Train | Where is Joe in? http://joe.in The Travel, Photo and Video Blog of Joe Taheny Sun, 28 Apr 2019 05:55:10 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 http://joe.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cropped-DSC04345-Medium-cropped-32x32.jpg Train | Where is Joe in? http://joe.in 32 32 Visiting Nuevitas Via our First Cuban Train Journey http://joe.in/visiting-nuevitas-via-our-first-cuban-train-journey/ http://joe.in/visiting-nuevitas-via-our-first-cuban-train-journey/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2018 04:31:47 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=7022 I had never heard of Nuevitas until this day. A port town on Camagüey Province’s coast, it is not on the tourist map. Arriving to Camagüey from Holguín, Rocío and I hoped to go north to Cubitas for the Reserva Ecológica … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/visiting-nuevitas-via-our-first-cuban-train-journey/feed/ 4 Machu Picchu – the Culmination of the Inka Jungle Trek http://joe.in/machu-picchu-the-culmination-of-the-inka-jungle-trek/ http://joe.in/machu-picchu-the-culmination-of-the-inka-jungle-trek/#comments Wed, 08 Nov 2017 23:54:41 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5259 15th century Incan citadel Machu Picchu is a world famous historic site and Peru’s biggest tourist attraction. First publicised to the outside world in 1911 by Hiram Bingham, it is one of few significant pre-Columbian sites not discovered and destroyed … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/machu-picchu-the-culmination-of-the-inka-jungle-trek/feed/ 1 Inka Jungle Trek – Four Days of Fun and Amazing Scenery http://joe.in/inka-jungle-trek-four-days-of-fun-and-amazing-scenery/ http://joe.in/inka-jungle-trek-four-days-of-fun-and-amazing-scenery/#comments Tue, 07 Nov 2017 22:54:00 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5203 A popular way to visit tourist magnet Machu Picchu is via a multi-day trek with the primary treks being: Inca Trail: the most expensive and prestigious route, often requires booking several months in advance Salkantay Trek: an alternative route that … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/inka-jungle-trek-four-days-of-fun-and-amazing-scenery/feed/ 1 From the Brazilian Pantanal to La Paz, Bolivia by Taxi, Train and Bus http://joe.in/from-the-brazilian-pantanal-to-la-paz-bolivia-by-taxi-train-and-bus/ http://joe.in/from-the-brazilian-pantanal-to-la-paz-bolivia-by-taxi-train-and-bus/#comments Wed, 29 Mar 2017 23:47:29 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=4921 From the amazing Brazilian Pantanal I needed to get to La Paz, Bolivia. With no direct flights and one-way flights ridiculously expensive, the best mode was overland. Leaving the excellent Hostel Road Riders in Corumbá, Brazil, Dana, Ela and I … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/from-the-brazilian-pantanal-to-la-paz-bolivia-by-taxi-train-and-bus/feed/ 1 Travelling from Sucre to Potosi, Bolivia by Taxi, Train, Minibus, Foot and Bus http://joe.in/travelling-from-sucre-to-potosi-bolivia-by-taxi-train-minibus-foot-and-bus/ http://joe.in/travelling-from-sucre-to-potosi-bolivia-by-taxi-train-minibus-foot-and-bus/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2016 19:03:15 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=4279 From Sucre in late March I wanted to visit Potosi, home of the silver mine that financed an empire. My original plan was to take the ‘train’. The train between Sucre and Potosi more closely resembled a bus-on-tracks. People asked … Continue reading →

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