South America-Oceania-Asia 1979-80
In 1979-80, Francesca and John travelled for about four months through South America from Baranquilla in Colombia to Tierra del Fuego and back up the east coast to Rio de Janeiro in an Encounter Overland truck; then alone on to Easter Island, Fiji and Sydney (for some well-earned R&R); thence to the Philippines, Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Burma, India and back to Italy: seven months in all around the world. See Encounter Overland's description of the South American portion.
Unfortunately the quality of the photos (scanned from 40-year-old slides) leaves something to be desired. (No digital photography in those days.)
This map gives an overview of the route followed:
Because of its length, the voyage has been broken into chapters, as follows:Chapter 1: Colombia-Ecuador
26 October-22 November 1979Chapter 2: Peru-Bolivia
22 November 1979-2 January 1980Chapter 3: Chile-Argentina
2 January-6 February 1980Chapter 4: Paraguay-Brazil
6-22 February 1980Chapter 5: The Pacific
28 February-31 March 1980Chapter 6: Hong Kong-China
1-16 April 1980Chapter 7: Thailand-Burma
16-26 April 1980Chapter 8: India
26 April-9 May 1980