Chocolate Museum
Day 250 – Cuzco, Peru I have been sleeping a lot these last days, arriving by night bus, watching the Superbowl until late at night (kidding, I left before the end. I had to look up who won, although the Patriots were well in the lead when I left.) But today the sun is peeking,…
Cuzco
Day 247 – Cuzco, Peru I love when they say that the bus will arrive at 6am and it arrives at 5:30am. What are you supposed to do that early in the day? I finally accepted the offer of a taxi driver -good thing I had some local currency!-, who touted his official status -guide…
Copacabana
Day 246 – Copacabana, Bolivia This was my last day in Copacabana. I had decided to take a night bus to Cuzco, so I was leaving at 6pm. I was awoken at 7am by a brass band going down the street and petards were been joyously let off in the town. I knew that around…
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…