Blogs from Uyuni, Potosí Department, Bolivia, South America - page 16

Om 8 uur waren we paraat en maakten we kennis met onze reisgezellen, Franse Muriel en Michel uit Bora Bora, Jorge uit Santiago en Matthew uit Engeland. Ben wat zenuwachtig na de horrorstories dei we hebben gehoord... We springen in de bus die ons brengt naar de grens, waar onze paspoorten ( en wijzelf ) worden geïnspecteerd door eenzame soldaten. Daar ontmoeten we onze chauffeur/gids/kok voor de volgende dagen, Felix, en springen we in de 4x4! Start onze walk on the wild side! Het Zuidwesten van Bolivie is een hooggelegen, grote en eenzame woestijn, en ontegensprekelijk een moeilijke plaats om te overleven... maar daarom net ook een leefplaats voor Zuid-Amerika´s meest geharde dieren... Weinig maar hobbelige wegen, onvoorspelbaar weer, hier en daar een vestiging in adobe... We doorkruisen woestijnen van zand, stenen, zout... We bemerken ... read more

So I left Villa Tunari and Parque Machia about a week ago... mas o menos. My last bit of time there was, of course, beautiful. Saying goodbye wasn't too hard, but I definitely miss it and want to return at some point. There's something about simply living (specifically spending my days out in the jungle with a puma) that makes everything quite wonderful. But ah, there's was, and are, many more things to look forward to... traveling more and Macama and home, family, seeing friends, summer, SCAD. Everything. The first thing my dad said when I saw him at Macama for parents weekend was, "you're a lucky girl, aren't you?" and how true it is... I really don't know what I did to deserve this. Er, I guess I didn't do anything. It's just the ... read more

Uyuni is a town not very close to anywhere else. In fact its a long and windy dirt road from most places, which in a bus with a driver who may or may not have had any previous driving experience can be a terrifying or an exhilerating experience. depending on how you look at things. Uyuni was our next destination due to the intrigue of the amazing salt plains and the vast countryside that we would experience out there in the surrounding Salar de Uyuni. We dusted ourselves off after our bus experience out of Potosi and we were warmly welcomed by some locals who were waiting for some other gringos. they knew our hotel and its owner - an amigo of theirs and then kindly offered to drive us there. the 2 block walk was ... read more

Finally in Bolivia! The overnight journey from Salta in Argentina to the border town was the prediction of what was to await us in Bolivia. Bumpy roads, people shuffling seats on the bus, and cold nights. I was first seated next to a young female tourist but ended up (not sure how and why) being seated next to an overweight but friendly Bolivian in his 60s. Right as we met, he very proudly mentioned he had been visiting with his “senora” in Salta but he later also added that he also had a wife and family in Bolivia. Still, he never quite admitted that he in fact had two girlfriends! I stopped questioning his ethics when he pulled out his large winter coat and covered the both of us so we did not freeze at ... read more

Uyuni South America » Bolivia » Uyuni By MickBApril 18th 2007.... read more