Blogs from Salta, Salta, Argentina, South America - page 23

8/12/08 1. woke up walked around got coca tea and then some ham and cheese roll 2. headed to the cable cars and then went to top of the mountain then walked back down 3. walked on my own to get a nice milanesa roll for lunch and then gettin lost back 4. went to play soccer with the locals and other ppl in the hostel realised im now shit and cant run or chase i felt sooo out of the game!!!! 5. gettin ready for midnite bus ride to the border of bolivia!!! ok here we go ! fuk hostel internet is slow, annoying with ppl waiting and did i mention slow!!!! anyways, i willl updated the full when i get a chance!!!!... read more

Af en toe is het heerlijk om andere ´loners´ tegen te komen: mensen die naast dingen in een groep, het ook heerlijk vinden en het ook nodig hebben om alleen dingen te doen, van sporten, uit eten gaan tot wandelen, verdwalen, wegdromen, naar de zonsondergang kijken.... Loners kennen het gevoel van verveling en alleen zijn eigenlijk niet (being alone is something different than feeling alone). Een goede balans tussen alleen dingen ondernemen, indrukken verwerken en in een groep dingen doen is voor de meeste ´loners´ dan ook belangrijk. Die balans is ook voor samenreizigers en backpackers (not me!) meer dan nodig.... sommige trekken namelijk zoveel door dat ze totaal niet meer genieten van wat ze zien (je hebt echt mensen die naar een walvis kijken alsof dit de doodnormaalste zaak van de wereld is). Inmiddels alweer ... read more

heh all, Since I last wrote we have had a bit of a crazy few days through Bolivia. Copacanana was pretty nice and a good setting for Lake Titicaca.We visited Isla del sol (island of the sun) on Lake Titicaca for a day trip. This is the birth place of the Inca civilisation I believe. it was very beautiful (a bit like the Aran islands but with dusty land and lots of climbing). We trekked for about 3 1/2 hrs from the south to the north and then got the boat home. Next we took the bus to the crazy city of La Paz. The bus was like a v old uncomfortable steel can of a school bus and 5th gear was unattainable (or so it appeared by the noise). Our ride to La Paz was ... read more

Today we went on an excursion through the Quebrada de Humahuaca (Humahuaca gorge) by following Rio Grande (which is quite dry at this moment) up to the small town of Humahuaca. On the route we first stopped at Purmamarca - a little village famous for the Seven Coulour Hill next to it (Cerro de los Siete Colores). And indeed, the stones of the hill are really colourfull: varous tonalities of red, green, yellow, white, brown... This coloration seems to be result of oxidation of all kinds of minerals present in it: iron for red, copper for green, and so on. We then went on to Tilcara, driving through this valley, also famous in Argentinian history because of many battles against Spanish that took place during the struggle for indipendence. Tilcara has been declared the world heritage ... read more

Having arrived in Salta safe and sound with no problems at the boarders we were all ready to let loose and party. First things first was to eat as much delicious steak as possible. Arriving by bus late at night, first stop was to dump the bags at the hostel, find the best restaurant and devour some Argentinian steak and red wine...... ahhhh, yum!!!!! It´s quite odd going out for a meal at midnight and falling off your chair when they bring you a steak the size of a plate. I´m not kidding, the size of these steaks was unbelievable! We made the mistake of ordering one each.... wont be doing that again! More Cow? Next morning the boys had the brilliant idea of steak challenge. Only a boy would come up with it, hahaha. We ... read more