Rumoured to be the most beautiful city in Bolivia, Sucre definitely did not disappoint. With a population of just over 200,000 people, Sucre is the perfect backpacker paradise. The city is lined with adorable white buildings with red clay tiled rooves, and a colonial charm different to almost every other Latin American city that we’ve been to thus far. [Read more…] about Sucre
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An authentically Bolivian experience in Potosi….
Our first bus ride in Bolivia left from Uyuni to make the 4 hour trip to Potosi. The bus ride was fairly uneventful, until we pulled up at our half way mark for what I presumed was a bathroom break. After getting off the bus, we proceeded to ask where the washroom was, only to be informed that there was no washroom there. Rounding the corner of the building to look for somewhere to go to the bathroom, I encountered men lined up along the wall of the building peeing, and the tops of women’s heads bobbing up from behind bushes, as they squatted to do their business. When in Bolivia…. [Read more…] about An authentically Bolivian experience in Potosi….
My Top 10 in Argentina
After spending a month in Argentina, I put together a list of my top 10 favourite things in Argentina. [Read more…] about My Top 10 in Argentina
From the Atacama desert to Uyuni
After all of the horror stories that Ryan and I had read about the salt flats tour, we were pretty anxious when our time came to head there. The day began with a hostel pickup in San Pedro de Atacama, and after our van was full, we went to the Chilean exit point, which turned out to be around the corner from where our hostel was. We received our Chilean exit stamp, and then made our way about 45 minutes out of town to the Bolivian border, which was really just a house in the middle of the desert that said “Bolivia” on it. While receiving my entry stamp into Bolivia, I asked if there was a bathroom that I could use, and with a chuckle, the Bolivian border agent told me no, there was no bathroom there. Welcome to Bolivia! [Read more…] about From the Atacama desert to Uyuni
Roughing it in San Pedro de Atacama
Our bus ride from JuJuy to San Pedro de Atacama proved to be one of the most beautiful, and one of the most unpleasant we’ve had so far. The bus made it’s way past Purmamarca, where we had spent our previous day, and high up into the mountains to cross the Andes. We had amazing views of the mountains and the surrounding valleys; however, the border crossing into Chile was at an alarming height of over 4,000m above sea level. [Read more…] about Roughing it in San Pedro de Atacama
Mendoza: Wine, wine… and more wine!
After a wonderful week in Santiago, filled with incredible hospitality and an at-our-sides tour guide, we were ready to be back on our own. I hadn’t really realized how much of a routine Ryan and I have gotten into on the road, and although it’s nice to switch that up once in a while, it’s also comforting to get back to that. [Read more…] about Mendoza: Wine, wine… and more wine!