Westham67
3:50 Wed Jul 25
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joyo I've lost few mates along the way .
Speed was the thing in early and mid 80s and we used to Caine it
I'll never forget the date my mate gassed himself in his old mans motor on his 19th Birthday 04/11/85
A few ODs on H as well
What a waste of life
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Peckham
2:26 Wed Jul 25
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Colombia. Years ago. Great time.
As for Argentina, my dream Patagonia. Have very good family when first homeless in Spain they took me in and had a bar . His dream being ex Argentine air force pilot was to visit RAF museum. Anyway as soon as got first job took him London for first time in his life and dearly call his daughters Franco Mussolini and Saddam.
Funnily enough they are coming to Madrid September.
Hold out Alborg can give you a wealth of Information let me get through my little dark patch see my Mum and will inbox you.
First Girlfriend ever had in Spain was a stunning Argentinian now in Mar del Plata.
As for Chile twitter Pelegrini I would trust him all day long as a fountain of wisdom re Chile.
COYI.
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joyo
9:31 Tue Jul 24
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67 don't be sorry l ain't offended and I've hardly had a sheltered life, just never done gear, seen it fuck up so many of my mates costing them jobs, relationships and bundles of dosh. Watched others move on harder stuff with worse consequences.
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B.ferguson1980
8:30 Tue Jul 24
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Huacahina is a small mellow place to stay it's a tiny village surrounded by large sand dunes with a lake in the middle and the Nazca lines are good for a day trip ,don't eat before you get on the very small plane it's a chopper flight.
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B.ferguson1980
8:22 Tue Jul 24
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Love visiting Chile the scenery was beautiful,loads of walks and tracks around the Andes . Walked the Torres del Paine trek it's stunning.
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B.ferguson1980
8:17 Tue Jul 24
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Gavros did you visit park tayrona in Colombia it's a great national park right on the beach sea a bit dangerous but you get to sleep on the beach in hammocks
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Gavros
8:01 Tue Jul 24
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Acapulco even more lively these days.
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Too Much Too Young
7:54 Tue Jul 24
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I went to Acapulco around 1985 with about 6 MATES.
It was £9 a pint in our hotel. The whole place was ridiculously expensive.
I have FOUR main memories..
1. The female musical chairs event in some night club, full of Brits and Yanks....
It got down to the last 2. 1 is a yank, 1 is from the UK.
Unfortunately our girl loses, but fear not, she yanks the yank out of the chair and head butts her, to much cheering from the UK contingent , only for a full scale riot to break out, brilliant fun!
B. There was this beggar i saw one day on the street, with a FUCKING Leopard on a chain. Not much else to say about that, as i about turned and fucked off sharpish.
3. When it did rain, it was warm, which i found odd.
D. Got ripped off by what i thought was hash on the beach. turned out to be plastic..Mexicunt.
P.S. Well played 67 and there was no need for the apology in my eyes. you were sharing an experience, as the OP asked for.
Wish i had been offered some bag over there, but knowing my luck it would have been dried Ajax and costed £200 a g.
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DaveT
7:30 Tue Jul 24
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Aldgate, stayed in their sister one in Atacama. Totally different bit preferred Torres Del Paine. First time we went actually saw a jaguar on our last day.
Claret, found them quite easy to talk to about the Falklands. Interesting their take on it and how their government shat on them
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Westham67
4:15 Tue Jul 24
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Anyway if my post offended you I apologise
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Westham67
4:13 Tue Jul 24
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joyo 3:49 Tue Jul 24
Not being funny mate but you must have had a sheltered life that gear was all over the place in the late 80s and still now so I am told. I have gone near for that 15 years when I left the UK
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Westham67
4:08 Tue Jul 24
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Young days mate all gone now
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joyo
3:49 Tue Jul 24
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How sad to post on here boasting about that, and l thought you was a decent fella 67
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Westham67
6:47 Tue Jul 24
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Venezuela on 2 occasions 1997 cocaine tour of Margarita , Trinidad and Miami for 3 months came back with serious habit $5 a G in Margarita similar in Trinidad, $15 Miami
Went back with a mate a year later to Margarita on my first and last all inclusive holiday. Obviously we go some gear and due to the humidity is wrapped in plastic .
We got 2 birds had a go on the gear and I woke up for another line and it was damp so I wiped about half a G an of a fag and took a good drag on it . I was so fucked up I had to lock myself in the toilet in case someone saw me sweating my bollocks off with eyes like Charles Manson
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Texas Iron
4:38 Tue Jul 24
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btw...
Excellent wines...reds ...in Argentina and Chile...
Winery tours are very good...
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claret50
1:33 Tue Jul 24
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Don't mention the Falklands war when in Patagonia, they're still a bit touchy with the outcome.
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Gavros
1:08 Tue Jul 24
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if youre not careful, you will get mugged sooner or later.
anyone with a bit of old school street sense should be fine.
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aldgate
12:54 Tue Jul 24
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as dave said explora in Torres del Paine is a great place - spent a magical few days there a couple of years ago. They have a sister hotel on Easter Island which is just as good.Playa Vik Jose Ignacio in Uruguay is stunning as well. Jose Ignacio is much nicer than Punta del Este.
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joyo
7:40 Mon Jul 23
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Never fancied South America as l don't like spics and everyone l know who's been to Brazil has been mugged,also Brazilians I've met have been rude tight bastards
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B.ferguson1980
7:31 Mon Jul 23
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Hi been to Argentina Chile, Bolivia,Peru, Colombia Ecuador, Uruguay Brazil , Venezuela my favourites are Colombia Brazil and Chile ,if you need any info gives me a shout have a great journey and learn the lingo it's a great help
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DaveT
7:13 Mon Jul 23
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Stay at Explora in Torres del Paine in Chile. Get down to Southern Argentina, Peninsula Valdes for whale watching and penguin colonies at Punta Tombo, glaciers near El Calafate.
Atacama Desert in Northern Chile. As OTB said see the falls from both sides. There is a hotel in the park on the Argentine side which is great as you can get up early and see the falls before the tourists arrive. Buenos Aires excellent city and I think better than Santiago. Two excellent countries, very big so prepare for lots of flights. I used Journey Latin America to help organise mine.
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