Blogs from Salar de Uyuni, Potosí Department, Bolivia, South America - page 18

Lors de ces quatres mois a Tarija, on a quand meme bouge pour visiter le Salar d Uyuni (desert de sel) et le sud Lipez qui se trouvent a 8h de Tarija. Obliges de prendre un tour, car il est impossible de s aventurer seul dans ces multiples deserts.On est accompagne de Mic et Arthur pour ces 4 jours et 3 nuits. On commence par le sur Lipez depuis Tupiza, paysages epoustouflants avec ses lagunes et ses volcans. Pour les nuits on s arrete dans des petits villages , ou l on peut facilement jouer au basket ou au foot avec les enfants qui ne demandent que ca. Apres 3jours de 4x4 on arrive au desert de sel(salar) ou l on fera le levee du soleil et on visitera aussi l ile de cactus. Il s ... read more

This was one of the best trips we have ever done to an incredible place in Bolivia called the Salar De Uyuni. It’s a place that everyone should visit it was so good we uploaded 3 videos so try to watch them. Anyway we booked a 3 day 4x4 trip through Southern Bolivia from San Pedro de Atacama, we headed to the Bolivian border from San Pedro in a bus but just before the border (which was just a tiny hut in the middle of nowhere) the road ran out and we would not see another for the next 3 days. Southern Bolivia is incredibly beautiful but a very isolated area which because of the bleakness nothing grows here so it is pretty much uninhabited. It is also incredibly high here with the altitude being between ... read more

Well, it's been a while since I last updated. I'm actually at home now, safe, sound, and showered. I've been so busy this past week in Bolivia I haven't had any time to spare, let alone internet access at my disposal. Guess I'll update everything at once! So, picking up where I left off.... Once I returned from the jungle (slightly above sea level elevation) to La Paz (which varies in elevation between 11,500 and 13,000 ft above sea level) I was instantly affected by the thin air. Elevation sickness is quite a problem for many tourist, especially when gaining drastic amounts of elevation in a short period of time. I felt the shortness of breath, slight headaches, upset stomach, and rabid heart pumping almost immediately. I had a few days to spare before I planned ... read more

lunes, 10 de mayo In the vain hope you enjoyed the last little quiz, this blog we´ve hidden 14 Smiths´ songs. Little bit more difficult but give it a shot. Day 3 began at a merciful 6.30am, although yesterday´s 5am start still hadn´t completely set in. Jasper and I were still ill with the altitude so much more coca tea was in order. Jasper shared his yerba mate too - finally I got to try it! Managed to singularly break all of the customs related to it as well, namely touching the straw thing, handing the mate back without finishing it and putting sugar in (that´s a gay thing though not a custom). Close to our hostel was the Lago Colorado, a bright red lake overlooked by Mountains Pabellon and Guallajara at over 5000m each. Nearby ... read more

Waking up after a great night's sleep we headed down to a delicious breakfast of cereal, fresh bread, jam, ham, cheese (potentially llama!) and cake. Definitely glad we had booked for this hotel as there weren't many with recommendations in Uyuni. Soph and I decided to take the day to chill out, explore and catch up on our blog. This also provided Sophie a little opportunity to check out the local shops and stalls. Taryn was leaving us today, though we planned to meet up again in Puno to do Lake Titicaca together and arranged a hostel to meet in two weeks' time. We headed off to lunch and settled on 16 de Julio on the plaza where all three of us opted for an almuerzo - a set menu of small tortilla, huge soup, meaty ... read more