Shaken but stirred
The journey to La Paz is incredibly arduous, with the bus taking similar dessert terrain routes we had been used to in the specialised 4x4s on the Salar de Uyuni. The uneven surface shakes the …
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Breath taken – part two
Our driver stands atop of the 4×4 and beckons us to sling the backpacks upwards to him. We oblige, load ourselves into the jeep and move on.
Our final lake, lake Colorado, holds sustenance for …
Read More →Breath Taken – part one
For 80000 Chilean pesos each, we book our three day trip over the border into Bolivia. This trip includes transportation through sections of Atacama, to a number of vividly coloured lakes (complete with flamboyances of …
Read More →Light beats night
I remove my ear plugs, sensing the vibration of my alarm and we ready ourselves for our trip to the Atacaman, Tatio geothermic geysers near San Pedro in Chile.
San Pedro is an extremely dusty …
Read More →Santeaago.
Santiago is good to us. After the near-misery of the Argentinian border crossing, the sun rises and warms our chops. We take a taxi to Hostelling international, Cinefuego 151 and occupy a corner of …
Read More →Bordering on the ridiculous.
A commanding voice awakes us from our sleep. “Chicos, vamos”…
I remove the essential eye mask to see a golden Labrador pacing up and down the aisle of our coach, meticulously sniffing the now near empty, …
Read More →Choose your own Buenos Aires adventure
A nineteen hour bus ride out of Puerto de Igazu gets you to the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires. Surprisingly you sleep deep and long on the journey, still shaking off the might of a …
Read More →The mighty Igazu
Voted Brazillian hostel of the year 2007 by hostelworld.com, Hostel Bambu sits two blocks away from the main strip of Foz de igazu. We arrive to find the hostel undergoing significant maintenance work, whilst also …
Read More →Discerning (stingy)
We spend 30 reais (about ten pounds at the current exchange rate) and hire two mountain bikes from Catarino’s to get us to the Balnearos and the Boia cross. Both attractions are run by neighbouring …
Read More →‘tites and ‘mites
Catarino’s is strangely devoid of travellers. When we arise for breakfast, we realise this by the fact we eat alone from a giant cornucopia of untouched food. Multiple cakes, whole watermelons, Papaya, jugs of probiotic …
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