love to travel? 🗺

How cute is Colonial del Sacramento! It’s one of the oldest towns in Uruguay - full of ruins, cobbled streets and old cars 💕🚗

August 30th was ‘International Day of the Disappeared’. . These photos are taken in Argentina where 30,000 people went missing, during the Military Dictatorship 1976- 1983. Victims were kidnapped, tortured and murdered and their bodies ‘disappeared’. This period is known as the ‘dirty war’ because of the crimes against humanity. . .Every Thursday Argentina remembers the disappeared. In Buenos Aires the ‘mothers of the disappeared’, even though now coming up to 90 years old, still march to the Parliament Building to demand justice for the disappearance of their children. In Cordoba, Argentina’s second city where these photos are taken in a museum, they hang up photos of the missing people. There are also other museums and memorials all over the country with pictures of those missing. . .Days like ‘International Day of the Disappeared’ are important to raise awareness. A quick google search shows countries all over the world remembering victims and also drawing attention to modern day human rights violations happening now. But for now, for some Argentinians, every day is a day about their disappeared- 40 years on they are still looking for answers.💔 . .Educate yourself - history matters.🙏🏼

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