Blogs from Uyuni, Potosí Department, Bolivia, South America - page 22

English We have noticed that the number of comments and visits to this blog is decreasing. Hence, this time we have decided to amaze you with the best landscapes and probably the pictures of our trip. The southwest part of Bolivia is simply out of this world. Last time we wrote we were in Tupiza waiting for somebody to join us for the famous 4 days jeep tour to the Salar de Uyuni. We had to wait two days... but at the end we found two amazing fellows, Seraphin and Antonella. Probably the most original guys we have met so far. Two mystical germans, the first ones who put forward an alternative way of travelling independently. Instead of relying on the Lonely Planet (or on similar guides), their trip was based on a different book: the ... read more

not sure if you are viewing the maps at all, but this one's worth having a look at! Click on the link and read the comment at the bottom See movies asssociated with this blog here As we mentioned in our last page, we had decided to cross into Bolivia in a 4x4, a trip lasting 3 days and 2 nights and which promised to be both interesting and a lot of fun. We went with a company called "Estrella del Sur" which was the only one in town taking the traditional route, i.e. crossing the Salt Flat despite the fact that it was 80% under water. The other companies were not taking the risk, meaning they would be spending the second night in Uyuni instead of in the Salt Hotel, which we thought sounded like ... read more

From San Pedro we took a 4WD tour across the border and over the Andes and altiplano to the city of Uyuni in Bolivia. San Pedro is at 2300 meters and during the first hour a bus took us to the border control at 4100 meters and the effects of the high altitude were quickly noticed. After crossing the border we changed from a bus to jeeps and started the most amazing off-road ride of our lives. Beautiful colored lakes with lots of flamingoes, snowcapped mountains, volcanoes, bare rocky landscape, oddly shaped rocks and geysers. There's so many amazing things to see around here. On the first day we drove to Laguna Blanca, Laguna Verde, hot springs, volcanic field, and Laguna Colorada, where we stayed the night. After a difficult night at high altitude we drove ... read more

Well since heading back to La Paz, we jumped on a bus south, headed to Oruro, twas a three hour bus ride where Jord and I were constantly getting weird stares because we couldnt stop laughing to Eddy Murphy on my iPod, then "Standing Tall" came on and we gave a cheer to the Ennis brothers (stuntmen) who we found out were in the film. Arrived in Oruro where we hit up Celebrity Chef Don Roberto, who invited us to his parents hotel in Cochabamba, and mayhaps on our way back to Santa Cruz we will stop by. As Jords blog noted he was really an amazing guy. If I could find a computer with windows XP I could post the pictures of our meal, this guy brought us the most delicious lamb Ive ever had ... read more

We have just completed the 4x4 Salar trip from San Pedro to Uyuni in Bolivia and it certainly lived up to the very high expectations we had from numerous recommendations. Our journey started early in San Pedro but shortly after starting we came to an abrupt halt at the Chilean exit point with a long queue to get out of Chile (we didn´t think it so bad that people would queue to leave...). Once we finally got our passports stamped it was back into the bus for the hour journey to the Bolivian entry point. At over 4300m this border control was little more than a shed with a flag flying outside. We paid the entry fee which we are told is necessary but a complete scam to extract money from tourists - scam or not ... read more