Blogs from Salar de Uyuni, Potosí Department, Bolivia, South America - page 65

Hola de Uyuni, Bolivia! (Note, Blog 2 of 2 today, since found a good Internet cafe.) We just returned from a 3-day tour of the Salar de Uyuni, which included stops at famous dry salt lake of Uyuni and other nature reserves in southern Bolivia. In short, the trip was absolutely fantastic—definitely a highlight on our South American adventure! Goodbye La Paz: We said goodbye to world´s highest capital city, La Paz, after three nice days there. After hearing so many scary things about the city as far as attacks on tourists, we were a bit wary of going there. We are happy to say, though, that our time there was very nice, the locals were gracious and the vigilant ¨tourist police¨ were reassuring and helpful. We arrived in Uyuni after a 10 hour bus & ... read more

Have just completed my first week in Bolivia and to say that getting around this country has been eventful would be an understatement!! After crossing the border without the slightest hitch, I boarded a bus to head north to the town of Tupiza. After hearing horror stories about the state of Bolivian buses I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the vehicle - an assigned seat and a reasonable amount of legroom - although there was a definate whiff of piss coming from the aisles!!!. However, this was all to change as, after narrowly missing a fish-tailing truck heading the other way, we proceeded to have a blow-out at top speed. Luckily we ground to an unceremonious halt on the road, rather than in the scary looking ditch!! Anyhow, the conductor hitched a ride back ... read more

After nearly 6 weeks in Bolivia we were in our final destination before heading to Chile. Bolivia is right up there with Peru in the great experiences department as far as we are concerned, but it had one more up it's sleeve: the huge salt flats of Uyuni. We arrived from Potosi on what could only be described as a cosy bus, no insignificant thing as the journey takes pretty much all day. After hastily checking into our hostel of choice, the vastly overpriced Magia de Uyuni, Em and I literally dumped our bags and headed out of town. The sun was setting on the local train graveyard, and with it was fleeting an opportunity to take some interesting photos.... We made it, although you can be the judge of whether we succeeded! A wander around ... read more

Friends and family, I´ve included some past photos from the Itaipu Dam in Paraquay, Zip lining in Salta, Argentina and continued with Chile and Bolivia. I spent most of my time on the photos so I can´t type too much. I arrived in Salta on March 12 and went on a canopy tour as well as exploring the City. I only made in to San Pedro, Chile for a day to catch a salt flats tour up into Bolivia. I´m in Uyuni now and travel to La Paz tonight. Fiona gave some good destination trips but I´ll have to see what I can fit in. I´ve booked a flight from Cuzco to Lima to help me save time. I hope everyone is well. I hope no problems have come up for Jason at work. I´m sure ... read more

you read about it in all the guide books. its an adrenaline fueled, bare bones, somewhat sketchy, not so encouraged or highly recommended, but still widley popular 3 day adventure, and pandora's box-like, mode of transport from san pedro de atacama (small town in northern chile) across the bolvian border and through the salt flats and surrounding desert and landscapes, ending in the small town of uyuni, bolivia. on the last leg of my bus "tour", i met two fabulous irish ladies who had somewhat of the same travel plans in mind. we made the final trek to san pedro de atacama, had a fun night exploring the town, (which really has a lot of character, great excursions and activities, and cute restaurants with really good food) and also picked our "tour company" to make the ... read more