We got to Lima after a loooooooooong bus ride and found a hostel in the Miraflores district of Lima. Lima is an enormous city, stretching as far along the coast as the eye can see. We checked out the ceviche, as Lima is quite famous for its ceviche. The restaurant that was advertised though was pretty gross and neither of us could even finish our meal. For dinner we went to a Burrito Bar in Miraflores, which we both absolutely LOVED. so delicious!!! We hung out in Lima for nearly two weeks, taking cooking classes and a salsa class, enjoying the beach (and not being at high altitude), and exploring the city. We used our new cooking techniques and ingredients to make up some phenomenal dishes, like Fish Tacos a la Huancaina (using a special spicy ... read more

Finally getting ready to leave Bolivia. Wow, we did NOT plan on being here so long, but it has been a great time. Caught a bus from La Paz to Copacabana (not in Brazil, it´s a big town on the shore of Lake Titikaka), about 3 hours. We got in rather late, so we watched the sunset over the water and had some fresh fish (only place in Bolivia, as it´s a landlocked country). We took advantage of our last hot shower for a while and then the next morning set off. We hiked for almost 8 hours up the peninsula, headed towards Isla del Sol. It was long, it was high up, and a LOT of uphill, so it was quite taxing. We stopped at this crazy Bolivian who wanted to show us literally about ... read more

The two weeks that Justin and I spent at La Senda Verde animal refuge were awesome. It is located on the Yungas Road, not too far from Coroico. We were able to work with so many amazing people and animals there. Justin built a bridge! At La Senda Verde I... Pet a Toucan and made him purr Scratched an ocelot´s head Spun a monkey round and round like a whirlwind Got shat on by Mr. Bean, a neurotic Amazonian parrot Had a Andean Spectacled Bear lick my fingers Saw a tortoise orgy Played in the mud with a woman-hating capuchin Got nibbled by a Coati Had awesome fondue for super cheap Got a wet willy from a Kinkachu Was hungry a lot Witnessed a 600km illegal march to save a national park On a more somber ... read more

4 de Junio Got to Uyuni at 6 am. And it was fucking freezing. We ran and got some tea and met Steffi, a German/Londoner and got a 3 day tour with her. At 1030(bolivian time), we headed out to a train cemetery, then to a salt museum, where everything was made of salt! Then on to Salar de Uyuni, a salt flat that stretched as far as the eye could see. We went to an island full of cacti, and Justin and I wandered off and "found" some Abominatable Salt Man footprints. We stopped at a hotel made entirely of salt, had a long awaited and delicious dinner. A quick shower and bed. 5 de Junio We drove quite a bit today, saw some volcanic rocks and beautiful lakes. There were ... read more

Saturday Justin and I were majorly hungover so we stayed in nearly all day recovering. Then we took a tram ride and went to a fancy old mansion that is now a hotel called The Columns. We had some margaritas at a nearby mexican place. We raced for showers, and then met at the club downstairs, where Justin had Admiral Nelson's Blood (champagne and port, yummy!). We then went to the Red Fish Grill and had an amazing dinner (company and food were excellent). We had a single coupon to get in a fancy stripclub, so we took a photo of it and printed out one for each of us! Amazingly, they accepted that. After that, we went to a country bar and Megan and I rode a bull. Megan nearly got in a fist fight ... read more