My time on Isla Del Sol was unfortunately very limited as I was on a tight schedule to meet up with friends in Cusco due to the delays on my flight to Rurrenabaque. An afternoon is all I could do and I regret not staying longer as the place had a great charm. The Lake Titicaca on the Bolivian side as kind of a Mediterranean look. Copacabana is the port from where you can jump on a boat to Is... read more »

Visited: April 2014 Posted: 15/05/2014 Bolivia

While the south of Bolivia is located in the Andes mountain range with peaks up to 6000m and cities at high altitudes, the north is a flat land covered by pampas and jungle, a few hundred meters above sea level. The town of Rurrenabaque is the starting point of many tours in this region. It is the gate to the famous Madidi National Park, although I didn’t have time to visit this one. My journe... read more »

Visited: April 2014 Posted: 12/05/2014 Bolivia

Not far from La Paz exists an infamous road which killed hundreds of people before being replaced by a brand new one. People are still driving like maniacs on the latter but at least there are two lanes and a fence between the road and the hundred meters drop! Click here to watch on Youtube “El Camino de la Muerte” (officially known as Yungas Road) is still in use but nowadays its biggest ... read more »

Visited: March 2014 Posted: 09/05/2014 Bolivia

La Paz is clearly not on the list of my favorite cities but it offers some amazing views. The city is located in a small valley, its altitude spanning from 3000m to 4000m. From one side to another you’re only seeing a wall of small orange-brick houses. At night, this transforms in a beautiful wall of light. You’ll definitely walk slowly as the altitude, the constant up and down hill and the po... read more »

Visited: March 2014 Posted: 06/05/2014 Bolivia

First night in a Bolivian city in Potosi. Far from being as bad as I had read, it has a vibrant center with a lot of colonial buildings. The difference with Chile is still very impressive, Bolivia being a much poorer country. I did not visit the mines which is the principal tourist attraction but the experience seems like a very original thing to do. Potosi Next up was Sucre, Bolivia’s capit... read more »

Visited: March 2014 Posted: 03/05/2014 Bolivia

There are a few ways to go to Bolivia from San Pedro de Atacama by bus. The less terrible would be through Argentina but it is a massive detour. Fortunately there’s also a much more beautiful and impressive path: a three days jeep ride through the mountains and the Salar de Uyuni. The trip leaves early morning with a bus ride through Chilean immigration and to the Bolivian border which is only... read more »

Visited: March 2014 Posted: 30/04/2014 Bolivia

They call it “Valley of the Moon” for a reason: walking around the grey-ish and red-ish rocks of this region of the Atacama desert is definitely an out of this world experience. It’s not the first time that I feel like a space traveler during this trip but this landing was definitely the less Earth-like of all. Personally, I would have used Mars as a comparison rather than the Moon (NASA is eve... read more »

Visited: March 2014 Posted: 27/04/2014 Chile

I’ve been moving a lot lately and doing so much that I kind of forgot to update the blog. Oups! But this also means that great stuff is coming: amazing landscapes and thrilling activities have been filling up my time ;) I crossed over from Argentina to Chile through the Andes moutain range, a beautiful route where you can take a very brief peek at the Aconcagua. It took me 2 hours to cross the... read more »

Visited: March 2014 Posted: 24/04/2014 Chile

Mendoza is famous for being the wine capital of Argentina. It’s the gateway to the vineyards of the region and host of the country’s biggest wine festival which I missed by a few. Mendoza is also the last city on the road to Chile across the Andes mountain range. They are more than a few activities to do around. The city is however very quiet during the day and only wakes up at night. The most... read more »

Visited: Febuary 2014 Posted: 21/03/2014 Argentina