aaroncatherine

Following our lazy stroll in the Bolivian section of lake Titicaca, we decided to move across yet another border into Peru. This was a nice short 5 hour bus ride during daylight hours, so we got to take in the scenery. Unfortunately for us this was not really any different at all to the scenery in Bolivia, with the towns being ugly and dirty, with very little colour or completed buildings… The ladies in their traditional dress however were wearing slightly larger hats. When we arrived in Puno, we were immediately glad that we had stayed in Copacabana for a few days. The town is very drab, with small streets and what feels like dirt everywhere. This was exacerbated by the number of people that actually live in the town. We spent half our time walking ... read more

Following our trip through the Salt flats and the Atacama desert, and both before and after our trip into the Amazon Basin, we based ourselves in the Bolivian capital of La Paz. La Paz is set on the edge of the altiplano (the really high bit in Bolivia, Peru, and northern Argentina) and is the highest (and I think hilliest) capital city in the world at 3,600m or 12,000 feet. You really can feel it when you are walking around the incredibly steep streets or even just trying to digest a big meal… We made one big mistake when we moved to La Paz, being that we took a recommendation for the hostel we stayed in from a website that is predominantly commented on by 12 year olds, or more accurately 18 and 19 year olds ... read more

these are the photos we did not have originally for the Salt Plains blog.....these are the funnier ones....... read more

The day we left Salta was a silly start with a bus leaving at 6.30am. I don’t know who scheduled this but I don’t like them! The day itself started out well with a bit of a sleep, and then improved with some stunning views during the drive. The altitude changes here are amazing, and as a result there is a lot of zig zagging road that we had to cover. Some great views and exceptionally narrow stretches of road! We managed to get a little bit of excitement on this trip as when we were going through immigration to leave Argentina (at some silly altitude) it seemed that I had illegally entered the country… No record of an Aaron Michael with my passport number. Fortunately for me, Catherine was there and her stamps matched mine… ... read more

Some of you may already be aware but before we left London my 2 lovely friends Steph and Jean took me back to my childhood days by presenting me with a Mickey Mouse hat. This joke stems from when as a kid I got a Mickey Mouse hat when we went to North America and my brother and I used to collect hat pins from everywhere we visited.....the hat ended up very very heavy!! So Jean and Steph decided that on our big adventure it would not be complete without a brand new hat and i was forced to promise to take pictures of Mickey along the way. so, as promised girls here are some snapshots of Mickey so far. so embarrassing by the way :) you will see mickey has so far been quite well ... read more