by Florence Murphy | Oct 29, 2014 | Blog, Tips
Packing for a long trip is something that I have become quite accustomed to – and yet it’s still something that I loathe doing, mainly because I’m an extremely indecisive person when it comes to clothes and shoes. Will it be cold? How many pairs of socks shall...
by Florence Murphy | Oct 27, 2014 | Accommodations, Reviews
Peru has kept us within the beauty of the Andes, and our arrival in Cusco welcomed the breathtaking Urubamba Valley – and we mean breathtaking, as the city’s elevation is 3,400m! But with places like La Paz, Uyuni and Potosi behind us, we’ve become pretty...
by Florence Murphy | Oct 20, 2014 | Accommodations, Bolivia, Reviews, South America
Having explored Potosi at length and travelled a rocky nine hour bus journey (after a twelve hours wait), we were thrilled, if not a little exhausted, to reach highest capital city in the world. The Altiplano mountain range borders La Paz, and is overlooked by the...
by Florence Murphy | Oct 18, 2014 | Accommodations, Bolivia, Reviews, South America
Nuestra Señora de La Paz, or quite simply “La Paz”, is a city home to Bolivia’s government, and is the world’s highest administrative capital at a whopping 3,650 metres above sea level. Enclosed by the magnificent Altiplano mountain range, many travellers come to...
by Florence Murphy | Oct 9, 2014 | Accommodations, Bolivia, Reviews, South America
If you’re looking to get to one of the world’s greatest wonders that is the salt flats, then chances are you’ll be staying in Uyuni for a few nights. The “city”, or rather town, of just ten thousand people, is in the south-west of Bolivia and is known for its sub zero...
