Blogs from Salar de Uyuni, Potosí Department, Bolivia, South America - page 7

Keliamės dar prieš patekant saulei, papusryčiaujam, pasitinkam saulę ir važiuojam tolyn. Pakylam dar šiek tiek aukščiau, aplink pasirodo sniegas. Netrukus privažiuojam geizerius. Nieko panašaus savo akim nesu matęs, iš žemės veržiasi karšti garų kamuoliai. Priėjus arčiau galima matyti kaip žemėje kunkuliuoja vanduo. Aplink matosi daugybė vulkanų su apsnigtomis viršūnėmis. Pasigrožim geizeriais apie pusvalandį ir važiuojam toliau. Sustojam prie karšto vandens srovių kur galima išsimaudyti. Sušokam į karštą vandenį, tuo tarpu vairuotojas vieną bendrakeleivį nuveža iki Čilės pasienio iš kur jis toliau keliaus į San Pedro de Atacama. Karšto dušo neturėjau beveik savautę laiko, tad šitas karšto vandens baseinas tikra atgaiva. Tai jau paskutinis mūsų ekskursijos etapas, iš čia ilga gelionė atgal į Uyuni. Aš su olandu juokingu vardu Freek, turim nusipirkę autobuso bilietus 18.30 į miestelį Poto... read more

We've been back almost 3 weeks now - been putting off finishing the blogs. But the story must be told! So at last it is time for the second installment of our Tupiza-Uyuni tour, this covers day 3 and 4. First stop of day 3 was the "arbol de piedra" (tree of stone). I think you can see where it gets its name: The stone tree was off limits for climbing, but all the surrounding rocks had some nice bouldering opportunities. The cold and high altitude were an issue though, my fingers and lungs were hurting after scrambling up a few rocks. The next hour or so of driving was pretty barren, save for a few vicuñas and emu things (whatever they are called). It'... read more

The decision to go to Bolivia was pretty last minute. As in until 1 week ago, we were not going there! However after chatting to various people and researching further into what we were going to do in South America, we decided to go for it! As we mentioned before, there are mixed stories about people's experiences of the tours of the salt flats, so with everything crossed, we booked the best reviewed company we could find and hoped for the best! We were picked up in a bus in the morning with 12 people on board, this meant that because it was 6 to a jeep, we were looking at full jeeps for the rest of the ride. Because we were crossing desert and salt flats, four wheel drive is basically the only way to ... read more

Arriving in to the border town of Villazion was an experience as half the town played host to a carnival of some sort. There were hundreds of kids wearing a variety of colourful outfits and dancing to an off-key brass band. The plaza was a no-go area, but nonetheless Ellie and I found ourselves there trying to reach the town's only cash point. The locals tried to be helpful, by directing us, but they seemed to overlook the carnival and the temporary stands as notable obstacles to our progression! Eventually we passed through the masses, got our cash and then hot footed it to the station. We were told it was 7 blocks from the border, this was a lie of epic proportions, we battled on for what seemed like an age, the altitude adding about ... read more

Der Südwesten Boliviens ist von einer riesigen Wüste auf 4000m Höhe bedeckt, Ausläufer der Atacama-Wüste. Vom Ort Uyuni aus buchten wir einen Drei-Tages-Trip mit einem Jeep durch diese Wüste. Was wir alles gesehen haben erzählen die Bilder. Die Gruppe war eigentlich perfekt. Holger, ein deutscher Expat in Paraguay, Blancha, eine 71-jährige Musikprofessorien aus Argentinien, Sio, eine Werbefilmerin aus Macao (Referenz: davor und danach noch ein paar Videos von uns), Mario, unser Fahrer und Oscar, ein Stimmungsmacher aus Amsterdam. Schnell wurde Blancha zur "Mamma", Sio zur "Little Sister" und wir alle zur "Familia". Drei Tage Spaß und beeindruckende Landschaften. Und bei jeder Bewegung außer Atem :). Mehr Fotos von unserem lustigen Trip gibts auch noch hier: http://www.flickr.com/photos/iamsio/8071683559/in/set-72157631679828107 (Flickr-Account von Sio, von diese... read more