Monthly Archives: July 2019
A Tale of Derring Do
After the great experience in the pampas and jungle we returned to La Paz for a few days, initially to take it easy. However, we decided to do one final thing in Bolivia, which was perhaps the biggest thrill of all – cycling down the Death Road. We left La Paz in a couple of […]
Lakes, Pampas and Jungle
Bolivia is a country that keeps on giving. Having previously seen the high plains with the volcanoes, lakes and salt flats, we also saw the three most historic cities; but the rest of the country is incredible too. First of all we stayed high, and went to the highest lake in the world, Lake Titicaca. […]
A Tale of Three Cities
After our trip through the amazing landscape in the west of Bolivia, we travelled east and north through three of Bolivia’s most important cities. After finishing the amazing three day 4×4 experience we went straight to Potosi. This was founded in 1545 when the Spanish discovered silver in the Cerro Rico, or “Rich Hill” behind […]
Breathtaking Bolivia
We left the wonderful Atacama desert bright and early on a Wednesday morning, not realising what was awaiting for us over the next three days. Our driver picked us up, then two young Argentine travel agents, and finally another British guy our age. We headed for the Bolivian border, completed all the usual checks and […]
Finally, other tourists…
Whilst we have been to many tourist areas, and visited the usual sites, it has been fairly quiet. We have met lots of guides, and a few locals for beers etc., but not many tourists. This is principally because it is winter in Chile, and does not coincide with European or Asian holidays. This all […]
Amazing Atacama
After the small town of Pisco Elqui, we then moved onto Copiapó. A similar town to La Serena, but one which was based on mining, so was a bit more industrial too. It wasn’t the main reason for stopping here, except for it being on the main route northwards for the very efficient Chilean buses. […]
Going “Out of Town”
After the city of Valparaiso, there are not many big places to visit, as Chile starts to get more spread out. Our first stop going north was La Serena, which was the starting point of the Atacama Desert region. La Serena is a small town, about the size of Reading, and where we realised how […]
Moving North
After our start into Chile, we moved north towards, hoping for warmer climes. As it is technically winter in Chile, it can get cold at night, but is generally warm during the day. However, this was put to the test slightly when we go to Valparaiso. Valparaiso, and it’s neighbouring seaside town of Viña del […]
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