Lake Titicaca
Day 245 – Copacabana, Bolivia 8 months since I started travelling! I had booked an almost expensive hotel in Copacabana, near the centre, where I have my own room and en-suite bathroom. I don’t have a heater though, and it is cold! The shower doesn’t give really hot water either, so taking a shower is…
Bolivia
Just a few lines to say that I’m currently drinking a hot chocolate on a terrace overlooking Lake Titicaca. The altitude is 3860m and I’ve been finally rid of my headache for at least 2 days now. I’ll properly write an account of my days between San Pedro de Atacama and Uyuni shortly, for now…
Salar de Uyuni tour day 3
Day 242 – Uyuni, Bolivia All the pictures here. Because we were supposed to watch the sun rise above the salt flats (salar), we got up entirely too early -4:30 am- to leave at 5 am. As it had rained all night, we drove on muddy roads, crossing the occasional stream -four wheel drive, yeah!-,…
Salar de Uyuni tour day 2
Day 241 – Hostal del Sal, Bolivia Find all the pictures here! The breakfast was disappointing, so we didn’t linger. With too many tables for the servers, one table would have coffee but no cups, another cups and hot water but no coffee, so we traded. I had cups, hot water and my own tea,…
Salar de Uyuni tour day 1
Day 240 – Villa Mar, Bolivia All the pictures here. The agency picked us up at 6:30am at the various hostels we travellers stayed at, then drove us to the border via minibus. The Chilean border post is a vast hangar through which the bus drives; we stop inside, go out, step to the counter,…
Off to Bolivia!
Day 239 – San Pedro de Atacama, Chile Bolivia is confirmed for tomorrow! I had to switch agency because I was the only one wanting to go that day, but as they all offer the same tour… I also had the joys of sending a new parcel home. I wanted to wait for Peru or…
Next: Bolivia
Day 238 – San Pedro de Atacama Have you noticed onboard airplanes how your water bottle majes a pshht sound when you open it, or your inflatable pillow is fuller than on the ground? Well here it’s the same thing. New bottles make a distinct pshht sound, and the ball of the deodorant jumps out…
Moon and Mars Valleys
Day 236 – San Pedro de Atacama, Chile I was supposed to go on the Moon Valley sunset tour last Sunday, but I got a bit sick and the agency agreed to reschedule it to Tuesday. (We got a water blackout the same day, nothing like being sick when there is no running water.) We…
El Tatio geothermal field
Day 233 – San Pedro de Atacama, Chile Today was my first big tour. Painfully aware that waking up an entire dorm at 4am with one’s alarm and then digging around one’s stuff, coming and going, is rather perturbing for other’s sleep, I had all ready in two bags: my clothes for the day and…
Life in a small town
Day 232 – San Pedro de Atacama, Chile San Pedro de Atacama is a relatively small town -the active centre can be crossed in less than 5 minutes. But it is really concentrated, each house -traditional adobe house- a shop (mini-market or souvenirs), an excursion centre, a restaurant or a hostel. The occasional bank. In…