http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Salar-de-Uyuni/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Bolivia , Potosí Department , Salar de Uyuni en-us Mon, 04 Jan 2010 08:46:48 +0000 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 08:46:48 +0000 Coucou tousBon mamy je fais de mon mieux pour lorthographe mais le clavier est tellement diffrent ici que ce nest pas toujours videntComme certain le savent dj jon et moi avion dcid de partir quelques jours avant larrive du petit Django et nous avons pris la direction des dserts de sel ou Salar de Uyuni. Pour y aller nous devions nous rendre Tupiza pour y rserver notre tour http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Salar-de-Uyuni/blog-459136.html Hi it is Omer In Uyuni we went to a desert called Salar. Actually its not a sesert its a desert made out of salt and only now starts the adventureDay 1 We went to visit a cemetery of trains. The trains that are there are not in use a http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Salar-de-Uyuni/blog-454503.html Nov 1 2009I expected to wake up late since we didnrsquot go to sleep around 330AM but when I looked at my watch it was only 700AM. We only slept for 3.5 hours but we both slept well and were wide awake. We were still in awe and partially in denial that my pack got stolen the night before. Since my clothing didnrsquot take up too much space I had all of our toiletries and other items we u http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Salar-de-Uyuni/blog-452011.html After a few days in Tupiza some horseriding and more pizza eating we headed off on a 3 day 2 night jeep tour of south west Bolivia. Its a well trodden route every backpacker does it and i now know why It was the best 3 days we have had on our travels yet and we have taken in some of the most unbelievable sites animals and peopleAs we are with Jack and Jess we already had our group of 4 good http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Salar-de-Uyuni/blog-448159.html This 4 day tour was a real experience. Far more driving around in a jeep than any of us expected but it got nice and cosy in there with Huan Carlos our driver and guide and Mama our cook the three of us and Mike and Jared who we met in Salta and were also in our jeep. The major themes of the tour mountains llamas lagoons and flamingos being at high altitude as well as sitting in a jeep tr http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Salar-de-Uyuni/blog-446139.html Tupiza is the wildwest of Bolivia it was here that Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid came to plot their fated final heist. Paula and Yoav were with us over on holiday. It was fantastic to be with them on this 4 day jeep tour which from start to finish was filled with the most incredible scenery. From Tupiza our 4x4 climbed upwards twisting through the rocky red landscape. Under cloudless skie http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Salar-de-Uyuni/blog-445796.html The first night in Uyuni was pretty chilled. We arrived quite late and were booked into a hotel a real hotel no hostel or campsite bit of a treat really but Bolivia is very cheapWe ate the worlds highest pizza that night was ok then had a couple of drinks around town. The next day was gonna be a biggy so didn't go daftWe were picked up early after a nice scrambled eggs brekkars could g http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Salar-de-Uyuni/blog-444779.html So the Salar de Uyuni Uyuni Salt Flat was amazing ... definitely a highlight of our trip We made our way to Uyuni from Sucre on a 10 hour bus ride unpaved and bumpy ride again. We arrived in Uyuni in the late afternoon and planned to book a tour to leave the next morning. Our first thought when we arrived in Uyuni was good thing were leaving tomorrow morning ... this town is completely d http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Salar-de-Uyuni/blog-444154.html We woke up at 430am to get ready to leave around 5. We saw the lights of many other vehicles driving in the same direction as us taking their passengers to see the same sights as well. It looked like a pilgrimage of Landcruisers all heading in the same direction through the desert. Our first stop was to see geysers. Dan Ralph and Chica all went for a walk through the steam sprayed air whilst Ti http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Salar-de-Uyuni/blog-444130.html Dan woke up with a strong pain on his lower left side of his body at 4am this morning. Panadol Forte didn't help much as the pain kept coming in waves. So it was decided that after breakfast our group would stop at the medical centre at San Juan de Rosario to get Dan some help. After our dramas of yesterday with the tour company we lost another friend this morning by deciding not to take the coo http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Salar-de-Uyuni/blog-444129.html Glad to finally been able to have a sleep in we rocked up to the office of Andys Salt Expeditions with great expectations for the tour that we had finally been able to book since the strike in Uyuni ended at 6pm on the previous evening. We were glad to see that we had a 80 series Landcruiser as it would be more comfortable than the older vehicles that the company uses but were disappointed to http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Salar-de-Uyuni/blog-444128.html More pics of this amazing country... http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Salar-de-Uyuni/blog-440572.html Tim Version Saw the endless white salt plains odd little rock rabbits islands that aren't surrounded by water and all sorts of wonders. Froze so f'ing badly that it made me feel sickThe I'm a pussy when it comes to the cold versionThe bus from La Paz to Uyuni god damn its cold Below 0 cold. Ice on the windows cold. There were some tiny little heating pipes in the bus but they did nothi http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Salar-de-Uyuni/blog-437819.html The world famous salt flats...blindingly white and vast Friday 11th September cont.Decided to go for dinner in a restaurant mainly because it had an open fire albeit tiny After a healthy feed of lasagne and pizza we huddled around the fire a little longer before heading to bed...with EIGHT blankets each. And some thermals. And a hat. And our stylish alpaca wool jumpers.Yes it was THAT cold http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Salar-de-Uyuni/blog-436797.html Hola Amigos and AmigasOur second week in Sud Americano took us from Sucre to Potosi and then onwards to the salt flats and deserts surrounding the particularly unattractive southern town of Uyuni.It would remiss of me not to mention that I turned 34 and 35 more to come on August 13 thank you to all of you who sent well wishes via email this is my thank you reply. You see we had heard th http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Salar-de-Uyuni/blog-432561.html Excuse me are you Max Loitering on the street whilst trying not to look tooo dodgy we'd already accosted two or three likely targets each guy looking slightly bemused before making a hasty retreat down the road. Our target was a 19 year old Scottish bloke by the name of Max and our reason for stalking him to suss out how much Spanish he spoke and whether he'd mind translating on a Salar de http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Salar-de-Uyuni/blog-431350.html Touch Down BoliviaBuenos Dias everybody. Yes thats right the travel blog of The German Down Under is back. Same structure as before. For the new subscribers usually the first part is in English and second part in German. Or the other way around. It depends on how I feel I guess. The only difference is that I am currently not in Down Under anymore...So our big trip has started after spending a mon http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Salar-de-Uyuni/blog-430214.html Had a nice lazy day in La Paz before starting the next leg of our adventure. La Paz is a big busy bustling city you could say there's organised chaos Some parts are a bit grimey but we found some gorgeous quiet streets and squares after a bit of exploring. Our group including new team member Barbara a Liverpudlian Aussie all went out for dinner that night but the service was so slow that http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Salar-de-Uyuni/blog-429965.html Salar Uyuni czyli 22tys km kw. soli na pustyni. W dzien 25 st w nocy 25 st. Domki i hotele z samej soli a nawet mieszanka rumu z winem nie grzeje http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Salar-de-Uyuni/blog-429736.html While in San Pedro Chile we booked ourselves a 3 day 2 night toiur of the lakes and salt flats of the Bolivian altiplano. The tour began with a stop at the Bolivian border a hut on a very high dusty plain. On the short journey from San pedro we had risen so fast that the temperature had plumetted. It was so cold and exposed everyone was shivering in multiple layers scarves hats and gloves. A http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Salar-de-Uyuni/blog-424156.html