We were back on our Bolivia Hop bus for a long day ahead. Collected at 0830 we headed for the Bolivian border on our comfy bus. For the first time ever I got to see the movie The Hangover, after all those times in Vegas I had never seen it. 2.5 hour drive around lake…
Month: May 2016
Planning a do-it-yourself trip to Machu Picchu? The basics…
As I stand here in a line waiting for a bus to take us to Machu Picchu, I have enough time to give you and dos and don’t of organising a trip to MP
From Lima to the Amazon
We were staying at a B&B in an area called Miraflores, an area we were told was one of Lima’s nicer areas, and on arrival it certainly seemed to be. Two blocks from the coastline, a plethora of restaurants to choose from (if they were open). I had been put in contact with a friend…
The road from Arica, Chile to Lima, Peru…
Arriving at the Atacama bus station for the 2000 Turbus , a fellow traveler says that our bus has been delayed until 2130. We go into the ticket office to confirm and yes, because there is not enough people I the bus we have to wait for the next one. I’m starving so I head…
The most arid place in the world – San Pedro de Atacama
It was an early morning start, with the bus leaving at 7am, to head up over the Andes and cross the border back into Chile. The border crossing is actually at 4,700m and whilst trying to go through the border madness of various passport stamps, bags off the bus, through scanners, food checks on bags…
Salta… a jewel-box-sized-getaway?
There has been a concerted effort to encourage new hotels, restaurants and shops which they say is now paying off in a stream of visitors attracted to Salta’s updated colonial charm. Today, the old city center is recognized as a “jewel-box-size getaway”, perfect for exploring on foot and finally appreciated for its rich cultural offerings, grand neo-Classical buildings and thriving night life.
Mendoza living… and probably the rest of Argentina too
Some of the idiosyncrasies I picked up on during my brief time in Mendoza…
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