A dusty little town in the middle of absolutely nowhere in the centre of the world’s driest desert. This was San Pedro de Atacama, and we arrived hot, sweaty, tired and already boiling from the searing sun at 10am in the morning. Grabbing our bags (we have seven items between us and seriously need to … [Read more…]
With flights in South America being notoriously flaky, we were getting slightly nervous about our flight to Uyuni as we couldn’t check in online and had little (read ‘no’) luck contacting the airline. We decided to head to the airport early so we could work on a plan B if plan A wasn’t going ahead. … [Read more…]
We woke up early this morning to cycle the world’s most dangerous road. It was also Friday the 13th; Adrie wasn’t too pleased when I pointed this out to her… The road was so christened because it was estimated at least one person a day died in accidents on the notorious road. Cross markings on various spots … [Read more…]
On our first full day in La Paz we decided to join a walking tour of the city – something that came highly recommended by various people we met on our travels. Our meeting point for the tour was Plaza San Pedro and after a friendly introduction from our two guides and a quick meet … [Read more…]
Today was another travel day. We left our hotel just before 9am to get an 11am flight to Santa Cruz, then after a 4.5 hour stopover, another hour’s flight onto La Paz. While the flights weren’t too bad, travelling for over 10 hours is never pleasant – especially not when one of us has a … [Read more…]
I was quite excited to get to Buenos Aires. Partly because we would be able to stock up on a few essentials that were running low, but mostly because I haven’t had any red meat in three weeks (who could deny all the amazing fresh fish up until now!). But we were ready for Argentinian … [Read more…]
Our second day at Iguaza meant a trip to Brazil. Because we had to be back at the airport at 2pm, we were a little worried about timings if we had to wait in line at immigration on either side of the border – and have our passports stamped together with 40 other tourists. So … [Read more…]
After two days in Buenos Aires, we flew out to Puerto Iguazu to visit the Iguazu Falls. While I knew it would be amazing, I simply had no idea just how spectacular it would be. Puerto Iguazu town is in the middle of a jungle and basically exists to support tourism to the Iguazu Falls. … [Read more…]
Today was diving day. I have read a lot about the diving on the island and everyone raved about it. Our first dive spot for the morning was Moto Nui. This was the famous islet that the birdmen competed to climb and claim their prize of the first egg. We would be exploring the depth … [Read more…]
Take two. We were outside our hotel again waiting for the tour bus. This time it arrived, carrying about 10 other tourists from France, Spain and the US. After our scooter tour yesterday, I had a lot of questions saved up so was keen to speak to our local guide. She didn’t know what she … [Read more…]